Citing a Recorded DVD in MLA
Film Title. Director name. Performer(s) (key actors) Distributor, Year of
Release. Format.
Man on Wire. Dir. James Marsh. Perf. Philippe Petit. Magnolia Pictures, 2008.
DVD.
Citing a Film Accessed Online in MLA
(Hulu, Amazon, Netflix etc.)
Film Title. Director name. Performer(s) (key actors). Distributor, Year of
Release. Name of Service Provider. Medium of Publication. Day Month
Year of Access.
Man on Wire. Dir. James Marsh. Perf. Philippe Petit. Magnolia Pictures, 2008.
Netflix. Web. 5 September, 2013.
(For an example of citing a clip [YouTube] see the next slide)
Citing a Film Clip in MLA
(Accessed using YouTube etc.)
Author Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. (or Screen Name or Corporate
Author). “VideoTitle.” Media Type. Website Title. Website Publisher/Sponsor, Day
Month Year Posted. Medium of Publication. Day Month Year of Access.
Tom W. “Man on Wire.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 28 Aug. 2009.
Web. 05 Sep. 2013.
In Text Film Citations for MLA
The full title or a shortened version is used in the citation if referring the to
the film itself. Or include the relevant name of the person (actor, director etc.)
rather than a formal parenthetical citation in the text or speech.
Examples:
• On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit stepped out onto a wire illegally strung
between the New York World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. (Man on Wire).
• The film Man on Wire is based on Philippe Petit’s memoir To reach the
clouds.
• Cite a YouTube video clip by putting the author of the video in
parentheses. For example (Tom W)