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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-swing attempt to fuse Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island with a fully realized science-fantasy universe, blending traditional hand-drawn animation with early CGI environments. It was a costly, ambitious project released during a transitional era for the studio, as Disney worked to find its footing between old-school animation and the coming digital age. Though it underperformed at the box office, it has since earned a devoted following for its visual invention and world-building, making it a notable entry in Disney's early-2000s output and a favorite among animation enthusiasts who value scope and craft over commercial numbers.
This cell carries the name RLS Legacy, the solar galleon that serves as the vessel for Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, and the rest of the crew on their journey toward Treasure Planet. As the ship at the center of the story's central voyage, the RLS Legacy is one of the most recognizable design elements in the film, prized by collectors for its blend of nautical tradition and speculative engineering. A cell bearing this name situates the viewer within the film's defining setting, the vessel that carries its characters and its ambitions across the stars.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing or distortion.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along the bottom edge, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block strip running in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, and a DTS timecode line also discernible, consistent with a multi-format release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to quote any text, key numbers or safety designation.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint typical of modern polyester stock; the dye image reads as warm-toned with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks or significant scratches are visible; the surface appears consistent with a lightly projected print.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with a release print of an animated feature from the stated title.
Era check
The combination of polyester blue-tinted base, multi-format soundtrack cluster (optical variable-area, Dolby Digital inter-perf blocks, DTS timecode) is consistent with a major studio release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2002 release date on record.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062791
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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