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New Zealand-1981: Geothermal Vent With Steam Rising From Grassy Hillside

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationNew Zealand
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1981 New Zealand
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Geothermal Vent With Steam Rising From Grassy Hillside — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981 showing a natural geothermal event. The clip opens on a desolate, scorched landscape with dark, viscous pools of tar or oil and a charred, skeletal tree stump. The scene transitions to a grassy hillside where steam and smoke rise from a vent in the earth, indicating geothermal activity. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, capturing a raw, unfiltered moment of nature's power. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content about natural phenomena.

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
122839482

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.

Source & Documentation

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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

  • horrible mess
  • earth
  • fire
  • nature
  • new zealand
  • 1981
  • 1981 New Zealand footage
  • geothermal vent
  • steam rising from ground
  • natural earth fire
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • archival nature footage
  • scorched landscape
  • tar pits
  • earth vent
  • geothermal activity
  • old film footage
  • 8mm film grain
  • retro documentary clip
  • historical nature event
  • New Zealand 1980s
  • vintage film
  • earth smoke
  • natural disaster footage
  • 8mm film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1981 New Zealand 8mm footage for productions needing concise archival cutaways of geothermal ground activity and altered natural terrain.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing scorched ground, pale mineral or ash deposits, dark pools, and a charred stump.
Scorched terrain with a charred stump and dark ground pools.

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