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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a costly gamble that fused hand drawn character work with sweeping CGI backdrops to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure as interstellar swashbuckling. Released during a transitional era for the studio, between traditional animation's twilight and the coming dominance of computer generated features, it underperformed commercially but has since earned a devoted following for its ambition and visual craft. It remains a notable entry in Disney's catalog, admired for taking real risks with genre and technique at a moment when the studio's animation future felt uncertain.
This 35mm cell preserves Jim Hawkins, the restless young protagonist whose journey from aimless dreamer to capable spacefarer anchors the entire film. Collectors seek him out as the emotional throughline of the story, the character whose growth gives the sprawling adventure its human center. A cell bearing his name alone suggests a moment built around him specifically, isolated from the wider crew and spectacle, offering a quieter piece of the film's identity. For fans of the character's arc, it stands as a direct artifact of his presence on screen.
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; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along the bottom edge, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area pattern, with a Dolby Digital data-block strip visible between the perforations on the bottom edge.
Edge print
Top edge shows partial text reading '2882' or similar numeric code; full text is partially obscured and cannot be fully resolved in this capture.
Base & colour
Base carries a light cyan-blue tint consistent with modern polyester safety stock; the dye image shows warm amber and red tones with no visible fading or colour shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the animated imagery is consistent with the visual style of the film on record.
Era check
The Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks combined with a dual bilateral variable-area optical track and cyan-tinted polyester base are all consistent with a major studio theatrical release print from the early 2000s.
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 000062792
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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