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New Zealand-1981: Kangaroo in Grassy Enclosure

$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.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Kangaroo in Grassy Enclosure — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981 captures a kangaroo in a grassy outdoor enclosure. The animal stands alert on a patch of green grass and dirt, its brown fur contrasting with the lush surroundings. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, natural color saturation, and visible grain. The kangaroo appears to be foraging or shifting its weight, with its head turned slightly. The scene is framed by dark borders typical of 8mm film, enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality. This authentic wildlife moment offers a rare glimpse of Australian fauna in a non-native setting, perfect for historical or nature documentaries.

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
122837269

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
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

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

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Topics & Keywords

  • kangaroo
  • wild
  • outdoors
  • rubbing
  • hands
  • animals
  • wildlife
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  • New Zealand kangaroo
  • Super 8 home movie
  • classic animal footage
  • retro wildlife clip
  • 1980s home video
  • kangaroo in grass
  • archival animal footage
  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage documentary
  • outdoor wildlife
  • nostalgic footage
  • old film footage
  • animal behavior
  • 1980s footage
  • kangaroo foraging
  • vintage nature clip
  • retro 8mm
  • classic home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1981 New Zealand home-movie footage helps fill archival requests for zoo or wildlife enclosure cutaways, visitor-shot animal behavior, and period travel film texture.
Period detail
The soft 8mm color, contact-print borders, and casual framing support an early 1980s home-movie context, with no visible signage or landmarks to confirm a specific site.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching a kangaroo pause and groom or rub itself in a grassy outdoor enclosure.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a brown kangaroo, green grass, dirt patches, shaded foliage, dark film borders, and a small pale object or animal-like shape near the ground.
Film character
The footage carries soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and dark 8mm frame edges that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, zoo-visit transition, or quiet archival beat between broader New Zealand travel scenes.
Historical context
The scene may show a zoo or animal park setting in New Zealand, presenting Australian fauna in a managed grassy enclosure rather than a wild landscape.
Research note
No people, faces, logos, or readable property identifiers are visible, but users should still assess copyright, filming-location permissions, and animal-park context separately.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1981 New Zealand 8mm kangaroo enclosure, vintage home movie zoo animal, Super 8 wildlife cutaway, and kangaroo grooming footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1981 New Zealand travel or animal-park footage, and finally broader vintage wildlife enclosure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing a kangaroo low in green grass and dirt, partly obscured by exposure and dark film edges.
A kangaroo appears low in a grassy enclosure, partly obscured by bright exposure and film-frame borders.
1981 New Zealand home-movie frame of a brown kangaroo standing in tall grass, with dirt ground and shaded greenery behind it.
The kangaroo stands alert in a grassy enclosure with a dirt patch in the foreground.
1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing a kangaroo beside tall grass and dirt, with a pale object near the lower foreground.
The kangaroo remains near the same grassy patch, framed by soft focus and muted home-movie color.
1981 New Zealand home-movie frame of a kangaroo bending its head toward its body in a grassy enclosure, possibly grooming or rubbing.
The kangaroo bends toward its body as if grooming or rubbing amid tall grass and dirt.

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