Onyx-Team System Requirements Document

Introduction

The Onyx-Team project aims to create a premium, modern movie streaming platform that offers a cinematic user experience. The platform will leverage smooth interactions and animations inspired by high-quality websites like Netflix and Apple TV, while automatically fetching and displaying movie data and images from The Movie Database (TMDb).

System Overview

The Onyx-Team platform is designed to provide users with an immersive and interactive movie browsing experience. It will feature a clean, minimal UI with a dark theme, smooth page transitions, and micro-interactions throughout the app. The system will automatically fetch movie data and images from TMDb, ensuring that users have access to the latest movie information and high-quality visuals.

Source Content Inventory

• TMDb (The Movie Database)
  • API Version: Version 3
  • API Key: Requires registration via account settings (developer dashboard)
  • Authentication Methods: Query parameter api_key, Bearer token via Authorization header
  • Endpoints Referenced:
    • /configuration (for image base URL and size options)
    • /search/movie (text-based search)
    • /discover (filter-based discovery)
    • /find (external IDs lookup)
    • /movie/{movie_id} (details fetch)
    • /collection/{collection_id} (collection details including parts)
  • Image Paths:
    • poster_path: returned in movie or collection responses
    • backdrop_path: returned in movie or collection responses
  • Image URL Construction Examples:
    • https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/{poster_path}
    • https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/{poster_path}
    • https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/{backdrop_path}
  • Sample Response Fields:
    • id, name, original_language, overview, poster_path, backdrop_path, parts
  • Links:
    • Image CDN format guidance
    • Search and query flow

Functional Requirements as Story Points

• As a User, I should be able to view a full-screen cinematic hero section with an immersive background.
• As a User, I should experience smooth scroll-driven navigation instead of traditional sections.
• As a User, I should see premium entrance animations for every element.
• As a User, I should see movie cards that scale and animate as they enter and leave the viewport.
• As a User, I should experience smooth hover effects with slight lift, zoom, and depth on movie cards.
• As a User, I should see large, high-quality posters with plenty of whitespace.
• As a User, I should experience smooth page transitions and micro-interactions throughout the app.
• As a User, I should be able to view movie details with smooth fade and slide animations.
• As a User, I should be able to automatically fetch and view movie data and images from TMDb.
• As a User, I should be able to view trending, popular, top-rated, and upcoming movies.
• As a User, I should be able to view movie details including backdrop, cast, trailer, and recommendations.

User Personas

• Regular User: Interested in browsing and discovering new movies with a premium cinematic experience.
• Admin: Responsible for managing content and ensuring the platform runs smoothly.

Core User Flows

• User visits the homepage -> views full-screen hero section -> scrolls through trending movies -> clicks on a movie card -> views movie details with backdrop, cast, and trailer.
• Admin logs in -> updates movie listings -> verifies data fetched from TMDb -> ensures smooth user experience.

Visuals Colors and Theme

• primary: #1F1F1F (Dark Gray)
• primary_light: #2C2C2C (Lighter Gray)
• secondary: #FFFFFF (White)
• accent: #E50914 (Netflix Red)
• highlight: #F5C518 (IMDb Yellow)
• bg: #000000 (Black)
• surface: #121212 (Dark Surface)
• text: #FFFFFF (White)
• text_muted: #B3B3B3 (Muted Gray)
• border: #333333 (Subtle Gray)

Signature Design Concept

The Onyx-Team platform will feature an interactive "Cinematic Universe" homepage. As users scroll, movie posters float in a 3D space, dynamically rearranging to form constellations of trending, popular, and upcoming movies. Each constellation is interactive: clicking a star (movie) zooms in to reveal detailed information, including trailers and cast. The background subtly shifts colors based on the genre of the highlighted movie, creating an immersive experience. This concept will be implemented using @react-three/fiber for 3D interactions and gsap for smooth animations.

Landing Hero Motion Brief

The landing hero will feature a dynamic 2D composition where movie posters orbit around a central featured film. As users scroll, the posters animate into place, revealing the movie's transformation from a simple poster to a full-blown cinematic experience. The animation will loop every 10 seconds, with posters gently rotating and scaling to maintain user engagement. This will be achieved using motion/react for fluid animations and responsive behavior.

Interaction Model & Motion Direction

• Intended Interaction Model: Parallax
  • Layered depth via scroll with decorative layers translating at different speeds.
  • Real content stays in normal flow and scrolls naturally.
  • Best for a visually rich first impression.

Non-Functional Requirements

• The platform must maintain 60 FPS performance for all animations and interactions.
• The system should handle up to 200,000 API requests per day.
• Ensure compliance with TMDb's attribution and non-commercial use policies.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React for Web
• Backend: FastAPI
• Database: MongoDB
• AI Models: Not applicable
• AI Tools: Not applicable
• Local Orchestration: Docker, docker-compose
• Server-side Orchestration: Kubernetes

Assumptions and Constraints

• The platform will be used for non-commercial purposes with proper attribution to TMDb.
• The system will rely on TMDb for all movie data and images.
• The platform must adhere to TMDb's rate limits and caching policies.

Glossary

• TMDb: The Movie Database, a source for movie data and images.
• API Key: A unique key required to access TMDb's API.
• Parallax: A visual effect where objects move at different speeds to create depth.
• GSAP: GreenSock Animation Platform, used for creating high-performance animations.
• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.