Western USA-1980: Sunset with Silhouetted Pine Trees

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Sunset with Silhouetted Pine Trees — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from the Western USA in 1980, opening with a dark, grainy screen that gradually fades into a serene sunset. The scene reveals silhouetted pine trees against a vibrant sky with soft clouds, illuminated by golden sunlight on the right. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural film artifacts, capturing a nostalgic, authentic moment of nature at dusk. This archival clip offers a timeless, atmospheric view ideal for historical or emotional storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122819395

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Archival 1980s Western USA 8mm nature footage for productions needing a dusk sky, fade-in, or quiet landscape transition from home-movie material.
Period detail: The frames show no dated objects, but the supplied 1980 8mm metadata supports cautious use as early-1980s home-movie landscape footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged home-movie view of a sunset seen from a fixed or lightly handheld vantage point, with no people or directed action visible.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark fade-in, silhouetted pine trees, distant hills, layered clouds, a bright sunset glow at right, film grain, and frame-edge artifacts.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows heavy grain, exposure shift during the fade, blue-purple color cast, soft focus, and gate or contact-sheet edge marks as part of its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief atmospheric insert, memory beat, nature cutaway, or transition into or out of a Western USA travel or family-film sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private home-movie approach to landscape filming, preserving a brief dusk view rather than documenting a named site or public event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible in these frames, though copyright and source permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1980 8mm sunset, Western USA pine silhouette, vintage home movie sky fade-in, dusk landscape footage, and Super 8 nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1980 Western USA landscapes, and then broader 8mm sunset, pine forest, or dusk sky material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Opening 8mm frame from the supplied 1980 Western USA clip, nearly dark with faint blue-purple grain and visible film-edge artifacts. — The clip begins in near darkness during the fade-in.

Dark transitional 8mm frame with blue-purple cast, subtle grain, and vertical frame-edge marks before the landscape becomes visible. — A dark transitional frame holds before the sunset view appears.

Supplied 1980 Western USA 8mm frame showing silhouetted pines and distant hills beneath a grainy sunset sky with clouds and warm light at right. — The fade reveals pine silhouettes against a grainy sunset sky.

Brighter 8mm frame from the supplied 1980 Western USA clip with pine silhouettes, distant hills, pale clouds, and low sunlight glowing at right. — The final frame holds a clearer dusk landscape with sunlight near the right edge.

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