Beauty And The Beast: Special Edition - DVD It took more than 600 animators, artists, and technicians three and a half years to complete the project. BEAUTY is the first animated Disney feature scripted by a woman, Linda Woolverton. The film marked the first time each animator was credited on screen specifically for the character he or she brought to life. Disney's animation department won a Scientific and Technical Academy Award for the design and development of the Computer Animated Production System used to make the film. The style of illustration was inspired by French painters Fragonard and Boucher.