Final Destination 4: Set Visit

"Final Destination 4 is being shot in HD 3-D using the PACE camera system, James Cameron's technique of choice on the upcoming Avatar. And FD4 is actually the first movie filmed on practical locations to use the technology. Proponents of next generation 3-D, most notably Cameron, have been saying for a while now that the technology will soon shed it's gimmicky perceptions and may even cross the genre barrier into dramas and the like.

Believe it or not, Final Destination 4 looks like it could be the beginning of that. Yes, it has plenty of shocking deaths that make use of the 3-D presentation in just the way you'd expect (a severed head comes flying at the camera at one point), but in the footage shown to us by Perry the more mundane moments are just as impressive for their immersiveness. There's an establishing shot of a mall interior, for instance, that really pulled us into the scene. And simple things like watching the characters talking... the 3-D really makes you feel like you're there with them. Then there are the scares, like an ingenious car wash sequence featuring actress Haley Webb where the machinery malfunctions causing her Scion to get stuck on the track... "and bad things happen," as producer Craig Perry quipped frequently during our time on set.

Working in the 3-D medium has been a thrill for director David Ellis. And it's not just the action scenes that make it exciting. "The coolest thing about the 3-D is the world. I think the dialogue scenes are really cool because you feel like you're there in the moment."

Final Destination 4 doesn't have a release date yet, but we expect it to hit theaters in early '08. That gives theatrical exhibitors that are working steadily to add more 3-D screens to their movie houses some time. It's an experience you won't want to miss."

By Brian Linder, IGN