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MLA Style 9th Edition

Audiovisual Material

Podcast

Last name, First name of the creator. “Title of podcast.” Title of the website, Role of contributors and their first name last name, Version, Numbers, Publisher, Publication date, URL (no https://)

Music Recording

Presley, E. "Jailhouse Rock." Essential Elvis Presley, BMG, 2007.

Artists Involved

Presley, E.
List either the band name, lead performer, or composer, etc. If it is a person's name, list the last name followed by the first initial of first name. End with a period.

Title & subtitle of the song

"Jailhouse Rock."
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize the first and last words of the title and subtitle, and all proper nouns and important words. Place article title & subtitle in quotation marks and end with a period.

Title & subtitle of the album

Essential Elvis Presley,
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize the first and last words of the title and subtitle, and all proper nouns and important words. Place article title & subtitle in Italics and end with a comma. 

Publisher

BMG,
List the manufacturer or publisher of the sound recording. Place a comma after the publisher's name to separate it from the year of publication.

Year of publication

2007.
List the year of the publication of the recording. End citation with a period.

Visit the MLA style website for more information on citing songs.

Works Cited

Film

Title of Film. Directed by Director First Name Last Name, Publisher, Publication Year.

Example

The Royal Tenenbaums. Directed by Wes Anderson, Touchstone Pictures, 2001.

YouTube Video

Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of video creator. "Tile of Video." Title of Hosting Website (YouTube), uploaded by company or individual if applicable, date of publication, URL of video.

Example

Spurlock, Morgan. "Super Size Me." YouTube, uploaded by Samuel Goldwyn, 2004, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQGAv8gtBA

In-Text

Film

(Title of Movie Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

Example

(The Royal Tenenbaums 01:00:00-01:05:45)

YouTube Video

(Last Name of Video Creator Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

Example

(Spurlock 00:02:30-00:03:30)