California USA-1938: Deer At The Edge Of A Forest

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 California

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Deer At The Edge Of A Forest — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 in California, showing a deer standing at the edge of a dense forest. The animal is alert, looking around in a natural woodland setting with tall evergreen trees and dry grassy ground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: warm color tones, film grain, and slight motion blur. The clip captures a quiet moment of wildlife observation, with the deer briefly visible before the frame becomes overexposed and washed out. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century nature cinematography.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121486192

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary cutaways, nature history sequences, and archival atmosphere around woodland observation.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie texture, muted color, and handheld framing; no buildings, clothing, vehicles, or landmarks confirm a more specific period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an amateur operator pausing on a deer at the forest edge, holding the animal briefly before exposure changes interrupt the view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a deer, dense evergreen trees, dry grassy ground, fallen wood, dark film borders, and a brief overexposed blank frame.
Film character: The footage shows grain, soft focus, gate edges, exposure fluctuation, color shift, and slight blur consistent with scanned small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, quiet transition, nature memory beat, or visual bridge into California woodland material.
Historical context: The scene documents a brief non-staged encounter with wildlife in a wooded California setting without visible people, structures, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific property concerns should be checked before final use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 California deer footage, 8mm woodland wildlife, vintage home movie forest animal, and archival deer at forest edge.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with California 1938 nature material, and finally with broader vintage wildlife or forest cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 California 8mm frame showing a deer at the edge of dense evergreen trees, with dry ground and film borders visible. — A deer stands alert near dense trees at the forest edge.

Overexposed 8mm frame from the clip, showing a washed-out field with small dust marks and dark film borders. — The frame becomes largely washed out from exposure fluctuation.

1938 California 8mm frame with a deer near trees, shifted warm by exposure and film color variation. — The deer remains near the woodland edge as the color shifts warm.

1938 California 8mm frame showing the deer centered against dense evergreen trees, with dry grass and gate edges visible. — The deer is centered briefly against the dark forest background.

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