British Columbia USA-1981: Spring Pollination Of Wild Flowers Out In The Free

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

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Spring Pollination Of Wild Flowers Out In The Free — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 capturing spring pollination in British Columbia, USA. The clip features close-up shots of wildflowers, including pink chive blossoms and yellow daisy-like blooms, with a butterfly and a bee actively feeding on nectar. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, natural color saturation, and subtle grain, with a handheld camera movement that gently follows the insects. This authentic archival material offers a nostalgic glimpse into nature's quiet moments, perfect for documentaries, nature projects, or vintage-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122875717

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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: This 1981 8mm clip supports requests for early-1980s nature inserts showing spring wildflowers and insect pollination in a home-movie style.
Period detail: The visible period clues are primarily the 8mm color-film texture, soft focus, and handheld close framing rather than identifiable built landmarks or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged observer's patience, lingering close to flowers as insects feed rather than presenting a formal nature-study setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink clustered blossoms, yellow daisy-like flowers, green grasses, leafy ground cover, a butterfly or moth, a bee, dark frame edges, and soft outdoor light.
Film character: The clip carries warm color saturation, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet cutaway, seasonal transition, ecological detail, or memory beat within archival nature or rural-life sequences.
Historical context: The frames show close observation of spring pollination and wild plants, offering environmental texture without confirming a specific public site or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and avoid treating species or location identification as definitive.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1981 8mm spring pollination, vintage home movie wildflowers, butterfly on yellow flowers, bee on daisy-like bloom, and British Columbia nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1981 British Columbia nature material, then broader 1980s 8mm wildflower or pollination footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 8mm-style close-up of pink clustered wildflowers outdoors, with grass stems and a muted shaded background. — Pink wildflower clusters rise from grass in a soft, grainy close-up.

Close-up from the 1981 8mm clip showing a butterfly or moth feeding on yellow daisy-like wildflowers. — A small butterfly or moth feeds among yellow wildflowers.

1981 8mm close-up of yellow wildflowers with a butterfly or moth partially visible among the petals and stems. — Yellow wildflowers and a feeding butterfly or moth fill the soft frame.

Close-up 8mm frame of a bee on a yellow daisy-like wildflower, with leafy ground cover and soft green background detail. — A bee rests at the center of a yellow wildflower amid green leaves.

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