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Referencing style - Chicago: Multimedia (film and sound recordings)

A guide to using the Chicago 18th referencing style for footnotes and reference lists.

Multimedia (films and sound)

 

Material type

 

 Note (footnote) example

Shortened citation  

(See CMOS18 13.33)

 Bibliography example

Movie, film, video
(DVD or streaming)

    1. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, directed by George Lucas (1977; 20th Century Fox, 2011), DVD.

*Films from a streaming service (such as Kanopy) replace DVD with the name of the streaming service, followed by the URL.

For more examples see Chicago Manual of Style Online Chapter 14.165.

  3. Star Wars Episode IV, George Lucas.

Lucas, George, dir. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. 1977, 20th Century Fox, 2011. DVD.

Online video (YouTube)

 

     1. “Horowitz TV Interview 1977,” filmed March 1977, posted by “goodmanmusica,” August 26, 2010, YouTube, 14 min., 58 sec., http://youtu.be/eZm7OW3ufbc.  3. "Horowitz" at 6:00-16 “Horowitz TV Interview 1977.” Filmed March 1977. Posted by “goodmanmusica,” August 26, 2010. YouTube, 14 min., 58 sec. http://youtu.be/eZm7OW3ufbc.
Sound recording (composer emphasis)

   1. Igor Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms; Mass; Canticum Sacrum, with Westminster Cathedral Choir and City of London Sinfonia, conducted by James O’Donnel, recorded June 18-20, November 29, 1990, Hyperion CDA66437, 1991, compact disc.

 

   3. Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms. Stravinsky, Igor. Symphony of Psalms; Mass; Canticum Sacrum. Westminster Cathedral Choir and City of London Sinfonia. James O’Donnel. Recorded June 18-20, November 29, 1990. Hyperion CDA66437, 1991, compact disc.
Sound recording (performer emphasis)

    1. Sara Macliver (soprano) and Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano), with Orchestra of the Antipodes,conducted by Antony Walker, Baroque Duets, ABC Classics 476 7737, 2005, compact disc.

 

  3. Macliver and Russel, Baroque Duets. Macliver, Sara (soprano) and Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano). Orchestra of the Antipodes. Antony Walker. Baroque Duets. ABC Classics 476 7737, 2005, compact disc.
Track from a sound recording     1. Miles Davis, “So What,” on Kind of Blue, Columbia CK 64935, 1997, compact disc.  3. Davis, Kind of Blue. Davis, Miles. “So What.” On Kind of Blue. Columbia CK 64935, 1997, compact disc.
Sound recording (online)     1. Johannes Brahms, Clarinet Sonatas, Kalman Berkes (clarinet) and Jeno Jando (piano), Naxos 8.553121, streaming audio, http://uwa.naxosmusiclibrary.com.ezproxy.library.uwa.edu.au/ catalogue/item.asp?cid=8.553121.  3. Brahms, Clarinet Sonatas. Brahms, Johannes. Clarinet Sonatas. Kalman Berkes (clarinet) and Jeno Jando (piano). Naxos 8.553121, streaming audio. http://uwa.naxosmusiclibrary.com.ezproxy.library.uwa.edu.au/ catalogue/item.asp?cid=8.553121.
Liner notes from a sound recording     1. Igor Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms; Mass; Canticum Sacrum, with Westminster Cathedral Choir and City of London Sinfonia, conducted by James O’Donnel, recorded June 18-20, November 29, 1990, Hyperion CDA66437, 1991, compact disc, Liner notes by Ivan Moody.     3. Moody, liner notes.  Stravinsky, Igor. Symphony of Psalms; Mass; Canticum Sacrum. Westminster Cathedral Choir and City of London Sinfonia. James O’Donnel. Recorded June 18-20, November 29, 1990. Hyperion CDA66437, 1991, compact disc. Liner notes by Ivan Moody.

Podcast episode
 

      1.  Holly Frey and Wilson, Tracey V., hosts, Stuff You Missed in History Class, podcast, "A History of Nutmeg," iHeartRadio, December 23, 2024, https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-missed-in-histor-21124503.     4. Frey and Wilson, History Class. Frey, Holly and Wilson, Tracey V., hosts. Stuff You Missed in History Class, podcast, "A History of Nutmeg." iHeartRadio, December 23, 2024. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-missed-in-histor-21124503.

 

Creating Notes (Footnotes) using Microsoft Word

By default, Microsoft Word will format footnotes at the end of the page with a superscript number and no indent.  

For the Chicago Notes and Bibliography style, you will need to manually change the font size of footnote number and indent it.

See our instructions on how to create a Note (footnote) in Word and manually edit the format according to the Chicago Notes and Bibliography style.

Please check with your Unit Coordinator to see if their preference is to use the formal Chicago style footnote formatting or the default Word format.

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