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 swing that fused hand-drawn artistry with early digital effects to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure as interstellar swashbuckling. Coming at a turning point for traditional animation, as computer-generated features began to dominate the market, it stands as one of the studio's most ambitious and now most fondly reappraised efforts, admired for its blend of classic character work and forward-looking technique even though it underperformed on release.
This 35mm cell centers on 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 emotional weight of the story, the audience's entry point into a galaxy of pirates, cyborgs, and buried treasure. A single-character cell like this one isolates that personal arc, offering a frame built around Jim alone rather than the ensemble around him, a quiet artifact of the boy who becomes the story's true find.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Dolby SR·D 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 below the picture area, appearing as a dual bilateral (two-track) waveform pattern; a Dolby Digital data block row is also visible between the lower perforations and the optical track, consistent with a Dolby SR·D combined soundtrack.
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-neutral tint; dye image reads as fully saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks, or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with an animated release print matching Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The combined Dolby SR·D optical/digital soundtrack format and fully saturated dye image are 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 000062840
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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