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.