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New Zealand-1981: Smoke Arising From A Volcano About To Erupt On A Cold Day

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationNew Zealand
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1981 New Zealand
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Smoke Arising From A Volcano About To Erupt On A Cold Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981 captures a dramatic volcanic eruption. The clip shows thick white smoke and steam rising from rugged, forested mountainsides, with turbulent plumes billowing into the sky. The scene is framed by lush green foliage in the foreground, viewed through a natural vantage point. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, characteristic of amateur archival footage from the early 1980s. The atmosphere is intense and natural, capturing a rare moment of geothermal activity in a remote, wild landscape.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122839078

Rights & Clearance

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.

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Date
1981 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
New Zealand Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
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Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1980s natural-disaster, geothermal, or New Zealand travel documentary sequences needing real 8mm landscape footage of volcanic steam activity.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing pale volcanic steam against a dark rocky hillside with green foliage in the foreground.
Steam or smoke rises from a rocky, forested volcanic slope.

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