In addition to vast human resources, large quantities of celluloid, paint, pencils and other materials are consumed in making an animated film. Note the following statistics:
~~~The Black Cauldron was 12 years in the making (five years
actual production) at the cost of at least $25 million.
~~~Approximately 2,519,200 drawings have been used:
1,000 inspirational; 75,000 story sketches; 22,000 layouts;
576,000 animators; 1,036,800 inbetweeners; 345,600
assistant animators; 460,800 cels; and 2,000 miscellaneous
sketches.
~~~400 gallons of paint (all made from scratch at the Disney studio)
have been consumed.
~~~Over 15,000 pensils, 300 erasers and 400 paint brushes will have been used.
~~~1,165 different hues and colors have been implemented.
~~~Over 34 miles of film stock have been utilized.
~~~There are 115,200 frames of film in The Black Cauldron.