Info Skills Citing References: Films

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To the right is the title screen of a film or
movie.
To begin with we need to identify the movie
title. In this instance, it is The Third
Man. So, to start with, our Harvard reference
looks like this The Third Man.
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Next, you need the year of completion.
Movies may sometimes take more than a year to
make, or not be released straight after. You
may usually find the year in movie databases, eg
IMDb, or if held by the Library, the Library
Catalogue. In this case, the year is 1949. So,
the reference now reads The Third Man. 1949.
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Next, we need its Material designation is it
a film, a play, an opera and Subsidiary
originator, eg a director.
This item is clearly a film. However, locating
the director is not so easy. Again, a movie
databases such as IMDb or the Library Catalogue
should provide the answer. In this case, the
director was Carol Reed he was also
co-incidentally the producer. So, the reference
now reads The Third Man. 1949. Film. Directed by
Carol Reed.
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Finally, we need the location and name of the
production company.
Unlike references to books, only the country name
is needed for the location information. Again,
the production detail will be given in a movie
databases such as IMDb or the Library Catalogue.
For this film, the producer was Lion Film
Productions, located in UK. So, the full
reference now reads The Third Man. 1949. Film.
Directed by Carol Reed. UK Lion Film
Productions. Note the colon between location and
producer name.