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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget swing at reimagining Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel for a new generation, transposing pirates and buried gold into a science fantasy universe of solar surfers and star-strewn skies. Blending hand-drawn animation with early CGI work, the film represented one of Disney's most ambitious technical experiments of the era, though it arrived during a difficult commercial period for traditional animation. It has since gathered a devoted following among collectors and animation historians who admire its visual invention and its place as a turning point in the studio's output.
This cell isolates Jim Hawkins, the restless young protagonist whose journey from aimless teenager to capable spacefarer anchors the entire story. As the character audiences follow from the opening reels onward, Jim represents the emotional core of the film, the figure whose growth and choices carry its themes of guidance, rebellion, and self discovery. A single-character cell built around him appeals to collectors seeking the throughline of the narrative itself, distilled to its central figure. Isolated in this way, without surrounding cast, it reads as a study of the hero the whole voyage depends on.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges, three frames visible on the strip.
Perforations
Four per frame on each edge, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no visible torn or deformed holes.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data block pattern visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to very slightly warm; dye image shows good density with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks or significant scratches are visible; the surface appears consistent with a theatrically projected print showing light base-side marks.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot and the animated character style is consistent with Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The combination of a variable-area optical track with Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks is consistent with a standard 2002 theatrical release print format.
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 000062846
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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