Open movie database service

By: Pramod JagtapAniket Bochare

AgendaIntroduction to datasetWeb service descriptionService architectureProject planIntended clients

Introduction to datasetIMDB dataset :- The internet movie database

Over 1.8 million recordsData consists movies and corresponding cast,

business details, locations, soundtracks…Publicly available as plain text files.

MotivationIMDB doesn’t provide any APIs.Developers find hard to get movie

information in machine readable format.Tourism industry can benefit from advertizing

about movies filmed in given location.

Web Service FeaturesProvision for analysis of data.This service will provide the list of special

effects companies involved in filming the given movie.

List movies/TV shows as per specified genres.Combination of multiple genres

Web Service Features…We are planning to take advantage of Google

maps to list movies filmed at a given location.Provide the movie list for the given cast

members.

Client Interface

Apache Tomcat Web Server

SOAP Request

HTTP response

Web Browser

WSDL

HTTP Request

SOAP Response

Apache Axis

UDDI API

Database Layer

User/Client

My SQL Server (IMDB Database)

DB Query Request

DB Query Response

Google Maps API

maps.google.com

SERVICE ARCHITECTURE

Resources InvolvedWSDLSOAPXML-RPCApache TomcatMy SQLGoogle Maps APIBluegrit Cluster

Functional RequirementsUser inputs:

Cast names or,Movie name or,LocationGenre

Output to users:List of movies,List of special effect companies,List of movies filmed in specified location.

Project PlanMid-Term :

Setting up environment.Design database schema and import records

from plain text files to DB.Design of Web service.

End of TermCompleted Web service and client. Project report.

Intended ClientsCommon people

Find movies using cast names. Find movies for using combination of genres.

Movie directors and producers.Find special effect companies.

Tourism industryShow movies filmed in given location to attract

tourists.

ResponsibilitiesAll

Development of web serviceProject reportPresentationService Testing

Pramod JagtapDesign of web service and client.Design and development of UI.

Aniket BochareBluegrit environment setup.Analysis and importing of IMDB dataset.

Challenges

References

Questions?