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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget swing that fused traditional hand-drawn animation with digital effects to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island as a interstellar adventure. Coming at a moment when Disney's traditional animation output was losing ground to computer animation, the film stood as an ambitious, expensive gamble, one that underperformed on release but has since earned a devoted following for its visual imagination and craftsmanship. It remains a notable entry in the studio's early 2000s output, remembered by animation enthusiasts as a bold, transitional work.
This cell centers on Jim Hawkins, the film's restless young protagonist, whose journey from directionless cabin boy to capable spacefarer drives the entire narrative. Collectors seek Jim because he anchors the emotional core of the story, embodying themes of growth, trust, and self-discovery that run through the picture. A cell featuring him alone suggests a character-driven frame from the reel, isolating the boy at the center of Disney's ambitious retelling, a fitting keepsake for anyone drawn to this underappreciated corner of the studio's animated canon.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm, 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 visible torn or deformed holes.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible on one edge alongside what appears to be a Dolby Digital data block strip in the inter-perforation area, consistent with a dual-format optical release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint typical of modern safety stock; dye image reads as neutral with strong colour saturation and 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 shot, and the animated imagery is consistent with the Disney animated feature Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The combination of Dolby Digital data blocks between perforations, variable-area optical track, and blue-base polyester stock is consistent with a 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 000062839
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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