Mood Movie Machine

The homepage of Mood Movie Machine
The results page with the unique movie suggestion!

Inspiration

Ever really wanted to watch a movie but felt like you ran out of things to watch? Well, considering the number of movies out there, we all know that's not true! To solve this problem, we decided to build a website that would help you find a movie tailored to your preferences or your mood.

What it does

The Mood Movie Machine lets you select your preferences based on 4 filters: basic genres, age restriction, period in which the movie is set, and intensity. With these preferences, the Mood Movie Machine suggests a movie for you to watch, along with a description and image of the movie!

How we built it

We used HTML/CSS for the front-end and Flask for the back-end. To get movie names, descriptions, and images according to what is selected we accessed The Movie DB (TMDB) API. After we decided what we wanted to make we split off into two teams of two, one team working on the back-end while the other worked on the front-end. Using the questions that we created in order to narrow down the selection, each team went off to code. When one team arose with a problem both groups convened in order to come up with a fix for both sides. If there were any changes or accommodations that needed to make then they were done and uploaded to GitHub. Once everyone's part was complete we connected the back-end to the front-end, leaving us with a fully functioning website.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into a lot of errors with flask while trying to use the TMDB API. Flask was initially confusing to work with, especially while integrating the front-end and the back-end.

What we learned

Each of us learned a new skill from scratch, whether it be HTML/CSS or Flask. We learned how APIs work and how to use them.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

For most of us, this was our first full-fledged project! We're proud of ourselves for deciding to learn new skills from scratch and using them to build a complete (and super fun) project.

What's next for Mood Movie Machine

We plan on adding more filters to help the customer get the most accurate movie. Additionally, we hope to be able to return the movie rating and available streaming platforms in the future!

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I helped worked on the front-end of the website using Flask. This was my first time using it as well as html/css. I struggled to understand the css, but I feel like I learned a lot on how to use html.

Trinity Johnson
I worked on the back-end of our website. I helped access information on movies through the TMDB API and then render that information onto the webpage. I learned how APIs work and also picked up Flask from scratch!

Varshini Chinta
I primarily focused on the front-end portion of this project. I helped create a skeleton layout of the webpages using HTML and later edited the aesthetics/design of the webpages using CSS. This was my first time working with HTML and CSS, so I learned two brand new skills that I plan to use in the future!

Annette Pan
I worked on the back-end of our project! It was my first time using Python Flask, which made it much easier to design web apps and connect with an API. I learned practical applications for what I had been learning in my CS classes and how to troubleshoot/debug on larger projects.

elise p