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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget swing at fusing hand-drawn character work with sweeping computer-generated environments. Reimagining Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island as interstellar adventure, it was an ambitious, costly experiment during a transitional era for the studio, released as traditional animation was losing ground to full CG features. Though it underperformed at the box office, it has since earned a devoted following for its visual scope and emotional core, making it a notable curiosity in Disney's early-2000s output and a touchstone for animators who admire its craft.
This cell holds Jim Hawkins, the restless young protagonist whose journey from aimless dreamer to capable spacefarer anchors the entire film. Collectors seek him out because he carries the story's emotional weight, the coming-of-age arc that gives the adventure its heart. A cell built around him alone suggests a quiet character study, isolating the boy at the center of the tale without the noise of crew, cabin, or Silver's shadow. Such single-character frames are prized for spotlighting the lead cleanly, a straightforward keepsake of the film's true center.
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, cleanly punched with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data block pattern in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge; a DTS timecode line also appears present as a thin stripe beside the optical track.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer text or key numbers clearly.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to very slightly warm; dye image shows rich, saturated colour with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks seen.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with an animated feature matching Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The combination of variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks, and DTS timecode stripe is consistent with a theatrical 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 000062819
Original Film CaptureAs received
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