Web Development

Web Development

1. Existing Solutions

   • IMDB
     • pros
       • most detailed database of movies
       • streaming availability checks
       • trivia section
     • cons
       • bias towards certain directors
       • difficult to navigate
       • ad-heavy and cluttered
   • Rotten Tomatoes
     • pros
       • shows critics score vs audience score
       • gathers reviews from diverse global resources
       • simple to find movies based on genres
     • cons
       • misleading ratings
       • ad cluttered website
       • spoiler risks in summaries
   • The Movie Database
     • pros
       • clean and modern design
       • large range of content
       • fast and responsive
     • cons
       • incomplete information
       • inconsistent search results
       • relies heavily on user contributions

2. Website Features

   • responsive features
     • images, texts and other features resize depending on the users screen size
     • links changing colours after users have clicked on them
   • accessibility features
     • navigation bar within the website so users can easily move between pages
     • subheadings classifying each sections

3. Website name & context

   • name
     • 101 Movies
   • context
     • the website it about movies and it will categorise movies based of genres and include a star rating to help users determine which movie suits them best. each movie will have summaries to provide users with more information about each movie

4. Aesthetics

   • images
     • using images of movie posters to give users an idea about the movie
   • colours
     • using colours that match well with each other
     • light colours so they're not too distracting and bold so the users can still look at the information comfortably
     • having a matching colour scheme throughout the page

5. user experience

   • user goals
     • chosen movies as a new hobby and would like to find a place that recommends good movies
   • user interests
     • they are interested in film and cinema particularly comedy and action movies
   • user needs
     • easy- to-use website
     • movies sorted by genres
     • helpful information about each movie

6. general pros and cons

   • pros
     • extensive database of movies
     • metadata - release dates, genres, runtime and technical specs
     • free and accessible to use
   • cons
     • reviews can be bias based on other users opinions
     • some platforms use user information to make targeted ads
     • less popular movies are not as widely advertised on the websites