Harvard Templates

Videos and Streaming

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Video Streaming

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Creator (Year of publication) Title of video. Date uploaded (if available). Available at: URL (Accessed: Date).

Example

Citation
Paraphrasing / Summarising

(DW Documentary, 2017 )

DW Documentary (2017) suggests that ...

Quoting

"..." (DW Documentary, 2017)

According to DW Documentary (2017) "..."

Reference List

DW Documentary (2017) Kiribati: a drowining paradise in the South Pacific. 8 November. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0j6kr4ZJ0 (Accessed: 28 October 2023).

Notes

Video with named creator

Our example shows a video with an organisation as the creator. If you have a video with a named creator then the same name rules apply as for books. Take a look at the book templates and follow the author rules. The rest of the video template would be exactly the same as shown here.

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Film title (Year of distribution) Directed by Director. Available at: Platform (Accessed: Date).

or

Film title (Year of distribution) Directed by Director. Available at: URL (Accessed: Date).

Example

Citation
Paraphrasing / Summarising

... another film that demonstrated the danger of scientific curiosity (Jurassic Park, 1993).

It is suggested in Jurassic Park (1993) that...

Quoting

"..." (RRR, 2022)

As Raju said to Bheem in RRR (2022) "..."

Reference List

Jurassic Park (1993) Directed by S. Spielberg. Available at: Amazon Prime (Accessed: 9 July 2024).

RRR (2022) Directed by S. S. Rajamouli. Available at: Netflix (Accessed: 6 August 2024).

Hundreds of Beavers (2022) Directed by M. Cheslik. Available at: https://www.hundredsofbeavers.com (Accessed: 28 July 2024).

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Programme Title (Year of original broadcast) Production company. Available at: Platform (Accessed: date).

Example

Citation
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(The Wire, 2002).

...ideas explored in The Wire (2002).

Quoting

...such inescapable truths as "The king stay the king." (The Wire, 2002).

As assured by characters in The Wire (2002) "A man must have a code."

Reference List

The Wire (2002) HBO Entertainment. Available at: Now TV (Accessed: 17 February 2024).

Audio Streaming

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Artist name (Year of release) 'Song title (if needed)', Album title. Available at: Name of streaming service (Accessed: date).

Example

Citation
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(Swift 2022)

Taylor Swift's new album (2022)...

Quoting

(Madonna 1989)

...another song about longing (N'dour 1993)

Reference List
Track from an album

Madonna (1989) 'Express Yourself', Like a Prayer. Available at: Spotify (Accessed: 18 July 2024).

N'dour, Y. (1993) 'Generations (Diamono)', The Guide. Available at: YouTube Music (Accessed: 25 August 2024).

Referencing a whole album

Swift, T. (2022) Midnights. Available at: Tidal (Accessed: 14 January 2024).

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Author/presenter (Year of publication) Title of podcast: Episode name or number [Podcast]. Day and month of episode. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

Example

Citation
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(Glass, 2024)

According to Glass (2024)...

Quoting

"..." (Scheer, Mantzoukas and Raphael, 2024)

Scheer, Mantzoukas and Raphael (2024) commented that "..."

Reference List

Glass, I. (2024) This American Life: episode 830: The Forever Trial [Podcast]. 19 May. Available at: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/830/the-forever-trial (Accessed: 30 May 2024).

Scheer, P., Mantzoukas, J. and Raphael, J.D. (2024) How Did This Get Made? episode 345: The Ugly Truth [Podcast] 16 May. Available at: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-ugly-truth-live/ (Accessed: 18 September 2024).