Grist – SciFi Movies
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1) Create a new database by Importing the file below:
Please download the excel import data SciFi Movie – Import.xlsx
to use as an import for this assignment
Import Document into Grist.
Be sure the following column options are as stated below:
- Movie Number: Column Type – Text
- Movie Name: Column Type – Text
- Year Made: Column Type – Numeric / Alignment – Centered
- Studio: Column Type – Text
- Rating: Column Type – Integer / Alignment – Centered
- Awards: Column Type – Choice: ADM, RBB, GGA, NOA, GTA
- Length – Minutes: Column Type – Numeric / Alignment – Centered
- Director Number: Column Type – Text
2) Rename the Table – Movies
3) Create another table called Directors by adding an empty table.
Add the following columns:
Director Number – Column Type – Reference: Movies Table and Director Number
Director Name – Column Type – Text
# of Movies Directed – Column Type – Numeric / Alignment – Centered
Fill in the fields and data from the table below:
Director Number
Director Name
# of Movies Directed
CRN
Christopher Nolan
10
GEL
George Lucas
18
AYW
Andy Wachowski
11
JSC
James Cameron
22
RTZ
Robert Zemeckis
25
TYG
Terry Gilliam
19
JJA
J.J. Abrams
12
SNS
Steven Spielberg
52
AOC
Alfonso Cuaron
15
AWN
Andrew Niccol
7
IOH
Ishiro Honda
59
PLV
Paul Verhoeven
28
4) Create a new page for an overview. Add a widget to new page and select a table for the Movies table with summary data for the Director Number. Remove the Count and Rating Columns.
5) Rename the new page in the navigational bar Movie Overview.
6) Add Widget to page and select the card widget for the Movies table with summary data for the Movie Number. Change the Theme to Blocks. Customize the card by hiding the count field and moving Length-Minutes to the second row. You will have 3 fields going across on the 2nd row.
7) Add widget to page and select the chart widget for the Movies table with a summary of data for the Awards. Change the chart to a pie chart. Hide all series except for Awards and count. Customize layout appropriately.
*When complete, your Movie Overview page should have a Movie summary of the Movies table, a Movies Card widget and a Movies Chart Widget.
8) In the Movies table create a new field name called Movie Rating.
Column Type – Choice: R, PG and PG-13
Update the rest of the table to meet the data below.
Movie Names
Movie Rating
Aliens
R
Back to the Future
PG
E.T.
PG
Gravity
PG-13
Godzilla
PG-13
Inception
PG-13
Gattaca
PG-13
Starship Troopers
R
Star Trek
PG-13
Star Wars
PG
Terminator
R
Twelve Monkeys
R
The Matrix
R
9) Add widget to Movies page and select the chart widget for the Movies table with a summary of data for the Movie Rating. Change the chart to a pie chart. Hide all series except for Movie Rating and count. Customize layout appropriately.