APA 7 citing a film
APA 7 stipulates the following for a reference of a film:
LastNameDirector, FirstNameDirector (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company.
However, Zotero collects only Distributor when I try to input a film. First of all, a production company makes the movie and then sells it to a distributor, so they're different. Second, there are often multiple companies involved in production. For example, Blades of Glory was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, MTV Films, Red Hour Films and Smart Entertainment (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blades_of_Glory). The distributor was Paramount Pictures.
I can add multiple directors, but can't seem to figure out how to add multiple production companies. Any pointers? I know I can just manually fix this, but thought I might be missing something here.
LastNameDirector, FirstNameDirector (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company.
However, Zotero collects only Distributor when I try to input a film. First of all, a production company makes the movie and then sells it to a distributor, so they're different. Second, there are often multiple companies involved in production. For example, Blades of Glory was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, MTV Films, Red Hour Films and Smart Entertainment (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blades_of_Glory). The distributor was Paramount Pictures.
I can add multiple directors, but can't seem to figure out how to add multiple production companies. Any pointers? I know I can just manually fix this, but thought I might be missing something here.
Loyd, P. (Director). (2008). Mamma mia! [Film]. Universal Pictures.
Where Universal is obviously the distributor, not the production company. I'd suggest just following this (it also makes much more sense, since this is the place the publisher is typically given in the citation).
was where I originally got that information from. the direct quote is
Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company.
Another consideration is that production companies are often redundant with the director, who often owns it, so the distributor provides more distinct information.