Assignment #6

For this assignment, I searched and found a website for the Saw movies. The official site’s name is http://www.officialsaw.com/. On this website, there are many different features. The design on the page is a circular saw and the creepy music from the movie is playing in the background. The home page allows you to buy the Saw IV DVD and it also gives you information on the upcoming Saw V movie that starts filming on March 17th. On the left side there are different interactive options. There is a link named “House of Jigsaw.” This has information about the background of Jigsaw in the movie and has the traps and victims in each of the movies. From this option you can also download Saw desktop backgrounds and buddy icons for instant messenger. Another option labeled “Fans” lets you read the latest Saw news and also post on the Saw blog. There is a link labeled “Auction” that takes you to EBay and bid on different props, costumes and other items from the Saw movies. This option also lets you register to become a member in the Saw fan club and gives you information on contacting the website and movie. Another option is the Saw store. This takes you to http://www.officialsawstore.com/ where you can purchase the four movies or any other merchandise such as t-shirts, hats and miscellaneous collectables. On the right side of the circular saw, there are four links to pages of each of the movies. For each one there are options to read about each movie, videos, galleries, features on each of the DVD’s, the soundtrack and an option to purchase the movie. The video options let you watch different scenes from the movie and the soundtrack option allows you to listen to each track and also allows you to purchase it.
From just seeing the movie, you would not be able to gain information on upcoming movies and news about the movies. Also, if you watch the movie and hear the music and want to download it, you can check out this site and it lets you know the name of the song and the artist. By watching the movie you cannot purchase the DVD’s or any other Saw merchandise. Overall, this site serves for a good purpose, because fans that are really into the movie and want to know more can benefit from this site extremely. This site serves as a way of participation for fans when there isn’t a movie in theatres. You can buy the DVD’s from this site to watch and you can keep up to date with the news it provides. It also leaves you excited for the next movie, because it gives you updates on the filming of the next movie. This site informed me that filming for Saw V begins on March 17th, so by the time fall comes around it should be in theatres.