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Big Sur California USA-1980: Butterfly On Seashore And Coastal Scenery

  • Year1980
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationBig Sur, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1980 Big Sur California
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Butterfly On Seashore And Coastal Scenery — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Big Sur, California, 1980, showing a black butterfly with white and orange markings resting on dark, textured soil. The clip captures the delicate insect in natural light, with its wings spread, before transitioning to a scenic coastal view. The final frames reveal a dramatic Pacific coastline with deep blue water, rocky outcrops, and crashing waves under a clear sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1980s home movie captures both wildlife and iconic California scenery.

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
122850060

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

Source reel
Reel 1466 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
cajon vs arlington
Reel-level year note
1980
Reel-level location note
el cajon, california
Date
1980 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
Big Sur, California, United States 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

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

  • animals
  • pretty blue water
  • animal
  • seashore
  • wildlife
  • big SUR california USA
  • 1980
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  • Big Sur California coastline
  • butterfly on dirt
  • wildlife in Super 8
  • retro film footage
  • archival 1980s
  • coastal scenery 1980
  • old film footage
  • nature documentary
  • vintage film grain
  • California coast 1980
  • home movie butterfly
  • scenic ocean view
  • 8mm film
  • classic home movie
  • nostalgic footage
  • vintage wildlife
  • Super 8 film
  • retro coastal clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1980s documentary or editorial requests needing Big Sur coastal atmosphere with a brief wildlife cutaway from original 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail
The footage shows 1980 8mm color home-movie characteristics, with no visible vehicles, clothing, signage, or dated objects beyond the supplied year metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a casual visitor-shot perspective, lingering on a butterfly at ground level before shifting to a broad coastal view.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a black butterfly with white and orange markings, dark rocky soil, blue Pacific water, shoreline cliffs, offshore rocks, surf, and clear sky.
Film character
The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, saturated blues, and handheld framing consistent with physical home-movie film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a nature insert, coastal transition, travel-memory beat, or brief establishing cutaway for Big Sur in an archival sequence.
Historical context
The clip places small wildlife and Pacific shoreline scenery within a 1980 Big Sur home-movie travel context without showing people or built landmarks.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright licensing and any location or natural-history identification needs.
Research search match
Likely matches searches for 1980 Big Sur 8mm home movie, California coast archival footage, butterfly cutaway, Pacific shoreline, and vintage travel film.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1980 Big Sur or California coast footage, then broader wildlife and seashore home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Big Sur 8mm frame showing a black butterfly with white and orange markings on textured ground.
A butterfly rests on dark coastal soil in a close, softly focused home-movie frame.
Close 1980 Big Sur home-movie view of a butterfly on rough soil, with orange tips and white wing markings visible.
The butterfly remains on the ground, its markings catching bright natural light.
Underexposed 1980 Big Sur 8mm coastal view with blue water, rocky shoreline, and dark cliff shapes.
A dark coastal shot shows the Pacific and shoreline rocks through heavy blue exposure.
1980 Big Sur home-movie frame of deep blue Pacific water, rocky outcrops, breaking waves, and coastal cliffs.
The clip ends on a clearer coastal view with offshore rocks and white surf below the cliffs.

Visually Similar Clips

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