Mains on End
Final Destination 6
The Concept
In collaboration with directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.’ Final Destination 6 mains on end sequence delivers a relentless visual chronicle of death’s presence from the 1960s to the present.
Through unearthed newsreels, grainy security footage, and analog relics, the sequence traces the evolving face of mortality—framing Death not as random chaos, but as a precise and inescapable force.
The Process
Storytelling Through Design
The development process commenced with a photoshoot of the book prop to capture pages detailing notable deaths. While production provided existing timeline articles, more content was necessary. Picturemill generated and wrote copy for additional fictional death articles relevant to the timeline. To visualize the filmmakers’ desired narrative for the film’s conclusion, moments of death were developed using 2D compositing, stock footage, and murder, supported by extensive storyboard edits and greyscale previsualization. Production and Rendering was performed using RedShift, Maya, Blender, and After Effects.
The Impact
The Final Destination franchise is no stranger to elaborate sequences and all that entails.
“Picturemill is an amazing team to work with and really stuck it out with us.”
