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OFFICIAL FILM AUTHENTICATION BY CROWN GRADING
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Film cell NFV-000001892 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEScooby-Doo Movie Trailer
SCENEScooby and Shaggy
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2002
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001892

FILM NOTES

Warner Bros. released Scooby-Doo in the summer of 2002, translating Hanna-Barbera's long-running animated property into a live-action feature aimed at family audiences. Directed by Raja Gosnett, the film paired Matthew Lillard's take on Shaggy Rogers with a CGI rendering of Scooby-Doo voiced by Neil Fanning, a combination that became the defining draw of the marketing campaign. The trailer preceding the film's release served to introduce this pairing to audiences already familiar with the cartoon original, positioning the studio's investment in bringing these characters into a new medium.

This cell preserves a strip from that trailer, centered on Shaggy and Scooby together, the core duo of the franchise. Lillard's performance as Shaggy drew attention for its faithful mimicry of the character's voice and mannerisms, while Fanning's vocal work anchored the digital Scooby. Trailer material like this holds particular appeal for collectors interested in the promotional lead-up to the film, capturing the pairing before the feature's wider release and marking an early physical artifact of the franchise's live-action debut.

Authentication Findings 8 checks

Consistent with a 35mm Fujicolor theatrical release print of the Scooby-Doo Movie Trailer (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 visible tearing or distortion.
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 strip in the inter-perforation zone on the same edge, and a DTS timecode line also discernible, consistent with a multi-format release print.
Edge print
Text reading 'FUJICOLOR' is visible along the top edge, printed in reverse indicating emulsion-up orientation of the strip on the panel.
Base & colour
The base shows a cyan-teal tint characteristic of Fujicolor print stock; the dye image appears well-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 a theatrical release print of the film on record.
Era check
The Fujicolor base, multi-format soundtrack configuration combining variable-area optical, Dolby Digital data blocks, and DTS timecode is consistent with a 2002 theatrical release print.
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 000063752
Original Film Capture As received
The film strip as photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size