New developments in the Test Chamber design and animatic look are incorporated in this still. For visual clarity in the animatic, the pod at the lower left shows the mechanical "skeleton" (in the final film this skeleton will only be visible from inside the pod).

The 3D renders done in Cinema4d are now split into layers: a "cel shaded" look, a depth pass, and object ID passes for the pod, the skeleton, the towers, the cannons and the walls. This allows for quick "re-lighting" and re-texturing within After Effects, instead of having to re-render the scene.

The text shown in the still is meant to animate on, each letter appearing after a brief delay. A fairly typical device to help explain things, but some have suggested it doesn't need to be included, or if it is, to eliminate the details of the time and date.