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New Zealand-1981: Bubbling Mud Pit On A Clear Winter Day

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationNew Zealand
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1981 New Zealand
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Bubbling Mud Pit On A Clear Winter Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981, capturing a geothermal landscape with bubbling mud pits and steam rising under an overcast sky. The scene features a wooden walkway crossing a steaming, mineral-streaked terrain, with rugged hills in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering authentic archival footage of a remote natural wonder. The sequence includes close-up views of churning mud and steam vents, conveying the raw power of geothermal activity. This nostalgic, unscripted moment is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or historical content about New Zealand's geothermal regions.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122839438

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
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • nature
  • weather
  • outdoors
  • landmarks
  • season
  • bubbling
  • mud
  • pit
  • clear
  • winter
  • day
  • buildings
  • new zealand
  • 1981
  • 1981 New Zealand footage
  • geothermal activity
  • bubbling mud pit
  • steam vents
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • natural landmarks
  • geothermal landscape
  • outdoor adventure
  • historic footage
  • archival film
  • retro nature
  • 1980s home movie
  • New Zealand tourism
  • geothermal springs
  • film grain
  • analog footage
  • old film
  • nature documentary
  • vintage travel

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1981 New Zealand 8mm footage for archive requests needing geothermal landscape detail, natural steam, and volcanic mud activity as documentary cutaway or environmental context.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide view of a steaming geothermal area with a wooden walkway, pale ground, low hills, and cloudy sky.

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← Previous in archiveNew Zealand-1981: Natural Hot Springs, Geyser Eruption, and Forest WaterfallNext in archive →New Zealand-1981: Geothermal Pots and Steam Vents with Visitors
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