British Columbia USA-1981: 4 People Having A Picnic On The Ground On Top Of A

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Year1981
Decade1980s
LocationBritish Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1981 British Columbia

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4 People Having A Picnic On The Ground On Top Of A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 showing four people having a picnic in a rocky outdoor setting, likely British Columbia, USA. The group gathers on a white blanket spread over the ground, surrounded by large boulders and sparse vegetation. One person stands while others sit or crouch, arranging food and drinks including cans and bottles. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 color shifts with a strong purple and blue tint, grain, and soft focus, capturing a candid moment of casual outdoor recreation. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and authentic 1980s family life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122873432

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1795 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: august,VII-8
Reel-level year note: 1981
Reel-level location note: hooper lake, british columbia
Date: 1981 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: British Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1980s archival edits needing candid outdoor leisure, family travel, or picnic recreation material from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clothing, beverage cans, white sun hat, picnic blanket, and 8mm color rendering may show early 1980s casual outdoor recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged group behavior as people sit, crouch, and arrange food and drinks on a blanket among rocks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four adults, a white ground blanket, cups, bottles, cans, food containers, rocks, trees, and dry ground.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, handheld framing, uneven exposure, and a strong blue-purple color shift from aged film stock.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for outdoor travel, family leisure, or picnic sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a casual social meal outdoors, with people gathering informally on the ground rather than in a staged or public event setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are clearly identifiable, and copyright is separate from permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1981 8mm picnic footage, 1980s outdoor family recreation, rocky campsite meal, and vintage home movie people eating outside.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with British Columbia or 1981 outdoor travel material, then with broader picnic and family recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Four people in 1981 home-movie footage gather around a picnic blanket in a rocky outdoor setting, likely British Columbia. — A group arranges food and drinks on a white blanket among rocks and trees.

A standing person and seated companions gather around a picnic spread on rocky ground in 1981 home-movie footage. — The group settles around the blanket with cans, bottles, and food visible.

People sit and crouch beside a picnic blanket with food, cans, and bottles in a rocky outdoor setting. — Seated figures gather close to the picnic spread on the ground.

Four visible adults continue arranging a picnic on a white blanket in a rocky outdoor home-movie scene. — The picnic blanket remains the focus as people handle food and drinks nearby.

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