Western USA-1980: Mallards Swimming And Feeding In A Pond

$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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Mallards Swimming And Feeding In A Pond — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from the Western USA in 1980 shows mallards swimming and feeding in a calm pond. The grainy, purple-tinted film captures a small duck moving through rippling water, with a grassy riverbank visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics including film grain, a vertical purple line, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of nature from the 1980s is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 122821836

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

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: Supports 1980s Western USA nature or home-movie requests needing brief archival pond footage of mallards swimming and feeding.
Period detail: The 8mm scan, color shift, grain, and handheld framing support the stated 1980 home-movie period, while the exact pond location is not identifiable.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's view, lingering on small ducks moving across rippling water from a quiet bank-side vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mallards, rippling pond water, grassy shoreline, dark bank vegetation, film gate edges, and a vertical purple scan line.
Film character: The footage carries strong physical-film texture, with soft focus, visible grain, purple tinting, gate edges, scratches, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, calm transition, environmental cutaway, or memory beat within a broader 1980s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual amateur filming of everyday pond wildlife rather than a public event, landmark, or identifiable social gathering.
Research note: No people, logos, or private structures are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific property permissions should still be checked.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1980 8mm mallards in pond, Western USA home movie ducks, vintage wildlife water footage, and Super 8 nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then with Western USA 1980 water or park footage, and finally with other duck, pond, and amateur nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Western USA 8mm frame showing a small duck low in rippling pond water, with grain, soft focus, and a purple scan line. — A small mallard-like duck moves across muted pond water in a grainy 8mm frame.

A duck appears on open pond water in the 1980 home-movie footage, framed by soft grain, color shift, and a vertical purple line. — The duck remains distant on the pond surface, with ripples spreading around it.

A small duck-like shape sits low on gray rippling pond water, with the 8mm scan showing grain, scratches, and purple color cast. — A dark duck shape is visible against the gray water in a heavily textured frame.

A wider 1980 Western USA pond view shows ducks near rippling water and a bright grassy bank, with visible 8mm color shift and scan line. — Ducks move near the grassy shoreline in the clearest wide view of the pond.

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