AGLC4 Rule 7.14.1: Film, Television and Other Media: General Rule

Cite the episode title in quotation marks, then the italic film or series title, then a bracket with any version details, the studio or producer and the year, then a time pinpoint. Only the first named studio is given, and a standard version need not be stated. Uploaded videos and audio on social media sites usually fall under rule 7.16.

AGLC4 page 127

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 127
‘Episode Title’, Film Title/Series Title (Version Details, Studio/Production Company/Producer, Year) Pinpoint.

A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.

Formatting

  • The episode title, where there is one, is roman in single curly quotation marks, followed by a comma.
  • The film or series title is italic and follows rule 4.2.
  • A round bracket follows after a space holding the version details (roman) where a non-standard version is cited, then a comma.
  • The studio, production company or producer follows, named per rule 6.3.1; only the first named or displayed one is given.
  • A comma and the year close the bracket.
  • The pinpoint is a time or span of time in the recording, following after a space and written in hours, minutes and seconds with a span joined by an unspaced dash.
  • A URL for a transcript or recording may follow in angle brackets.
  • The citation ends with a full stop.

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.