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- Developer: Drecom Co., Ltd.
- Publisher: Drecom Co., Ltd.
- Genre: Adventure General
- Release Date: Nov 15, 2012
- ESRB: Not Set
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What is the point of having a mimic trap item?
I have seven and yet when people battle me, I lose items. The losses might have all happened while I was away from the phone for a while with the game running so I'm not sure if an option popped up and then timed out. But I don't think so. Any suggestions? Thx!
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You have to apply the trap to a specific item from your treasure list
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I don't really know what I'm doing tomorrow, besides the fact that sometime, I'm going to my parent's house for dinner. I have no idea when, because my family is the "we never make plans for anything until the day of" kind of family, and I'm the kind of person who likes to make plans. My caregiver and I made brownies today to bring to my parent's house, usually they end up getting like 2-3 pies, (although mom said there's only going to be one this year,) I don't eat pie, so I end up bringing something else. I asked mom if she wanted me to bring anything specific, and she said brownies would be fine.
I went to my caregiver's house for dinner tonight. We had breakfast for dinner, we had French toast, bacon, and eggs. I thought I was going to go over there for breakfast, but we decided to do dinner instead.
My phone is here!
I finally got my phone today! When the FedEx guy came to deliver it to me, I answered the call box and said, "these packages are in the way!" I thought it was my caregiver coming back from Panda Express, (I sent her to get lunch,) because I was stuck waiting for a package, and I couldn't leave. She texted me that she was on her way back, so I thought it was her. She set out some boxes earlier, to take down for recycling, and she set them right in the way of where I had to answer the call box. I wasn't expecting the FedEx guy to come right then, so I picked up the call box phone, said "these packages are in the way!" and then hung up. Then I opend the door and said well… it's a good thing you weren't the FedEx guy, and he was like wait… I am the FedEx guy, and I was like OMG! I told him that my caregiver left but she was on her way back, and she set some boxes out in the way, and I was like wow… that was awkward! I ended up signing for the package that was my phone. We ate lunch, (she brought her own lunch from home,) and then we went to Verizon to activate my phone.
I'm getting my phone tomorrow!
I checked my Verizon order history today, and it turned out my phone shipped on Friday. Apparently, Verizon just didn't want to notify me that it was on it's way for some reason. I was able to check the order status, and saw a FedEx tracking number associated with it. FedEx said the package wasn't dew for delivery, so I called them, it isn't coming until tomorrow, but I should get it, and be able to make a trip to the store to activate it either tomorrow or Wednesday.
On a completely unrelated note: I'm popping clogs! What does that mean? I'm not exactly sure… I used to use a service called 43things, for keeping a list of goals. I stopped a couple years ago, and when I went back, the site had shut down, I went back to DayZeroProject,, but I couldn't figure out how to create lists, there wasn't a cheering function, etc. I was looking at 43things yesterday and found PopClogs, which is a 43things alternative, and I signed up. My PopClogs list is right here.
Family picture day.
Otherwise known as, "don't lecture me, or the whole conversation will end up on Twitter."
We had family pictures taken today, it was extremely cold outside. My niece wanted pizza afterwards, which is pretty normal for a 2 and a half year old, so we went to pizza. I hadn't eaten, because had gotten up at 9:40, after not getting to sleep until around 4:30 something. I'm not sure what my parents did after pizza, but I asked them to bring me home.
About an hour later, my sister tagged me in some of the photos on Facebook. I commented and asked if she could send some of them to me via email, so I could have an archive of them. The photographer replied and said I could download them from her online gallery, once she uploaded them there, which led me to believe that the pictures were too big to be emailed. I thought that was kind of hilarious because I've never really had that problem, I mean my phone takes 8 megabyte pictures, so I can only send one at a time, but I've never seen a picture over 10 MB. So I said, "Lol, did someone take some huge pictures? Hah!" My phone takes 8 MB pictures that you can barely send over email. The photographer replied and said they were about 12, I was like oh wow OK. I've never seen an image file over 10 MB, or any file for that matter. Wait… I take that back, I did have an .avi file that was about a gig once. That was my bungee jumping video, the video that I lost to Viddler's deletion of personal accounts. Anyway, my sister told me she would get the pictures to me. She also told me in a Facebook chat, "don't make snarky comments please." I actually wasn't making a snarky comment, I was being serious, (although I was laughing about the file size, so I guess I was seriously laughing about it.) Then, my sister called me, and here are almost her exact words. "It looked like you were complaining about the size of the pictures, like you didn't appreciate what was done." "It was rude, and you can ask mom or anyone else." I tweeted the conversation on twitter, (actually, it wasn't much of a conversation, it was mostly her lecturing me.) She did tell me that she would put the pictures on a CD and put bring them to me. So don't lecture me, or your lecture will end up in tweets on Twitter.
Since then I've decided that I don't use my Facebook account enough to justify staying logged in. I've turned off all email notifications, and logged out of Facebook. I have plans to never go there again, (even if my sister tags me in photos,) because I wouldn't want to comment on them and offend her again! Lol or otherwise known as say something rude, which I apparently did earlier that day when I said I follow instructions perfectly wen they were telling me not to smile when they were taking pictures. I told me if they gave me an order, I will follow it, and my mom said that was rude.
This is the lesson I taught today.
I know I've never done this in the past, but here's the full text of the lesson I taught this morning at Prayer Seeker's Café.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
So, how do we define "trust?" The 2014 Webster's online dictionary defines trust as: ": belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc." Now before I start laughing hilariously at the fact that I just quoted Webster's, (because if the government quoted a 1988 version of it in a brief that was filed 2 days from now last year, I can definitely do it too,) let's get back on topic… shall we?
Besides the dictionary definition, what are some examples of trust in our everyday lives? We have to trust the other drivers on the road, (although sometimes we can't always do that.) We trust that when we go to the grocery store, they're going to have the right things, or the things we want, (and if they don't, we go to a different store to find them.) We trust friends, family, Pastors, and teachers. I don't even want to get into whether or not we should trust services like Google and Facebook to keep our data safe. that's a long debate that I could have, and it brings up a legal case. The short answer is well… No… not US services. Although we're losing data to the NSA, (via an upstream tap,) US services are more likely to comply with pen register orders and subpoenas than foreign ones, unless they're very small services, or sole proprietorships.
What do we trust God with? We trust that God will provide for us:
Matthew 6:25-26 says: "25 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" Basically, we don't just have to trust that God will provide for us financially, (he does that,) but the scripture says, "do not worry about what you will eat or drink, or your body, what you will put on." The very first part of the scripture actually goes further than this, saying "do not worry about your life." I'm using the NKJV translation for this, but I think it makes it very clear, and I can lay it out in a fairly simple "if this then that statement." If you aren't familiar with "IF this then that" statements, they're fairly simple statements used in computer programming. For instance, an example of one would be "if it's Monday, then I'm going to Prayer Seeker's Café." So here's the if this then that statement for this lesson: If we aren't supposed to worry, then we are to trust God with everything. So that's the answer to the question. We all worry though, and let's just face it, life isn't always fun sometimes. The important thing in those situations is to surrender those things to God, and trust that he will take care of them. 1 Peter 5:7 says "7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."
Sometimes, the hardest thing to trust God with is waiting. Waiting for prayers to be answered, or waiting for things in life to be done. Lamentations 3:25 says "The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him." Psalm 27:14 also says "Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;" I've had to wait for a lot of things recently; in fact, I'm still waiting on a package from Verizon! I also have become an expert at waiting on hold with the SSA, as I've had to do it 3 times in 3 months. If god wanted to teach me how to wait, well… I think he succeeded, and if he wanted to teach me to trust him more, well I think he managed to succeed with that one too, even as I've been preparing this lesson. I knew I would get my back pay eventually, and I wasn't worried about it. Sure, I was curious to know when it would come, and I thought it was interesting because they told me 45 days from 10/10, (and it came on 10/20! I was prepared to wait 45 days, or even longer, because I've waited longer for things before. So I guess the point of this lesson is, it may not be all that easy or fun sometimes, but we really should trust God with everything!
I'm realizing now that I didn't explain if this then that statements all that well. but most of these people are older, and have never come across that sort of thing before, so I needed a quick way to explain it. I could have tried to explain IFTTT to them, but I have a feeling that that would have taken forever, and probably failed.
Today and tomorrow.
I fell down the stairs on the way to church today. Nothing is broken or twisted, or anything like that, I just have a few scrapes here and there. I only fell down the first flight of stairs, then I got to the small floor in between. Tomorrow is the day I teach at Prayer Seeker's Café, we also have the luncheon afterwards. I was supposed to have an out-of-toun doctor's appointment, but my mom can't take me because she has a really bad migraine.
Still waiting…
I didn't receive a ship notification from Verizon today, so I have no idea if my phone actually shipped or not. I couldn't call the landlord and ask him to sign for a package, if I wasn't exactly sure if it had shipped, but he'll either sign for it, or they'll leave an attempted to deliver notice. Monday will be the worst day for me to receive a package, so I actually kind of hope they just ship it next week.
I have to be in three places on Monday, one pretty much right after the other, and I really won't be home at all that day. Not only that, but I'm teaching at Prayer Seeker's Café that day, and this lesson is well… both the NSA and the SSA are mentioned in this lesson. Let's just say that I managed to work the events of last year into a lesson on trust, and I did so by using several not-so-veiled references. I actually had to revise the lesson today to make some of said references less obvious, because I was afraid to send it to the director for printing, I'm still afraid to send it, (by the way,) and I probably won't, but it makes me less hesitant to teach the lesson. I even quote Websters in the lesson and make fun of myself doing that, and if you understand that reference, you were probably reading what I was reading around this time last year.
My trip to the elections office.
I ended up having to go to the elections office to vote yesterday. Apparently, my ballot just got lost in the mail, because they did send one on the 17th. They ended up having to reissue me a ballot, and then we filled it out right there.
On a completely unrelated note, I finally figured out what was weighing my laptop down! It was running like a really old system should all last week, not a new one. I checked and there were 97 processes running, and some had to do with MCAfee antivirus. I knew that MCAfee came with the system, and I was going to get around to uninstalling it one day, but there were like 4 antivirus processes running. I uninstalled the antivirus, and the system runs way better now!
I didn't get a ballot
I'm pretty sure I was supposed to have gotten my ballot either last week, or the week before, and it just never came. I haven't moved, I haven't changed my address, I'm not exactly sure what happened. Apparently, if it isn't in my mail box tomorrow, I have to go to the elections office, and fill out a provisional ballot.
We started our new Sunday school class on Sunday, (yeah, schedules changed again.) We now have kids from 3-10 in our class, which makes for fun and interesting times. On a completely unrelated note, we'll be having family pictures taken on 11/15. I'm not a fan of having any kind of pictures taken professionally, because of the whole just stand there and try to look like you're having fun aspect of taking pictures, (in other words, staging,) but yeah, I get to go have my picture taken anyway.
Sunday school changes again.
Apparently, the children's pastor decided that we didn't have enough kids in our 9:00 Sunday school class. Now, we'll be teaching kids ages 3-10, so we'll be teaching the lessons a bit differently. Well, that's what she told me when she sent the email to me, without sending me the lesson itself. Not only that, but I've been trying to get her to call me for the last couple weeks, and she hasn't, I even asked her to call me last Sunday, and called her last Saturday, she never called me back, and when I asked her to call me when I was at church, she said she would, but still never has.
Phone shipping and bank account woes!
I didn't get my phone today, even though Verizon said they were supposed to ship it on Friday. Why? because iPhones are apparently backordered like there's no tomorrow! When mom called them earlier today, they told her it would ship between the 31st and the 17th. She told me it would be hard to keep the funds in her account since they hadn't charged her yet, which they should have just done on Friday, regardless of whether they shipped the device or not. I tweeted to Verizon on Twitter that they should ship things when they say they're going to ship them, and if for some reason they can't, please send a notification as to why, and I got a response from a support representative who offered to check my estimated ship date. My estimated ship date is either the 7th or the 14th, so basically they really can't tell me when. If they ship it on the 7th, that's a problem for me. Verizon shipping normally takes 2 business days, and I won't be home at all on the 10th. I have to teach at Prayer Seeker's Café that morning, and then we have the luncheon that afternoon. After that, I have an out of town doctor's appointment. I'll probably be home for a half hour at the most in between all that, so either they'll use FedEx, which comes in the morning when I'm not there, or UPS, which will come in the afternoon when I'm at the luncheon. I told the support representative that I could have my landlord sign for the package, and I can definitely do that. I'll have to call either the UPS or FedEx, (whoever Verizon uses for shipping,) local branch, and instruct them to beep my landlord's call box instead of mine, because I won't be home that day. It's very important that Verizon send a ship notification in this case, (with a tracking number,) so I can give the tracking number to the person who answers the phone. Since keeping funds in my account isn't an issue, I'll most likely be calling Verizon and asking them to change the card that's charged on the order, since I'm now an authorized user on mom's account.
Speaking of weird bank account hijinks, when I ordered my laptop last Wednesday, Dell didn't actually charge my card. They got authorization from Chase on Friday, (the day it was shipped,) but they won't actually charge my card until 10/29. I did get a ship notification from Dell on Friday, and a call from FedEx this morning saying that they have a delivery for me that's scheduled for tomorrow, so everything appears to be in place, but why Dell left $1121 sitting in my account makes no sense whatsoever!
I ordered a laptop today.
I ordered a 15 inch laptop today from Dell. I wanted to get a 17 inch, but they didn't have one with an i7 processor in it, and Windows 7, which is what I wanted. The problem is, that 15 inch laptop doesn't come with an optical drive, which you kind of need to install JAWS. Well, you don't exactly need it for the installation part, (because you can just download it.) Although it definitely makes it easier if you have it for the activation. Otherwise, you have to go to the activation site, find your authorization number, and locking code, enter that into the site, and get a license code to paste into JAWS to activate it. I have a CD with that information on it, that would make it easier if I could just put in and use.
Over the past 2 days, I've managed to spend almost $1300, I spent $80 on groceries today, because I only had $25 on EBT. I managed to spend $1121 on the laptop, by the time I added all the extended warrantees, and a Microsoft office license. Oh and there was that $120 for my JAWS SMA yesterday.
I got my backpay yesterday!
I got a call from the SSA this morning. The lady said she had a notice to read to me, the notice was about my backpay, and it said I would get it on 11/1. She also said I would get it any time between now and 11/1. I needed to renew my JAWS SMA, (software maintenance agreement,) otherwise I wouldn't be authorized to have JAWS 16 when it's released at the end of this month. I thought I would check my account, just to see how much was in there, because I thought the SMA renewal would be around $80-$100, and when I went to check my account, I had over $4000 in there! I was like well… this really just doesn't make any sense, where did the extra $2000 come from? So I checked my account activity, and I had a deposit from the SSA, in the amount of $2050, which is the amount of backpay I got for the 5 months from April through August, or May through September, depending on which agent you talked to, (the notice said April through August, but when I called the SSA to ask about my backpay and they told me I'd have to wait 45 days, he said it would be from may-September.) I was like OK then… that explains why my account balance is over $4000, and then I promptly spent $120 to renew my JAWS SMA.
I'm headacheless.
Finally, for the first time in like 10 days, I don't have a headache! I don't know what I did either, I just woke up without one! In a completely unrelated note, I should be getting my phone sometime next week, (probably on Monday.) After that, it will be all about taking a trip to the store and activating it, because mom still hasn't authorized me on her account yet. Then they'll transfer my contacts, and I'll send my old phone to Verizon for a rebate. I'm just hoping the phone won't come while I'm at Prayer Seeker's Café on Monday morning.

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Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology projects have been awarded a total of $4 million in federal grants to develop advanced solar technologies.
The grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program.
The projects, according to a news release, are:
Full-Spectrum Stacked Solar-Thermal and PV Receiver, awarded $3.4 million to develop a hybrid solar converter that integrates a thermal absorber and a solar cell into a layered stack. The design allows focused sunlight to heat fluid piped through layers of optically transparent thermal insulation. The part of the spectrum most easily converted to electricity filters through to the solar cells. This unique stack design would enable low-cost solar energy conversion systems that can flexibly dispatch electricity when most needed.
Low-Cost Hetero-Epitaxial Solar Cell for Hybrid Converter, awarded $594,000 to develop a high-efficiency solar cell grown on a low-cost silicon wafer incorporating a custom reflective filter. The color-selective filter is designed to split sunlight concentrated by a dish-shaped receiver into two components: one component is sent to the solar cells to be converted immediately into electricity and the other is sent to a thermal receiver to be stored as heat. The proposed system will enable more efficient use of solar energy to produce dispatchable renewable electricity on a utility scale.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program was spun out of the America COMPETES Act, signed by President George W. Bush in 2007. In 2009, Congress appropriated and President Barack Obama allocated $400 million to the new Agency, which funded the first projects, according to the program's website. Several projects end up received follow-on private-sector funding and several projects have formed spin-off companies, according to the website.
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As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw"s brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror... The first theatrical feature to be shot exclusively on the cutting-edge SI-3D digital camera system, SAW VII 3D brings the horrifying games of Jigsaw to life like never before. The film stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, with Sean Patrick Flanery, and Cary Elwes. SAW VII 3D is directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan, and produced by Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg. SAW VII 3D is a Lionsgate Release. Twisted Pictures presents a Burg/Koules/Hoffman production. -3- ABOUT THE SAW FRANCHISE "What the fuck is going on? Where am I?" Those words, uttered two minutes into 2004"s SAW, express the primal emotions - the hopeless confusion, the awful sense of powerlessness and sheer, panic-stricken terror - that lie at the heart of Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures" SAW franchise; emotions that are a key to its phenomenal success. The SAW films follow the machinations of Jigsaw, a terminally ill cancer patient with an exacting moral agenda and a genius for gruesome games of survival, "played" with those he believes have ceased to value and appreciate the gift of life. The approach of Halloween each October has brought a new SAW title, replete with gruesomely inventive traps and tantalizing clues about Jigsaw"s master plan. To date, the six SAW titles have taken in over $730 million in worldwide theatrical box office, DVD sales have exceeded 30 million units, and SAW has earned an official place in the Guinness Book of Records has as the "Most Successful Horror Movie Series." Furthermore, SAW has picked up the baton from classic horror series such as HALLOWEEN and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET to become a part of the pop cultural landscape, referenced in mainstream entertainment like "The Simpsons" and known even to non-horror fans. Now, seven years after Jigsaw introduced himself to the world, the final pieces of his puzzle will fall into place in the last of this SAW series, SAW 3D. SAW 3D is the first theatrical feature to be shot exclusively on the cutting-edge SI-3D digital camera system, which allows for the extremely close, fast shooting style that is a SAW hallmark. It includes the most traps of any SAW film, eleven; and even answers a question raised back in SAW: what happened to Dr Gordon, last seen crawling away (minus one foot) from Jigsaw"s subterranean chamber of horrors? SAW 3D director Kevin Greutert has been with the franchise from the beginning, having edited the first five features before moving into his current role with SAW VI. Greutert thinks part of the franchise"s enduring appeal lies in a storytelling approach that deviates from the horror norm. "Most slasher films introduce the victims and then kill them off, one by one, and there"s not much going on beyond that. SAW is very different. The plotting is very intricate. We always have at least three central character storylines that are interwoven throughout the movie, and if you look at the seven films as whole, it"s even richer. So many ideas, so much talent go into the making of these films. And I think the films have evolved and are each unique, from one to the next." Producer Oren Koules explains that the filmmakers have kept in mind both the dedicated fan and the casual viewer in conceiving the SAW sequels. "We"ve taken a two- pronged approach in doing every SAW film. We want to make sure we take care of our loyal fans that come to every single movie and live and breathe our films. We really spend hundreds of hours going, "Okay, if someone dies, how does it affect three movies ago? How does it affect two movies from now?" And we also want to make sure that for someone who"d heard about them and just decided to walk into, say, SAW IV, that it"s a great movie from beginning to end." Producer Mark Burg goes on to note another key factor in SAW"s longevity: actor Tobin Bell, who has portrayed Jigsaw, a/k/a John Kramer, throughout the series. "Tobin"s contribution to the franchise is enormous. In SAW, he"s lying motionless, ostensibly dead, on a cement floor for virtually all of the movie; now he"s writing a lot of his own dialogue. He is the character. He is a cornerstone of the success of SAW." -4- Without question, Bell"s Jigsaw has become one of most indelible characters in modern horror, and the actor has received glowing praise from critics. In a September 7, 2007 essay on contemporary horror movies in the LA. Weekly, critic Luke Thomson wrote, "Tobin Bell"s performance as Jigsaw is a wonder; he"s the best "real-world" horror antihero since Anthony Hopkins first played Hannibal Lecter." Bell describes the role as a rewarding creative adventure. "You don"t often get an opportunity to play the same character in seven films, so this has been fantastic," he says. "In terms of horror villains, I think he"s been a richer character than most because of the concepts that the writers have come up with regarding his actions. John Kramer talks about things that we all think about, like appreciating your blessings and relationships with other people, and how friends can sometimes climb over friends to get what they want. I never play him like he views himself as an evil guy, because he doesn"t." The SAW series is its own saga, of course. Directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell from a story by Wan and Whannell, SAW made its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Festival"s popular "Park City at Midnight" program. Festival Director Geoffrey Gilmore, who programs the annual event, recalls that he was impressed by the first-time filmmakers" command of both form and theme. "SAW grabbed the viewer from the first frame; it was bold, cleverly constructed and flat-out terrifying," he comments. "But what really set SAW apart was its moral seriousness. This movie didn"t just want to scare you, it wanted to make you think about what you would do to stay alive. In today"s world, that is not a trivial thing to contemplate - either as an individual or as a member of society." As the SAW series continued, the films tunnelled further into Jigsaw"s beliefs and worldview. Says series co-creator Whannell, who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for SAW, SAW II and SAW III, "Jigsaw"s cancer has led him to think very hard about what it means to be alive and how close we are to death at any given time. But he"s not someone who stops with a simple "carpe diem" and a trip to Europe. The concept of life"s value becomes a springboard to look at other personal moral choices, like forgiveness versus retribution. Jigsaw keeps digging into these issues, which become grist for his games. And as twisted as the games are, his intention is to help people. Between his philosophical bent and his sick take on altruism, I like to think Jigsaw is somewhat unique in the horror universe." The SAW franchise has been part of a wave of horror films that have drawn favourable comparisons to the independent horror cinema of the 1970s, a connection highlighted in a Summer 2007 series at New York"s Museum of the Moving Image, entitled "It"s Only a Movie: Horror Films from the 1970s and Today." The six-weekend retrospective drew a thru-line between films like Wes Craven"s LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) and Tobe Hooper"s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974), which shocked audiences of their day with envelope-pushing gore and disturbing explorations of human behaviour; and the films of the SAW age, including Darren Lynn Bousman"s SAW II, which contain images and stories that have left today"s viewers just as stunned and terrified - and eager for more - as the moviegoers of the 1970s. "It"s Only a Movie" presented double features that paired films from each era, with SAW II sharing a bill with Stanley Kubrick"s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Announcing the series in June 2007, the Museum"s Chief Curator, David Schwartz said, "These movies are of considerable aesthetic and cultural interest, clearly reflecting the fears of contemporary lives…. Of course we are aware that these films -5- contain disturbing, often shocking images, but they are powerful precisely because they tap into our deepest anxieties." Assistant Curator Livia Bloom also weighed in. "The filmmakers in this series use the horror genre as a commercial framework to make smart, often subversive films. Their work examines deep psychological concerns, and comments on social and political issues of the day." Bloom noted that in SAW"s "startling scenes of torture," she found "reflections of a life during a time of war and turmoil." The thematic and stylistic consistency of the SAW series owes much to the stewardship and participation of a core team, many of whom have been with the series for most, if not all of, its life. In addition to Burg, Koules and Greutert, this team includes SAW originators Wan and Whannell; the late producer Gregg Hoffman; and executive producers Daniel Heffner, Stacey Testro, Peter Block and Jason Constantine; director of photography David A Armstrong, who laid the creepy visual template for the series and shot the first six instalments; screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, who have delved into psychology and mayhem since SAW IV; composer Charlie Clouser, a onetime member of the band Nine Inch Nails; costume designer Alex Kavanagh; and casting director Stephanie Gorin. Writer/director Darren Lynn Bousman joined the team with the critical sequel SAW II and went on to helm SAW III and SAW IV. Production designer David Hackl created Jigsaw"s universe for the first four films in the series before directing SAW V, at which time current production designer Tony Ianni (V, VI, 3D) joined the crew. The SAW franchise is not only about big-screen blood; it also about the blood that saves lives. With the release of the first SAW in 2004, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures embarked on a cutting-edge promotion tailored specifically to the franchise"s profile: a nationwide SAW blood drive that exhorted fans to "Give Til It Hurts" to benefit the Red Cross. The SAW "Give Til It Hurts" Blood Drive became a key element of the SAW franchise, as much a part of its annual rituals as the Halloween premiere date. Each year brought a new ad campaign photographed by Tim Palen, Lionsgate Co-President of Theatrical Marketing and fine art photographer, and featuring the SAW nurses, seductive angels of questionable mercy and considerable visual impact. In six years of blood drives, SAW filmgoers donated nearly 124,641 pints of blood to help save as many as 373,923 lives. As intricate as one of Jigsaw"s games, the SAW films reveal their twisting plots gradually. The series itself resembles an even larger jigsaw puzzle, with each new film linking up in some way with its predecessor. As SAW 3D arrives to bring this series to its conclusion, now is the time to look at the pieces thus far. To paraphrase Jigsaw"s victims: where are we? SAW Director: James Wan -6- Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell Story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell SAW"s opening scene immediately plunges the audience into the unknown, along with the two unfortunate men, Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Dr Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes), who wake to find themselves chained up in a fetid subterranean bathroom. The captives are the most recent targets of a psychopathic genius known as Jigsaw, who constructs elaborate games that force his victims to make impossible choices between life and death. As Adam and Dr Gordon struggle to unravel the elaborate puzzle of their fate, Detective Tapp (Danny Glover) and his colleague Kerry (Dina Meyer) work furiously to determine Jigsaw"s identity before he can claim yet more victims. But Jigsaw has accomplices - whose willingness is not entirely clear - and his meticulous planning enables him to escape. SAW opened nationwide on Friday, October 29, 2004. The film stunned industry observers by debuting at #3 with a weekend take of $18.3 million and it remained in the Top 10 for 4 weeks. Produced for just $1.2 million, SAW went on to worldwide box office earnings of over $103 million ($55.1M domestic, $47.9M international). It won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2004 San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival; the Special Jury Prize and Youth Jury Prize (both to James Wan) at the 2005 Gérardmer (France) Film Festival (a/k/a Festival de Gérardmer - Fantastic Arts); and the Pegasus Audience Award (also to James Wan) at the 2005 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. SAW was released on DVD/home video on February 15, 2005; it debuted at #1 on the home entertainment charts and sold 2.2 million units in its first week. It was the top-selling horror DVD of 2005. SAW II Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Screenplay: Leigh Whannell and Darren Lynn Bousman SAW II finds Jigsaw playing two games simultaneously: one involving eight victims who wake up in a crumbling house and must solve their mastermind"s riddle before their insides are destroyed by poison; and the other with Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg), whose rebellious son is among the eight captives. Also among the abducted is Amanda (Shawnee Smith), who was introduced in SAW as the only victim to have survived Jigsaw"s tests. Desperate to save his son, Detective Matthews resorts, not for the first time, to brutality and trickery. It"s a decision that leads him right into a trap designed by Jigsaw in collaboration with his new apprentice: Amanda. SAW II opened nationwide on Friday, October 28, 2005. The film"s opening day gross of $12.1 million was Lionsgate"s biggest Friday gross to that point (this would be surpassed by SAW III). It was the weekend"s #1 film with a box office tally of $31.7 -7- million, outperforming SAW"s opening weekend by $12 million, an increase of approximately 60%. The debut marked the widest release and the biggest opening weekend in Lionsgate box office history. SAW II spent 7 weeks in the US. Top Ten, and was the top grossing horror film of 2005, with domestic theatrical box office receipts of $87 million. Internationally, SAW II opened at #1 in Australia, Brazil, Germany and Austria; its combined international box office was $60 million. The film"s UK opening was Lionsgate"s biggest international opening weekend for a film to date, and the opening weekend box office in Japan more than doubled from the release of SAW. SAW II was released on DVD/home video on Valentine"s Day, February 14, 2006; it debuted at #1 on the home entertainment charts, selling 2.8 million units on its first day and 3.3 million units in its first week. The title was the fastest-selling theatrical DVD in company history. It was nominated for the 2006 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA; star Tobin Bell was nominated for the 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Villain. SAW III Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Screenplay: Leigh Whannell Story: Leigh Whannell and James Wan As SAW III begins, Jigsaw"s health is failing and he is preparing his adoring acolyte, Amanda, to carry on his work. Amanda has designed numerous games herself, building various horrendous contraptions to test the survival instincts of her victims. A very important game involves a brain surgeon, Lynn (Bahar Soomekh), who is forced to operate on the dying man. Meanwhile, in another section of Jigsaw"s lair, a grieving father, Jeff (Angus Macfadyen) is given the barbed opportunity to fulfil his dreams of revenge. Like so many before him, Jeff lives down to Jigsaw"s expectations … with dire consequences for the people he loves. SAW III opened nationwide on Friday, October 27, 2006. It was the weekend"s #1 film with a box office tally of $33.6 million, the biggest opening in Lionsgate history, surpassing that of SAW II by 5.94%. Its Friday opening of $14.4M marked the highest single-day box office gross to date in company history. The film was the widest release in Lionsgate history, besting its predecessor SAW II. It spent 4 weeks in the US. Top Ten, and was the top grossing theatrical horror film of 2006, with domestic theatrical box office receipts of $80.2 million. SAW III"s international box office receipts totalled $84.6 million, and it marked the first Lionsgate film to open at #1 in Great Britain, where it took in $4.9 million in its first weekend. SAW III was released on DVD/home video on January 23, 2007, debuting at #1 on the charts, selling 2.9 million units in the US. its first day. It was the best-selling horror DVD of 2007, having sold 4.1 million units. SAW III was nominated for the 2007 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film by the Academy of -8- Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA; star Tobin Bell was nominated for the 2007 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain; Bell and Shawnee Smith received a joint Spike TV Scream Award nomination for Most Vile Villain. SAW IV Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Screenplay: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan Story by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead, and Detective Kerry has been murdered. Two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) and Agent Perez (Athena Karkanis), arrive at the depleted police precinct and help veteran Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) sift through Jigsaw's latest grizzly game of victims and piece together the puzzle. But then SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent), the last officer untouched by Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), is suddenly abducted. Thrust into the madman's harrowing game, the officer has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of interconnected traps...or face the deadly consequences. Rigg's citywide pursuit leaves a wake of dead bodies, and Detective Hoffman and the FBI uncover long-hidden clues that lead them back to Jigsaw's ex-wife Jill (Betsy Russell). The genesis of Jigsaw's evil is unveiled, exposing the puppet master's true intentions and the sinister plan for his past, present and future victims. SAW IV opened nationwide on October 26, 2007. It was the weekend"s #1 film with a box office tally of $31.8 million. It has since earned total domestic theatrical box office receipts of $63.3 million; the film"s international box office receipts have totalled over $76 million. SAW IV was released on DVD/home video on January 22, 2008, debuting at #2 on the charts and selling 2.6 million units in the US. and Canada. It is one of the top two best-selling horror DVDs of 2008. SAW IV was nominated for three 2008 Spike TV Scream Awards (Best Sequel, Best Villain, Most Memorable Mutilation), handed out October 18, 2008. SAW V Director: David Hackl Screenplay: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan -9- In the fifth instalment of the SAW franchise, Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, Hoffman must go on the hunt to eliminate all loose ends. SAW V opened nationwide on October 24, 2008, and was the #2 film that weekend with a box office tally of $30 million. Its domestic theatrical box office receipts totalled over $56.7 million; the film"s international box office receipts have totalled over $57.1 million. SAW V was released on DVD/home video on January 20, 2009, debuting at #2 on the charts; it has sold 1.6 million units to date. SAW VI Director: Kevin Greutert Screenplay: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood. SAW VI opened nationwide on October 23, 2009. Its domestic theatrical box office receipts totalled over $27.6 million; the film"s international box office receipts have totalled over $42 million. SAW VI was released on DVD/home video on January 26, 2010, debuting at #3 on the charts; it has sold 1.4 million units to date. SAW VII 3D Director: Kevin Greutert Written by: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw"s brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror... - 10 - JIGSAW'S NEW PIECES: THE SAW FRANCHISE EXPANDS ITS INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL PRESENCE Seven years into its life, the SAW franchise is part of the language of international pop culture, and the series" basic underpinnings are familiar even to non- fans. The SAW films have been referenced on television series as diverse as "The Simpsons" (Spring 2009), "The Sopranos" (Season 6) and "Entourage" (Season 5), and in the recent comedy GET HIM TO THE GREEK (Spring 2010). And the franchise has expanded well beyond theatre walls, allowing SAW fans and adrenaline aficionados to play with Jigsaw in a thrillingly, scarily immediate sense: The second SAW video game was released in October 2010 by Konami, which saw great success with the first SAW video game, released in October 2009. In March 2009, SAW - The Ride became the world"s first horror-theme rollercoaster when it opened at Thorpe Park in Surrey, UK. Closely based on the franchise, the ride dares thrill-seekers to "face your fears." It is the world"s steepest freefall drop rollercoaster, with a "beyond vertical" drop of 100º from a height of 100 ft. Thorpe Park is part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, the world"s second-biggest company for location-based, family attractions. SAW returns for a second year to Universal Studios Hollywood"s Halloween Horror Nights (HHN), which runs from September 24 - October 31, 2010. SAW will be one of four themed Haunted Mazes, and one of six themed Scares Zones. Now in its fifth year, Universal"s HHN is the biggest Halloween event in Southern California and attracts people from all over the state. For the second year in a row, SAW is under the big top in Las Vegas, where Circus Circus"s Adventure Dome (25 rides and attractions, 4.5 MM visitors annually) transforms into FRIGHT DOME for the month of October. SAW will be the featured movie partner of Fright Dome 2010 Six Flags Theme Park in Chicago has created a SAW-themed Haunted House, which will be open from September 30 - October 31, 2010. A SAW-themed Haunted Maze debuted on October 8, 2010 for Halloween Fright Nights at Warner Bros. Movie World amusement park in Gold Coast, Australia. SAW aficionados will have a bounty of dress-up and decorating options for Halloween 2010, ranging from costumes and masks to body parts and the unforgettable hanging pig head. ABOUT THE CAST Whether you know him as "Jigsaw" in the wildly successful SAW movies, "Nordic" in THE FIRM or even "Ted Kaczynski" in UNABOMBER - THE REAL STORY, TOBIN BELL (Jigsaw/John) has displayed an uncanny - and occasionally chilling - ability to burrow deep into a character"s psyche. Tobin"s longevity and chameleon-like ability to assume any role has placed him in the upper echelon of consummate professional actors. His success as the star of the SAW movies is a fitting - 11 - reward for almost 30 years spent appearing in movies and television shows, mainly in character roles. Starting with the role of FBI agent "Ernest Stokes" in MISSISSIPPI BURNING (1988), Tobin Bell has played a long line of interesting characters on both sides of the law: JFK conspirator "David Ferrie" in RUBY; "Mendoza" in IN THE LINE OF FIRE; the riveting "Nordic" in THE FIRM; gunfighter "Dog Kelly" in THE QUICK AND THE DEAD; "Lucian Morano" in SERIAL KILLER; a parole officer in GOODFELLAS; the voice of "Zaragosa" in DreamWorks" ROAD TO EL DORADO; as well as roles in OVERNIGHT DELIVERY, HBO"s THE FOURTH FLOOR, GOOD NEIGHBOUR, BLACK MASK 2, LOOSE CANNONS, MALICE and POWERPLAY. Tobin is a familiar face to viewers of TV movies and dramas (though comedy fans will recognize him as "Ron" from "Seinfeld"). Tobin has been a prominent guest star on some of the most critically acclaimed and popular dramas of the last decade: as attorney "Nathan Volk" on the NBC drama "Revelations," with Bill Pullman, Natasha McElone and John Rhys-Davies; as "Peter Kingsley" in five episodes of "24;" as "Agent Dreyer" on "Alias;" and as "Karl Storm" in one of the fans" favourite episodes of "Walker: Texas Ranger." Tobin has also appeared on "The West Wing," "The Guardian," "The Sopranos," "Charmed," "Once and Again," "X-Files," "Stargate," "Silk Stalkings," "ER," "La Femme Nikita," "NYPD Blue," "Murder One," and "Chicago Hope." His resume also includes the television movies-of-the-week ONE HOT SUMMER NIGHT, BABYSITTER"S SEDUCTION, MORTAL FEAR and DEEP RED. Tobin comes by some of his acting skill naturally; his mother is the British actress Eileen Bell. But Tobin also learned from the best, studying with Lee Strasberg and Ellen Burstyn at the New York's Actor Studio and with Sanford Meisner at the Neighbourhood Playhouse. On the New York stage, Tobin has appeared at the New York Shakespeare Festival, the New York Public Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Playwright"s Horizons. Tobin was born in New York City and raised in Weymouth, Mass. As befits the star of "thinking men"s horror movies," Tobin is a graduate of Boston University, with a master"s degree in Environmental Education from Montclair State College. Hobbies include playing the guitar, taking wildlife photographs and making frequent climbing trips to the Presidential Range of New Hampshire"s White Mountains. Also a writer, Tobin has completed several screenplays and stage plays. He is married, with two children, and splits his time between homes in New York and Los Angeles. COSTAS MANDYLOR (Hoffman), born in Melbourne, Australia of Greek ancestry, began his career as a soccer star in Greece and Australia. When his professional soccer career was cut short following stress fractures to his shins, he packed up and moved to Hollywood. He has since become an acclaimed actor in the States. He became an "overnight" success when cast in THE TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT, a Holocaust drama filmed in Auschwitz. Oliver Stone gave him a small role in 1991s THE DOORS, but it was MOBSTERS, from the same year, that gave him his first starring role. Costas had a very successful and well-known television career as "Kenny Lacos," the impulsive and lovable Deputy in the David E Kelley drama "Picket Fences" and next put his Mediterranean good looks to good use as "Alphonse Royo" in the Dick Wolf drama series "Players." Costas has been described as one of the most "beautiful" people - 12 - in the world (People Magazine - 1991) and "one of the most exotic faces on television today." Other notable small screen appearances include "Sex and the City," "Andromeda," "Charmed," "7th Heaven" and "Fastlane." After "Players" in 1997 came a number of television films and larger projects. He had a small role in Sean Penn"s THE PLEDGE and ABOVE AND BEYOND with Alexandra Paul. He more recently lent his voice to the role of "Hondshew" in 2007"s BEOWULF starring Angelina Jolie. He continues acting on television, including the Hallmark Channel"s JUST DESSERTS opposite Lauren Holly and in numerous independent movies and a starring role in David E Kelley's short-lived show, "Wedding Bells." His next widely recognized role came as "Detective Hoffman" in the SAW horror franchise. Born and raised in San Diego, California, BETSY RUSSELL (Jill) is best known for her starring role as "Jill Tuck." At 16 years old, she landed her first gig in the business, a Pepsi commercial in her hometown. This sparked a fire within her, and she immediately made the move to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time. Once arriving in LA, television roles began to pour in, until she landed an audition for a film that would change her career, the 1983 sex-comedy, cult classic film PRIVATE SCHOOL. She booked the role on the spot, being cast as "Jordon Leigh-Jensen," playing opposite her idol Phoebe Cates. The film launched Russell into Hollywood stardom, and she quickly became known as the "it-girl," known for her ability to play a sexy bitch, with innocence. She continued to work steadily in film, starring in movies such as TOMBOY, AVENGING ANGEL, and made cameos in top television series including "The A- Team," "TJ Hooker," and "Family Ties." After taking a hiatus from TV and film in the 90s to focus on raising her family, Russell returned to the silver screen starring as "Jill Tuck" in Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures" SAW III, SAW IV, SAW V and SAW VI. In addition to SAW 3D, Russell can also be seen starring in the SYFY adventure television film MANDRAKE, and the New Films International"s horror flick CHAIN LETTER, opposite Nikki Reed and Keith David in 2010. DEAN ARMSTRONG's (Cale) varied career includes SYFY's new Stephen King series "Haven," five seasons on Showtime's "Queer as Folk," two years on Broadway starring in Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Rent and the host of the CBC six part mini-series "Triple Sensation II." Dean is also the Founder and Executive Producer of Appulse Films. The company"s first feature entitled VERONA, directed by Laurie Lynd (BREAKFAST WITH SCOT), is scheduled for theatrical release in 2011. CHAD DONELLA (Gibson) originally hails from Toronto, Canada. There, he attended the York Arts Drama Program, a prominent and highly respected theatre school in Canada, where he starred in such productions as Oedipus Rex, Measure By Measure, Waiting For Godot, A Doll's House and The Collected Works of Billy The Kid. He was subsequently cast in various other plays, appearing on some of Toronto"s finest stages including Wild Abandon at the Tarragon Theatre, 2 To Tango and Cowboy Mouth at Theatre Centre East, and The Juliet Chronicles at the Factory Theatre. The entertainment community took notice of Chad"s amazing versatility and prescient ability to capture a character"s depth, casting him in the controversial and - 13 - award-winning Canadian teen series, "Straight Up." He continued to work extensively in the Canadian television industry, rapidly making his way to Los Angeles where he soon established himself as an actor to watch. He started landing leading roles in the box office hits DISTURBING BEHAVIOUR (MGM) and FINAL DESTINATION (New Line), garnering him numerous fans and many dedicated websites. Lionsgate, long a fan of Chad"s work, then cast him as their lead in the romantic comedy GIRL FEVER. After seeing his work in that film, they offered him a role in SHATTERED GLASS. Other recent independent film credits include DAKOTA, 9 LIVES OF MARA and HATE CRIME which garnered him Best Supporting Actor at the Colorado Film Festival. But it was the role of "Jacob" in the highly rated and critically acclaimed mini- series "Taken" (DreamWorks Television / Sci-Fi Channel) that has brought Chad to an entirely new and devoted fan base. The series was a ratings success and has drawn imminent praise for Chad"s work. His numerous television credits include many guest star and recurring roles on prominent shows that include the season finale of "Smallville," "Law & Order: SVU," "Copper," "CSI: Miami," "Ghost Whisperer," "Monk," and "NCIS." GINA HOLDEN (Joyce) is busier than ever, with an exciting slate of upcoming film and television projects in the works. She was recently chosen for Hallmark Channel's "Something To Be Thankful For" (November 2010), opposite Faye Dunaway and Daphne Zuniga, and ABC's fantasy "Legend of the Seeker," based on the popular Terry Goodkind book series. Gina was also chosen to play high-powered radio executive "Trina Campbell" on the CW family drama "Life Unexpected." A native of Smithers, British Columbia, Gina credits a background of dance and musical theatre for her diverse range and interests. Early study abroad and a successful career in modelling further enriched her creative drive and strong work ethic, helping her amass an impressive list of credits. She has starred on CBS' popular horror-drama "Harper's Island," and police drama "Flashpoint," on the CW smash "Smallville," and "Blood Ties." Feature film roles include: MESSAGE DELETED opposite Matthew Lillard, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, FINAL DESTINATION 3, and THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, among many others. In 2009, Gina executive produced "Bangmaster General," a surreal skateboarding web series created by award-winning director Corey Adams. CHESTER BENNINGTON (Evan) is the lead vocalist for alternative band, Linkin Park. They were recently named the #1 selling Rock/Alt Band of the Decade by Soundscan/Billboard. Over the course of the past few years, LP amassed more than 50 million sales worldwide, a remarkable string of chart-topping singles, a pair of Grammy wins and an international fan base whose members number in the millions. Their fourth studio album, A Thousand Suns (Machine Shop Recordings / Warner Bros) released September 14, 2010, debuted #1 on Billboard"s Top 200 chart, as well as 15 other countries. In October 2009, Bennington released an album for his side-project, Dead By Sunrise. He is also co-owner of the tattoo chain, Club Tattoo, which opened a branch at the Miracle Mile shops in Las Vegas last year. - 14 - Chester is involved in several charity organizations including Music For Relief (www.musicforrefief.org). MFR was originated by the members of Linkin Park, reaching out to their fellow artists and fans to help victims of disaster and global warming. He is also involved in Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, an organization to help feed the homeless, and Take Me Home, an animal rescue group. Bennington began acting in theatre roles in high school that eventually led to travelling with a troupe around the country before his singing career took off. REBECCA MARSHALL (Suzanne) - BIO FORTHCOMING An actor/writer/improviser/voice-over/artist/director/teacher, NAOMI SNIECKUS (Nina) is an alumnus of The Second City Toronto. She wrote/performed in five hit shows including Invasion Free Since 1812, Reloaded and Bird Flu Over the Cuckoos Nest. Other theatre credits include: The Ginkgo Tree (Arts Club), Guide to Mourning (Belfry Theatre), Conservatives in Love (Pea Green Theatre). She directed Chelsea P Menders in Naughty Little Children and is presently the director of the Touring Co. at Second City. She has written for Trish Stratus for "Walk of Fame" and Nelly Furtado for "The Junos." TV and film credits include "Da Kink in My Hair," "Degrassi," "Train 48," "ReGenesis," "Little Mosque on the Prairie," "She"s the Mayor," "The Jon Dore Show," and "Skins USA." She also had recurring roles on "Ron James Show," "Being Erica," "MrD," "Wingin" It." You may have heard Naomi"s voice on CBC Radio"s Canadia or as "Aunt Turtle" on the cartoon "Franklin the Turtle." Naomi is developing a show with Breakthrough Films called "Unrelated." She is a founding member of The National Theatre of the World and performs and produces Impromptu Splendour and The Carnegie Hall Show (the former was last year"s winner and the latter is currently nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Troupe). She has a recurring role in the new Trailer Park Boys TV show, "Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour." Naomi is the director of the Touring Company at the Second City Theatre. This year she has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for the second year in a row in the category of Best Female Improviser. SEAN PATRICK FLANERY (Bobby) has had an extensive acting career, starting with his explosive career making performance in the feature film POWDER. Since then, Sean has starred in a number of feature films, such as THE GRASS HARP, SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE, SUICIDE KINGS, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS and BODY SHOTS. His feature credits go on and on. Sean has also been quite successful on the small screen. He began his television career starring in the series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" for George Lucas. He also starred in "The Strip," the short-lived Jerry Bruckheimer series. In addition, he has starred in the mini-series "The Diamond Hunters" and currently, Sean recurs on the hit series "The Dead Zone." Throughout his career veteran actor CARY ELWES (Dr Gordon) has turned in an array of outstanding, eclectic performances. He just completed production on Ivan Reitman"s upcoming comedy FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS alongside Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. He wrapped filming on Steven Spielberg"s TINTIN and previously - 15 - starred in DreamWorks" A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Jim Carrey, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Elwes made his cinematic debut in Marek Kanievska"s film ANOTHER COUNTRY based on the award-winning play, and followed up with a starring role in the highly acclaimed historical drama LADY JANE alongside Helena Bonham Carter. He then turned in a memorable portrayal as "Westley" in Rob Reiner"s classic fairytale THE PRINCESS BRIDE which won over audiences around the globe. Other film credits include the hit psychological thriller SAW, the Academy Award-winning war epic GLORY, BRAM STOKER"S DRACULA directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Mel Brooks" ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS, TWISTER, LIAR LIAR, KISS THE GIRLS, SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE and Garry Marshall"s GEORGIA RULE with Jane Fonda. On the small screen, Elwes recently starred in the pilot "Tough Trade" written and created by Jenji Kohan and directed by Gavin Hood. He also has a recurring role on the USA Network show "Psych" as "Pierre Despereaux." His previous television credits include guest starring on a gripping episode of "Law & Order: SVU" as a mob lawyer whose family is viciously attacked and portraying the young Pope in CBS"s telepic "Pope John Paul II." Additionally Elwes starred in the Golden Globe Award-winning HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon," "The Riverman," "Uprising" and had a recurring role as "FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer" on the final season of "The X- Files." Elwes was born and raised in London before moving to the States in his teens. He attended college in upstate New York and went on to study at the Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute. Ironically, however it was back in his native England where Elwes began his film career. He later returned to New York before eventually relocating to Los Angeles. Raised entirely by his single mother and his maternal grandparents, actor, writer and producer, LAURENCE ANTHONY (Rogers) is one of the most accomplished and promising young talents of his generation. A published author and playwright, Laurence was discovered at age 20 by a number of successful and perceptive casting directors in Toronto. Laurence is a graduate of Ryerson University"s illustrious school of Radio and TV Arts and studied with private acting coaches at a young age. While in school and after he graduated, Laurence has been featured in various commercials and has nabbed notable TV appearances in "The Border," "Degrassi" and pilot, "H.M.S." SAW 3D, is Laurence"s debut feature film role. A frequent traveller, Laurence spends much of his time between NY and Toronto. His author credits include "The Lido Deck," published in the best-selling book LAID: Young People's Experiences With Sex. He also penned the play How Do I Forgive My Dying Father and is known as a passionate and accomplished spoken word artist and published poet. Never one to be still and idle, Laurence is an avid cook and has prepared meals for several well-known personalities. If he wasn"t busy enough, Laurence is currently working on setting up a new ad agency based in Toronto and NY. Known for his infectious smile and deep voice, Laurence has charmed and worked his way into becoming a very memorable and promising young actor. - 16 - JAMES VAN PATTEN (Coroner) - BIO FORTHCOMING - 17 - ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS KEVIN GREUTERT (Director) is a native of Pasadena, California. He received a production degree at USC Film School and rose through the ranks of film editing on such projects as TITANIC, ARMAGEDDON and INSPECTOR GADGET. He was brought onto the first SAW film through the merits of his work on the Disney comedy GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE II, and edited all five films of the horror series before directing Saw VI and Saw 3D. He also edited several other horror films, including THE STRANGERS. PATRICK MELTON (Writer) hails from Evanston, Illinois and attended the University of Iowa, where he met his writing partner, Marcus Dunstan. After moving to Los Angeles and working for various film companies, Patrick attended Loyola Marymount University, where he received his MFA in Screenwriting. In 2004, Patrick won the filmmaking contest Project Greenlight for the script he co-wrote with Marcus Dunstan titled FEAST. Since then, Patrick and Marcus have become household names in the horror genre with such films as SAW IV, SAW V, SAW VI, the two FEAST sequels, and THE COLLECTOR, which Dunstan also directed. They have provided rewrites for the successful MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D and the recently released PIRANHA 3D. Currently, Patrick and Marcus are writing a film version of THE OUTER LIMITS for MGM and they are preparing to film THE COLLECTOR 2 this fall with Dunstan returning to the director's chair. MARCUS DUNSTAN (Writer) hails from Macomb, IL and attended the University of Iowa, where he met his writing partner Patrick Melton. After moving to North Hollywood in January of 1999, Marcus attempted to stay in shape by jogging in a nearby park. He found a gun in that park, ran back to his apartment and shortly thereafter gained 50 pounds. Odd job after odd job followed as Mr Dunstan watched his youth dim under the mocking gaze of his Communications Degree. A fateful call from Patrick Melton began with, "What if we took a shot at writing a horror film?" That script became FEAST, which was selected by Project Greenlight and released by Dimension Films. The success of FEAST led to the creation of two sequels that so offended one viewer, Dunstan was asked not to reproduce. In 2007, Marcus co-wrote SAW IV with Patrick Melton, during which time, Dunstan, fearing kidney stones, endured an ultrasound only to discover that his jeans were so tight they had pinched a nerve under his ribcage. With shame intact, Marcus co-wrote SAW V, SAW VI and SAW 3D for director Kevin Greutert. Dunstan's next offering as director will be THE COLLECTION, a sequel to his directorial debut, THE COLLECTOR, which is based, once again, on a script co-written by his college bud, Patrick Melton. The screenwriting duo are currently working on the film adaptation of the sci-fi series THE OUTER LIMITS which will hopefully bring Dunstan one step closer to realizing his lifelong dream of living on the moon…or within walking distance of a Jimmy John"s Subs…whichever comes first. OREN KOULES (Producer) worked as a commodities trader in Chicago prior to relocating to California. He began his career as a producer, producing the thriller SET IT OFF with Jade Pinkett and Queen Latifah and MRS WINTERBOURNE with Shirley - 18 - MacLaine. Koules then served as Senior Vice-President of Production with Paramount Pictures for two years before leaving to co-found Evolution Entertainment with Mark Burg. Under this new partnership, the duo produced the dramatic thriller JOHN Q, starring Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Robert Duvall. Koules and Burg also produced SAW, one of the most profitable films of 2004, which was the first picture released under the Twisted Pictures banner, the horror/thriller division of their company. The success of SAW spawned the powerhouse horror franchise with follow ups SAW II, SAW III AND SAW IV, all opening # 1 in North America. SAW V and SAW VI continued the unprecedented streak of six consecutive years of a Halloween release, thus propelling the series to the top of the list of horror franchises of all time. In addition to producing over 16 films in the feature world, Koules is also an Executive Producer on the CBS Emmy nominated television series "Two and a Half Men." Koules and his business partner Burg became professional sports owners in 2008 when they purchased the NHL franchise, the Tampa Bay Lightning. As co-founder of Evolution Entertainment and Twisted Pictures, MARK BURG (Producer) has assembled an impressive client list that represents talent both in front of and behind the camera. Formerly the president of Island Pictures, Burg is a veteran film producer, whose credits include films like CAN"T BUY ME LOVE, BULL DURHAM, THE SANDLOT and THE GINGERBREAD MAN. After partnering with Oren Koules to form Evolution, their list of films produced includes the dramatic thriller JOHN Q, starring Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Robert Duvall. In TV, Burg is an Executive Producer on the CBS Emmy nominated television series "Two and a Half Men." Burg and Koules also produced SAW, one of the most profitable films of 2004, which was the first picture released under the Twisted Pictures banner, the horror/thriller division of their company. The success of SAW spawned the powerhouse horror franchise with follow ups SAW II, SAW III AND SAW IV, all opening # 1 in North America. SAW V and SAW VI continued the unprecedented streak of six consecutive years of a Halloween release, thus propelling the series to the top of the list of horror franchises of all time. Outside of Hollywood, Burg along with his partner Koules became professional sports owners when they purchased the NHL franchise, the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2008. DANIEL JASON HEFFNER (Executive Producer) attended Ithaca College School of Communications and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications in 1978. Upon graduating, Mr Heffner worked as a stage manager and production assistant on the Academy Award-winning film KRAMER VS KRAMER, and then as a research assistant to Milos Forman on RAGTIME. In January of 1980, Mr Heffner moved to Los Angeles and became a member of the Director"s Guild of America as a second assistant director. He has worked in this capacity on such films as: PERSONAL BEST, the Academy Award-winning AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, RICHARD PRYOR LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP, and the critically acclaimed THE BIG CHILL. In 1982 he went to work for - 19 - Columbia Pictures, working on various projects as a production manager and a first assistant director. Mr Heffner's executive career began in August of 1985, when he was selected to be the first Production Executive for the newly restructured film division of the Walt Disney Studios. In this capacity he was instrumental in the rebuilding of the studios feature production division, serving on the studio"s new technologies and facilities expansion committees. As a production executive, Mr Heffner oversaw the production of the following projects: THE COLOUR OF MONEY, directed by Martin Scorsese starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise, filmed on location in Chicago; TOUGH GUYS, which was the final collaboration of Kirk Douglas and the late Burt Lancaster; ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING, the directorial debut of Chris Columbus, starring Elizabeth Shue, filmed on location in Toronto and Chicago; THREE MEN AND A BABY, directed by Leonard Nimoy starring Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg, filmed on location in Toronto and New York City. During his tenure at Disney, Mr Heffner was called upon to line produce COCKTAIL, directed by Roger Donaldson starring Tom Cruise, Elizabeth Shue, and Brian Brown, filmed on location in New York City, Jamaica, and Toronto; as well as THE GOOD MOTHER, directed by Leonard Nimoy starring Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson, filmed on location in Toronto and Boston (Mr Heffner also served as the first Assistant Director on this film). In 1988, promoted to Vice President of Production, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, a division of The Walt Disney Company, Mr Heffner was charged with the creation and operation of the Buena Vista Pictures Production Division. Including both production and finance personnel, this division started with five employees in 1988 and grew to over 35 employees by the end of 1991. During this period he was responsible for the production of over 25 motion pictures, including the highly successful ERNEST series as well as MR DESTINY directed by James Orr starring Jim Belushi; DECEIVED directed by Damian Harris starring Goldie Hawn; THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE directed by Curtis Hanson starring Rebecca De Mornay and Anabella Sciorra; as well as WILD HEARTS CAN'T BE BROKEN, WHITE FANG, WHERE THE HEART IS, SPACED INVADERS, SHIPWRECKED, PARADISE, THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, GREENCARD, and BETSY'S WEDDING. In November of 1991 in order to pursue a career as an independent producer, Mr Heffner left The Walt Disney Company. Since then he has served as Co-Executive Producer and Production Manager of HOLY MATRIMONY directed by Leonard Nimoy starring Patricia Arquette, filmed on location in Great Falls, Montana; Co-Producer and First Assistant Director on Fred Dryer"s HIGHWAY 395, filmed in Lone Pine, California; First Assistant Director on WINTER BREAK, filmed in Aspen, Colorado; First Assistant Director on ACI/American Cinema, Inc"s KILLER BUZZ filmed entirely in Brazil; Co-Producer on Walt Disney Pictures" GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE 2, filmed in Queensland, Australia; Co-Producer and First Assistant Director on Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate Films SAW; Producer on Fox Television Studios MOW/Pilot "Anonymous Rex" for the Sci Fi Channel; Line Producer on CHECKING OUT for Full Circle Productions, LP; Co-Producer on Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate SAW II; Executive Producer on Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate SAW III; Co-Producer on P2 for Summit Entertainment; Executive Producer on Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate SAW IV; Executive Producer on Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate REPO! - 20 - THE GENETIC OPERA; Executive Producer on Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate SAW V and SAW VI. Mr Heffner is currently in development for Serendipity Productions, Inc. as Producer on THE DEVIL TAKES TOMORROW, THE DELICATE SKIN and SHOESHINE CATS. PETER BLOCK (Executive Producer) formed A Bigger Boat in 2008 and just completed production on John Carpenter"s THE WARD, featuring Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Mamie Gummer, Jared Harris and up-and-comers Lyndsy Fonseca and Laura-Leigh. A Bigger Boat"s first production, FROZEN, was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in February 2010. Peter"s next production is HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET which was penned by David Loucka and is set to be directed by UK"s Mark Tonderai in the summer of 2010. Later this summer, A Bigger Boat is branching out into the distribution business with the release of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, a taut UK thriller starring Gemma Arterton and directed by J Blakeson which was the hit of the most recent Toronto and Tribeca film festivals. Peter has also acquired the rights to Roger Smith"s thriller MIXED BLOOD, which he will produce with GreeneStreet Films and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. The script is currently being written by Kelly Masterson (BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU"RE DEAD) and is to be directed by Phillip Noyce (SALT, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER). Other recent producing credits include RAMBO, THE EYE, MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, SAW VI and DAYBREAKERS, as well as serving as Co-Executive Producer of the NBC series "Fear Itself." Peter also played an integral part in the structure and formation of Epix, the pay cable joint venture between Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate, and has helped to broker distribution and output deals for the new network. In addition, Peter was instrumental in the creation of FearNet, the VOD and Internet portal for horror and thriller content that is a joint venture between Comcast, Sony and Lionsgate, serving on the initial board of directors for the venture. From 2000-2008, Peter was the President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Lionsgate Entertainment and its related entities. Over the years, he held an executive level position in nearly every aspect of the company"s business and served as the primary acquisitions executive and as a production executive, drawing upon his knowledge of genre films and past experience creating marketing plans, key art and trailers for many of the company"s DVD and television releases. Under his supervision, the Lionsgate acquisitions department acquired distribution rights to over 500 films through pre-buys, negative pick-ups and co- productions both at script stage and via festival/market screenings. Such films included the box office sensations CRASH, SAW, OPEN WATER, FAHRENHEIT 9/11, THE COOLER, and art-house hits such as LANTANA and SECRETARY. His focus on genre pictures resulted in the company"s foray into the theatrical release of horror and thriller pictures through the acquisition of CABIN FEVER, and HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. He was responsible for acquiring a number of films from international filmmakers which introduced them to the US. audience including Peter Jackson's DEAD ALIVE, Guillermo del Toro's CRONOS, Takashi Shimizu's JU-ON: THE GRUDGE, HIGH TENSION from Alexandre Aja, and UNDEAD from Australia"s Spierig brothers. - 21 - In addition to his other duties, Peter worked as a primary production executive for the company on such varied theatrical releases as the Academy Award-nominated GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, the Bobby Darin bio-pic BEYOND THE SEA directed and starring Kevin Spacey, the Paramount released NARC, Rob Zombie"s DEVIL"S REJECTS, and the cult hit WONDERLAND. Previously, Peter oversaw the entirety of Lions Gate Home Entertainment from its inception, and under his leadership grew the division into a $150 million full-service distribution business in the United States and Canada. Lions Gate Home Entertainment now includes more than 8,000 titles and generates over 100 new DVD releases, comprised by new to sell-through and over 70 new rental titles annually. In the area of New Media, Peter oversaw the company"s in-house web ventures, and served as the primary liaison with the company"s affiliate, CinemaNow. In an industry first, Peter designed and negotiated the Trimark-Broadcast.com venture, an agreement for streaming and advertising motion pictures over the internet provider. The agreement established Broadcast.com (now Yahoo) as an equity investor in the Company, and furthered the Company"s ability to avail itself of Yahoo"s dominating media presence on the internet. Peter was also responsible for the company"s VOD and PPV efforts, and for its Pay-TV output arrangement with Showtime Networks, and prior to that with HBO. He has negotiated a full range of motion picture development, production, acquisition, distribution and financing agreements. Before joining Lionsgate, he served at Trimark Pictures as Executive Vice President of Acquisitions, Distribution and New Media where he fulfilled his current functions, as well as overseeing Trimark"s theatrical releasing division, business affairs and music divisions. Prior to Trimark, Peter represented writers, producers and film financiers for such pictures as CUTTHROAT ISLAND, POINT BREAK, THREESOME and SNIPER, and worked for the WGA and in the marketing and studio operations departments at the Walt Disney Company. Peter, a frequent guest speaker at graduate schools and industry events, is a member of the advisory board of the US Comedy Arts Festival and a member of the executive branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Peter received his JD. from USC, his MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and his BA. from Duke University, where he has established an endowment for student programming. As President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, JASON CONSTANTINE (Executive Producer) oversees the tracking and acquisition of theatrical films for Lionsgate, plays an instrumental role in the creative oversight of pre-buy projects in development, production and post-production, and manages the day-to-day operation of the acquisitions department. Jason has been involved in the acquisitions of numerous critical and commercial successes for Lionsgate, from Academy Award-winning films to genre movies, including PRECIOUS, KICKASS, SAW, TRANSPORTER 3, HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, DAYBREAKERS, THE DESCENT, OPEN WATER, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, BEYOND THE SEA, AWAY FROM HER, LORD OF WAR and CRASH. Constantine has been involved with overseeing the SAW franchise since its very beginning. Recent acquisitions include BURIED, a - 22 - Sundance acquisition starring Ryan Reynolds; THE LAST EXORCISM produced by Eli Roth; and THE EXPENDABLES, directed by Sylvester Stallone, starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Eric Roberts, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. A native Californian, Constantine received his MFA in film production from Loyola Marymount University and his BA. from Princeton University. While a graduate student, Constantine wrote and directed two short films, a romantic comedy called FOR WHOM THE WEDDING BELL TOLLS and a drama entitled ASHES which won the Producers Guild of America Award for best student short film. JAMES WAN (Executive Producer) returns to Toronto"s Midnight Madness with INSIDIOUS, a supernatural thriller starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne and conceived with long-time writing partner Leigh Whannell. Wan was one of the youngest students ever to be accepted into the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology"s highly respected film and media school in Australia, where he first met Whannell and together they started creating and developing the world and characters that would become known as SAW, now the most successful horror movie series of all time as named this year by the Guinness World Records. Wan directed the first SAW, which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and stars multi-award winners Danny Glover and Cary Elwes. Lionsgate released SAW in October 2004 and has subsequently released a new instalment every October since. DEAD SILENCE, Wan"s second feature film, was released by Universal Pictures in March 2006. Wan"s third feature film DEATH SENTENCE, an action packed revenge thriller starring Kevin Bacon, was released by Fox in 2007. In 2008, Wan co-created, produced and directed a comedy short film DOGGIE HEAVEN as part of a slate of original programming which premiered on XBOX Live Marketplace. Wan"s other credits include creative consultant on the SAW video game and co-creator and director of "Loved Ones," a trailer for EA"s Dead Space. Wan received the Greg Tepper Award in 2004, a prestigious award for outstanding achievement in Film. LEIGH WHANNELL (Executive Producer) hails from Melbourne, Australia, where he began his career as an actor appearing in Australian series such as "Neighbours" and "Blue Heelers" and as a presenter on the cult hit TV series "Recovery," which he later went on to host in its last two seasons. As a film critic on "Recovery," Whannell interviewed such people as George Clooney, Jackie Chan and Tim Burton. While studying film at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Whannell met filmmaker James Wan, where they started developing ideas together, including the 2004 Lionsgate release SAW, which Whannell wrote and starred in. In addition to his work on the screenplay for SAW II, Whannell wrote and starred in SAW III and is an Executive Producer on the SAW franchise and a creative consultant on the SAW video game. Whannell"s other writing credits include the Universal release DEAD SILENCE. Whannell"s acting credits include the Warner Brothers release MATRIX RELOADED, the Fox release DEATH SENTENCE, the independent feature THE PARDON starring Jaime King, the Australian feature DYING BREED which premiered at Tribeca, a character voice in Warner Brothers" upcoming release Legend of the Guardians, and INSIDIOUS which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Whannell - 23 - wrote the screenplay and stars in the picture with James Wan once again directing. Whannell received the Greg Tepper Award in 2004, a prestigious award for outstanding achievement in Film. Whannell is currently developing a number of projects, including a thriller with Wan. STACEY TESTRO (Executive Producer) is the CEO of Stacey Testro International, an international management/production company based in the US and Australia. She is an Executive Producer on the SAW Franchise and also represents its creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell. She has produced theatre on London"s West End, off Broadway and the highly successful Australian tour of The Hobbit. She produced the psychological thriller THE PERFECT HOST, which stars David Hyde Pierce and premiered at Sundance 2010; Magnolia is releasing. Stacey Testro is dedicated to developing opportunities for artists and sponsors the Los Angeles organization Australians In Film and founded the Best Unproduced Screenplay Award at the annual Inside Film Awards. After receiving a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree at Ryerson University, Toronto in 1979 in Photographic Arts, BRIAN GEDGE (Director of Photography) joined WESCAM operating helicopter gyro stabilized camera mounts. Training through the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) Camera Assistants course helped link Brian to many Directors of Photography, of which Mark Irwin CSC ASC (SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) led to his first feature YOUNGBLOOD, a hockey movie staring Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe. Miklos Lente CSC (inventor of the 3perf pull down system for film now commonly used) took Brian under his wing on such TV shows as "Night Heat" and "Counterstrike" which stared Christopher Plummer. This led to a 10 year career to become one of Canada"s top five Steadicam Operators working with such actors as Hume Cronyn, Anne Bancroft, Linda Hamilton, Leslie Neilson, Candice Bergen, Lindsay Lohan, Farrah Fawcett, Scott Glen and Paris Hilton . In 2000, Brian spent nine months in Spain as DP and Director of a full time Second Unit for the syndicated action series "Queen of Swords." Again working with such notable actors as David Carradine and Bo Derek, this female Zorro comedy lensed on the original "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" set. Camera Operator on the next five SAW films, Brian was responsible for establishing the unique hand held, crazy, flash frame SAW look that has made these films famous. TONY IANNI (Production Designer) has over 20 years of feature and television experience. He cut his teeth in the Art Department on such films as SAVE THE LAST DANCE and CODEBREAKERS. He then gained attention in the horror genre serving as Art Director for Lionsgate"s SKINWALKERS. Following that film"s success, Tony came aboard the famous horror franchise SAW and art directed SAW III and SAW IV. He then served as Production Designer on Saw V, which earned $113 million dollars in its theatrical release for Lionsgate. Tony then teamed up with SAW III and IV director Darren Bousman on his horror rock opus REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA starring Paul Sorvino (GOODFELLAS, NIXON) Alexa Vega (SLEEPOVER, SPY KIDS) and Paris Hilton (HOUSE OF WAX, PLEDGE THIS). The film became an instant cult classic among horror fans. Tony"s other feature credits include OUTLANDER, starring Jim Caviezel (THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST) and John Hurt (THE ELEPHANT MAN, - 24 - MIDNIGHT EXPRESS). Tony"s television credits include the series "Mutant X," "Relic Hunter" and Lifetime"s "Wild Card". Tony recently completed the feature DEFENDOR, starring Kat Dennings (NICK & NORA, THE HOUSE BUNNY) Woody Harrelson (WHITE MEN CAN"T JUMP, NATURAL BORN KILLERS) and Sandra Oh ("Grey"s Anatomy," SIDEWAYS). He is currently working on MOTHERS DAY with director Darren Bousman and producer Richard Saperstein. ANDREW COUTTS (Editor) is Toronto-born and has spent the last eleven years working in that city"s film community, moving up within the world of picture editing. He has worked in the cutting rooms for the films SAW V, THE 51ST STATE and for multiple television shows including "Mutant X," "Wild Card," "This is Wonderland" and "The Line." His credits as editor include SAW VI, 10:17, THE MAN WHO LOVED FLOWERS, and THE UNSPOKEN PROMISE. CHARLIE CLOUSER (Music by) is a multi-instrumentalist musician, producer, programmer and remix artist who has worked with some of the seminal recording artists of the last ten years. Charlie came into prominence as a member of Nine Inch Nails from 1994-2000. Before joining the band as keyboardist/programmer, Charlie already had built a following with his extreme synth work and remixes for Prong, Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, and others. His dense layers of chopped up beats and grinding synthbass lines were instrumental in defining the sound of White Zombie"s double-platinum 1994 breakthrough album Astrocreep: 2000 which led to numerous collaborations with frontman Rob Zombie. In the studio with Nine Inch Nails, Charlie co-wrote high-profile songs like "The Perfect Drug" (from the gold soundtrack to David Lynch"s Lost Highway), and "The Way Out Is Through" (from The Fragile, Spin Magazine"s 1999 Album of the Year). His intricate programming style and abrasive synth work were integral parts of the band"s unique sonic vision. Along the way, he has continued to apply his talents on albums and remixes for artists like David Bowie, Snoop Dogg, Rammstein, Jamiroquai, Deftones, Killing Joke, Esthero, and Meat Beat Manifesto. Charlie"s first film scoring effort, SAW, became an instant cult classic. His scores for the subsequent SAW series continue to define the films. Raw, grinding, propulsive, punctuated by incredible layers of sound and energy, they are classics in the horror genre. Charlie has also recently scored the Sony release THE STEPFATHER and RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, as well as Activision"s high profile video game Singularity. ALEX KAVANAGH (Costume Designer) has been designing costumes for film and television since 1997. Her recent credits include Michael Sucsy's romantic drama THE VOW and Vincenzo Natail"s sci-fi thriller SPLICE. Alex designed the costumes for Darren L Bousman"s rock opera REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, the very successful horror films SAW II through VII, GEORGE A ROMERO"S SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, GEORGE A ROMERO"S DIARY OF THE DEAD and GEORGE A ROMERO"S LAND OF THE DEAD as well as GINGER SNAPS II and III. - 25 - Kavanagh enjoys a creative challenge utilizing her theatre training at the Dalhousie University Costume Studies program, from which she graduated in 1992. Her work can be seen in the MTV produced MADE: THE MOVIE; CAMILLE starring Sienna Miller and James Franco; and the comedy HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE. STEPHANIE GORIN CSA CDC (Casting by) has worked in many areas of show business but has enjoyed casting for the past 20 years, as well as raising two wonderful sons, Devon and Jesse, with her husband Joe. Recent features include HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, ENTITLED, ST ROZ, SAVING GOD, PHANTOM PUNCH, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, SAW II - VI, HOW SHE MOVE, and THE STONE ANGEL. Features she co-cast include HAIRSPRAY, GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN", TAKE THE LEAD and CHICAGO. Selected television series include: "Camelot," "The Borgias," "The Tudors" (two Emmy nominations), "Guns" (Gemini nomination), "The Border" (Gemini nomination), "Being Erica" (Gemini nomination), "Death Comes To Town" (Kids in the Hall), "Degrassi," "Moby Dick" (mini-series), "Don Cherry" (mini-series), "The Ron James Show," "Haven" and "The Listener." MOWs include QUEEN OF SHEBA, CAMP ROCK I and II, HIGH STAKES, TURN THE BEAT AROUND, JUMP IN, and AMERICAN PIE. Numerous theatre credits include Rock of Ages, Boys in the Photograph, The Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock You, The Lord of the Rings, Mamma Mia, The Lion King, and Rent. WILLIAM Reeve (Stereographer) is an award-winning cinematographer and stereographer on commercials feature and documentary films for over 30 years. The majority of his works including popular IMAX format titles, over a dozen shot in 3D, have taken him to the farthest reaches of the earth. William is an expert in stereoscopy initially on the development team at IMAX Ltd when the company was creating the rebirth of stereoscopic motion picture experience. During his career William has directed the photography of several IMAX deep ocean submersible filming operations on the mid Atlantic and Pacific including the volcanic hot vents, the wreck of Titanic, and the German battleship Bismarck. His IMAX films as Director of Photography include a CSC Cinematography Award for FIGHTER PILOT and Giant Screen Theatre Association awards for VOLCANOES OF THE DEEP SEA, EXTREME, DINOSAURS ALIVE and many others. William's technical achievements include 2D and 3D camera applications from highly complex stereo macroscopic motion control set ups to unique configurations for extreme physical environments. Reeve"s efforts include the design of the first 3D recorders to capture full 2K Digital 3D for wing suit flying by the Red Bull Air Force. His early research on mirror rigs for mainstream Drama in D-cinema and large format film has contributed to equipment development of the digital cinema 3D rollout that is presently overtaking the entertainment industry. William is a full member of the Canadian Society of Cinematography and holds a Bachelors degree in Motion Picture Entertainment. He presently lives in Berlin Germany with his wife and children. - 26 -


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