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Construct database tables based on the provided attribute definitions for Actor, Director, Genre, DirectorGenre, Movie, MovieDirector, MovieGenre, and Role. These tables should accurately reflect the specified data types, key constraints, foreign key relationships, and check constraints.

Develop three specific reports from the created database:

  1. List movies directed by Ethan Coen, including the movie name, release year, and rank.
  2. List comedy movies, including the movie name, release year, and rank.
  3. List movies featuring actor Kevin Bacon, including the movie name, release year, and rank.

Paper For Above instruction

The development of a comprehensive relational database schema and the subsequent extraction of specific reports from this database are essential tasks for effective data management and retrieval in the context of a movie industry database. Based on the provided attribute definitions, the database schema incorporates eight primary tables: Actor, Director, Genre, DirectorGenre, Movie, MovieDirector, MovieGenre, and Role. These tables are designed to capture critical information about actors, directors, genres, movies, and their interrelationships, ensuring data integrity through the implementation of primary and foreign key constraints alongside check conditions where necessary.

Designing the Database Schema

The Actor table includes an ID (Long Integer, primary key), firstName, lastName, and Gender, with suitable data types and constraints. The Director table mirrors this structure with the same attributes. The Genre table is simplified, with genre as a short text (maximum 20 characters), serving as the primary key, which facilitates straightforward genre classification.

The DirectorGenre table is a junction table linking directors and genres, with foreign keys on directorId and genre, and a numerical probability between 0 and 1 indicating some measure of genre-director association (for example, likelihood the director specializes in this genre). The Movie table includes an ID, name, year, and rank, which is stored as a number with two decimal places for rating precision, as well as an optional foreign key sequelId referencing another movie's ID, to support sequel relationships.

The MovieDirector table maps movies to directors, enabling one-to-many or many-to-many relationships. Similarly, the MovieGenre table connects movies with genres. The Role table captures the acting roles, linking actors and movies with a composite primary key of actorId, movieId, and role, ensuring that an actor’s appearance in a specific role within a movie is uniquely recorded.

Creating the Tables

The SQL statements for creating these tables incorporate data types consistent with the definitions, enforce key constraints, and establish the necessary foreign key relationships. For example:

CREATE TABLE Actor (


id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,


firstName VARCHAR(100),


lastName VARCHAR(100),


Gender VARCHAR(1)


);


CREATE TABLE Director (


id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,


firstName VARCHAR(100),


lastName VARCHAR(100)


);


CREATE TABLE Genre (


genre VARCHAR(20) PRIMARY KEY


);


CREATE TABLE DirectorGenre (


directorId BIGINT,


genre VARCHAR(20),


probability NUMERIC(12,10),


FOREIGN KEY (directorId) REFERENCES Director(id),


FOREIGN KEY (genre) REFERENCES Genre(genre),


CHECK (probability >= 0.0 AND probability 

);


CREATE TABLE Movie (


id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,


Name VARCHAR(100),


Year NUMERIC(4),


Rank NUMERIC(10,2),


sequelId BIGINT,


FOREIGN KEY (sequelId) REFERENCES Movie(id),


CHECK (Rank >= 0)


);


CREATE TABLE MovieDirector (


directorId BIGINT,


movieId BIGINT,


FOREIGN KEY (directorId) REFERENCES Director(id),


FOREIGN KEY (movieId) REFERENCES Movie(id)


);


CREATE TABLE MovieGenre (


movieId BIGINT,


genre VARCHAR(20),


FOREIGN KEY (movieId) REFERENCES Movie(id),


FOREIGN KEY (genre) REFERENCES Genre(genre)


);


CREATE TABLE Role (


actorId BIGINT,


movieId BIGINT,


Role VARCHAR(100),


PRIMARY KEY (actorId, movieId, Role),


FOREIGN KEY (actorId) REFERENCES Actor(id),


FOREIGN KEY (movieId) REFERENCES Movie(id)


);

With the tables established, we can proceed to formulate the required SQL reports.

Report 1: Movies directed by Ethan Coen

Assuming the Director table contains the director “Ethan Coen” and his ID, the query joins the Director, MovieDirector, and Movie tables to generate the desired list:

SELECT M.Name AS MovieName, M.Year AS ReleaseYear, M.Rank


FROM Director D


JOIN MovieDirector MD ON D.id = MD.directorId


JOIN Movie M ON M.id = MD.movieId


WHERE D.firstName = 'Ethan' AND D.lastName = 'Coen'

Report 2: Comedy movies

This report selects movies that belong to the 'comedy' genre. It joins Movie, MovieGenre, and Genre tables, filtering on genre='comedy'.

SELECT M.Name AS MovieName, M.Year AS ReleaseYear, M.Rank


FROM Movie M


JOIN MovieGenre MG ON M.id = MG.movieId


JOIN Genre G ON MG.genre = G.genre


WHERE G.genre = 'comedy'

Report 3: Movies featuring Kevin Bacon

This query involves the Role, Actor, and Movie tables, filtering on actor’s firstName='Kevin' and lastName='Bacon'.

SELECT M.Name AS MovieName, M.Year AS ReleaseYear, M.Rank


FROM Actor A


JOIN Role R ON A.id = R.actorId


JOIN Movie M ON R.movieId = M.id


WHERE A.firstName = 'Kevin' AND A.lastName = 'Bacon'

Conclusion

Designing and implementing the database schema based on the provided definitions ensures data integrity, logical consistency, and support for complex queries. The SQL queries exemplify how to retrieve targeted movie information efficiently, serving various analytical and reporting needs within a movie industry context. Proper indexing and normalization further enhance performance, especially as the database scales with larger datasets.

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