Chicago Style: Basics
Hanging Indent
The bibliography entry text should be left-justified; if an entry is more than one line, indent the subsequent line(s) half an inch from the left margin. For more information, please see the CMOS 14.19: Notes and bibliography—an overview or 14.62: Format and placement of bibliography.
NOTE: The library's webpage doesn't show the hanging indent in our examples.
Film & Television
Movie
General Format:
2. Title of Movie, directed by DirectorName (Original Release Year; Place of Publication: Studio/Distributor, Video Release Year), Medium.
For Example:
3. Star Wars: A New Hope, directed by George Lucas (1977; Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox, 2011), Blu-ray Disc.
Shortened Note:
4. Star Wars: A New Hope
Corresponding Bibliography Entry:
Lucas, George, dir. Star Wars: A New Hope. 1977; Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox, 2011. Blu-ray Disc.
See note ¹
Episode of Television Show
General Format:
5. Title of Television Show, season #, episode #, "Title of Episode," directed by Director's Name, aired Date, on Channel. URL.
OR
6. Title of Television Show, season #, episode #, "Title of Episode," featuring Performers' Names, aired Date, on Channel.
For Example:
7. Bones, season 1, episode 9, "The Man in the Fallout Shelter," directed by Greg Yaitanes, aired January 25, 2006, on Fox. https://www.hulu.com/watch/237556.
OR
8. Bones, season 2, episode 9, "Aliens in a Spaceship," featuring Emily Deschanel, aired November 15, 2006, on Fox.
Shortened Note:
9. Bones, "The Man in the Fallout Shelter."
Corresponding Bibliography Entry:
Yaitanes, Greg, dir. Bones. Season 1, episode 9, "The Main the Fallout Shelter." Aired January 25, 2006, on Fox. https://www.hulu.com/watch/237556.
YouTube Video
General Format:
10. AuthorFirstName AuthorLastName, “Title of Video,” YouTube video, running time, publication date, URL.
For Example:
10. shapirolibrary, “Interview with Professor David Gou – 3D Printer Gripper,” YouTube Video, 1:10, December 19, 2017, https://youtu.be/SfsZjoD2Frk.
Shortened Note:
11. shapirolibrary, “Interview with Professor David Gou."
Corresponding Bibliography Entry:
shapirolibrary. “Interview with Professor David Gou – 3D Printer Gripper.” YouTube Video, 1:10. December 19, 2017. https://youtu.be/SfsZjoD2Frk.
¹ For more information on citing movies, television, and other film recordings please see 14.265: Video and film recordings.