Sources: Wikidata · OpenAlex. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget gamble that fused hand-drawn artistry with early digital effects to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure as interstellar swashbuckling. Released during a difficult stretch for traditional animation at the studio, it underperformed at the box office despite ambitious craftsmanship, and has since gathered a devoted following who admire its visual invention and earnest coming-of-age story. That reputation has made surviving 35mm material from the production increasingly sought after by collectors tracing Disney's late hand-drawn era.
This cell holds Jim Hawkins, the restless young protagonist whose journey from aimless dreamer to capable spacefarer anchors the entire film. As the character audiences follow from the opening reels onward, Jim represents the emotional core collectors look for when assembling a complete portrait of the production. A cell bearing his name alone, without supporting cast, suggests a moment built around him individually, the kind of single-character frame prized for representing a film's central figure in isolation, distilled to the boy who carries the whole voyage.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm; the strip holds three frames, each showing four perforations per frame on the top edge and four per frame on the bottom edge.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even across all three frames; perforation corners are rounded and punches appear clean.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along the bottom edge beside the perforations, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area pattern; a thin Dolby Digital data-block strip is also visible in the inter-perforation zone on the bottom edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-amber tint consistent with dye-coupler colour print stock; dye image shows rich orange and brown tones with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot; the animated style and colour palette are consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The combination of dual bilateral variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital data blocks, and colour dye-coupler print stock is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2002 release date of the film 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 000062796
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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