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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget swing that fused hand-drawn artistry with early digital effects to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure as interstellar space opera. Coming at a turning point for traditional animation, as computer animation was rapidly reshaping the industry, it stands as one of the studio's more ambitious late-era experiments, remembered by enthusiasts for its visual invention even though it underperformed commercially on release.
This cell centers on Long John Silver, the cunning cyborg cook whose loyalty and menace anchor the film's emotional core, alongside Billy Bones, the doomed old spacer whose warning sets the entire voyage in motion. Collectors prize Silver frames especially, since his design work exemplifies the film's blend of classic character animation with technological ambition. A pairing of these two figures suggests an early narrative beat, the passing of a fateful map or warning that propels young Jim Hawkins toward the stars, making this a meaningful piece of the story's opening machinery.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean 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 strip in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, consistent with a dual-format optical release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base shows a light blue-cyan tint consistent with a dyed safety base stock; dye image appears warm and well-saturated with no visible fading or colour shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks seen; no evidence of heavy projection wear apparent.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the animated imagery is consistent with the Disney animated feature on record.
Era check
The combination of blue-tinted safety base, Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks alongside a variable-area optical track, and warm dye-transfer colour 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 000062832
Original Film CaptureAs received
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