Chicago Citations (17th ed.): Audiovisual Media

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Note in the example the placing of the original publication year as versus the DVD release year.

General Format 
Full Note:

1. "Scene Title or Number," Title of Motion Picture, directed by Director First Name and/or Initial Surname (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format.

Concise Note: 

1. "Scene Title or Number."

Bibliography:

"Scene Title or Number." Title of Motion Picture. Directed by Director First Name and/or Initial Surname. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format.

Example 
Full Note:

1. "Crop Duster Attack," North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1959; Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2000), DVD.

Concise Note:

1. "Crop Duster Attack."

Bibliography:

"Crop Duster Attack." North by Northwest. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1959. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2000. DVD.

The general rule for multimedia citations is to include as much information as you have available to you. Note in the example the inclusion of original publication information and format as well as the publisher and format the researcher found the item in.

General Format 
Full Note:

1. Author First Name and/or Initial Surname, Multimedia Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format, URL.

Concise Note: 

1. Author Surname, Multimedia Title.

Bibliography:

Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Multimedia Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format, URL.

Example
Full Note:

1. A. E. Weed, At the Foot of the Flatiron (American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1903), 35 mm film, from Library of Congress, The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906, MPEG video, 2:19 at 15 fps, http://www.loc.gov/item/00694378.

Concise Note:

1. Weed, At the Foot of the Flatiron.

Bibliography:

Weed, A. E. At the Foot of the Flatiron. American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1903; 35 mm film. From Library of Congress, The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906. MPEG video, 2:19 at 15 fps. http://www.loc.gov/item/00694378.