New Zealand-1981: Document Of A Very Large Tree In A Forest That Is Called God

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Year1981
Decade1980s
LocationNew Zealand
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1981 New Zealand

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Document Of A Very Large Tree In A Forest That Is Called God — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981 captures a black informational sign for the Tane Mahuta, the 'God of the Forest.' The sign details the tree's girth, height, and volume, with white text on a dark background set against a lush forest backdrop. The clip transitions to a wide shot of the massive kauri tree's trunk towering over ferns and undergrowth, with a person in a red jacket and white hat visible at the base, emphasizing the tree's immense scale. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122834561

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1981 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: New Zealand 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: Useful for 1981 archival requests needing New Zealand forest footage, kauri tree scale, visitor documentation, or nature-conservation cutaways from home-movie material.
Period detail: The clip shows a period informational sign and Super 8 color handling consistent with the supplied 1981 New Zealand home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The framing reads as visitor-shot documentation, moving from the interpretive sign to the tree trunk and a person at the base for scale.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Tane Mahuta sign, white painted measurements, dark signboard, forest bark, ferns, a large kauri trunk, and a visitor in red.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, slight exposure variation, saturated greens, and handheld stillness that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, informational cutaway, scale reveal, or memory beat within a New Zealand forest sequence.
Historical context: The frames document how a major forest tree was presented to visitors through signage and scale-based viewing in an archival travel context.
Research note: Human likeness and sign text or institutional markings may require review, separate from any copyright assessment of the scanned film material.
Research search match: Searches for 1981 New Zealand 8mm footage, Tane Mahuta sign, kauri forest home movie, giant tree visitor shot, or God of the Forest footage may match.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1981 New Zealand forest footage, then broader archival clips of landmark trees or visitor nature sites.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand home-movie frame showing a Tane Mahuta sign with tree measurements against forest bark. — Tane Mahuta sign lists the tree's girth, height, and volume.

Close view of the Tane Mahuta informational sign in New Zealand, with white text and forest trunks behind it. — The sign identifies Tane Mahuta as God of the Forest.

1981 home-movie close-up of the Tane Mahuta sign, showing painted measurements and dense forest behind the board. — A closer sign view records the tree's listed dimensions.

Wide 1981 New Zealand forest view of a massive kauri trunk, ferns, and a visitor in a red jacket and white hat for scale. — A visitor at the base emphasizes the scale of the huge forest tree.

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