About reelgood:
Our Name:
We hope that the selection of the name reelgood explains itself. The name demonstrates the site's role as a searchable movie database and expresses the experience we want every user to have. We want users to be able to find movies by searching a variety of categories, and then supply you with the tools to take your interest in that movie a step further. Users are able to add movies to their favorites, rate movies on multiple dimensions, and save their searches. We want to also connect the movie searching process to the world by connecting the latest news about actors to the movies they starred in, relating the headlines with bodies of work. We want you to leave our site feeling reelgood about the time you spent with us.
History:
The reelgood website was designed and implemented as a part of the inaugural 6.470 Website Design Competition during January 2008. The main goal of the design was to design a sharp, clean, website that allows users to search for movies. We also wanted to create a personable site, one with a personality.
With the task of creating a movie search engine website that incorporated a mash-up of dynamic information, the team decided to tie together headlines featuring actors with their cinematic bodies of work. In this way we combine the constantly updating headlines with our database of information. Another important feature of the site is that it allows users to personalize their experience by creating accounts, saving their searches, adding favorite movies, and rating movies.
The Creators:
Andrea Bradshaw:
Andrea is currently a junior at MIT pursing dual degrees of a Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and a Bachelors of Science in Art and Design. She is interested in pursuing a career which allows her to merge both her architectural and engineering backgrounds. Andrea is an active member of the Varsity Indoor & Outdoor Track teams, Varsity Soccer team, Chamber Music Society, and Alpha Phi Fraternity. If she had spare time, Andrea would love to read books, travel, speak foreign languages, and eat rich food. Her favorite movies include The Scarlet Pimpernel and Pride and Prejudice.
Britni Ihle:
Britni is currently a freshman at MIT, pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Britni hopes to make a large impact on the web and Framework programming. She is Social Chair and Assitant Vice President of Communications of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Freshmen Reresentative of Baker House Dormitory, and trains with the MIT Triathlon Club . If she had spare time, Britni would complete in an Ironman Triathlon, adopt exotic fish, and figure out how to keep it from snowing in Boston. Her favorite movie is A Time to Kill.
Margaret Leibovic:
Margaret is currently a sophomore at MIT pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Engineering. Margaret would love to work on designing and implementing innovative technologies. She is a featured member of the Varsity Indoor & Outdoor Track Teams, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, and works as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in CSAIL. If she had spare time, Margaret would love to go to the beach, eat ice cream, and watch Nip/Tuck. One of her favorite movies is Love Actually.
