The trailer for Final Destination 5 uses several horror film conventions to build tension and suggest impending doom. It begins with an establishing shot of the object that kills a character. Intercut with this are shots of a woman preparing for laser eye surgery who voices concern that "a lot is going on" in her life. As the surgery begins, monitors show increasing danger from the machine. The woman screams for help as the machine malfunctions, highlighting her vulnerability. Voiceovers explain the film's premise of characters cheating death but being killed later in strange accidents. The trailer cuts between past and present scenes and uses faster edits and music to create excitement and suggest the gruesome fates that await the characters.