A new animation film called "Valiant" is about hit the United States. Though it is being released by Disney, the film was created outside the studio system for a cool 40 million which is almost one-third of the price of modern day animated flicks. This article explains how the film was moved from idea to reality. The story revolves around a daring young World War II homing pigeon. Though the film is revolutionary in terms of budget management, the other aspects of the film seem not to be up to par. Online BBC called it "bland as Birdseed." Ooh, that's harsh. But I still think this film will turn a profit because of its low cost. The DVD sales for children's animation films usually make that much. The good thing about all this is how much cheaper it is getting to produce an animation film, technology will get even cheaper and, hopefully, we will see more independent animated films.