Data Story
The Editing Timeline
A neon editing bay where genre hybrids leave splice marks across the timeline.
filmimdbtmdbgenreseditinghybridsawards
Dataset scope
3937
films1914–2024
years2431
hybrids996
winnersGenre tags are messy — but hybrid density still leaves a fingerprint on the timeline.
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Hypothesis
Hybrid films (2–3 genres) correlate with higher engagement and award wins more often than single-genre films.
Question: Do genre hybrids correlate with higher audience engagement or awards?
Method: Compare popularity and awards across genre_count bins and decades.
Prediction: Hybrid density increases over time and concentrates among higher-engagement titles.
Test: Compare distributions and highlight decade-by-decade hybrid vs single deltas.
Narrative Arc
Act I
Single-track films establish rhythm on the lanes.
Act II
Hybrids arrive as cross-cuts — more splice marks, messier motion.
Act III
Award wins burn into focus: does prestige prefer clean lanes or hybrid edits?
Datasets
- imdb.film_genres
- imdb.film_awards
- tmdb.movies
- 02_editing_timeline.json
Limitations
- Genre tags include “utility” categories that inflate hybrid counts.
- Awards coverage is incomplete and mixed across award types.
- Popularity is time-biased toward newer titles.