British Columbia USA-1981: Moth and Bee Flying Around Yellow Wildflowers

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

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Moth and Bee Flying Around Yellow Wildflowers — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 capturing a cluster of bright yellow wildflowers in full bloom, with a moth and a bee actively flying and feeding among the blossoms. The scene unfolds in natural daylight, showcasing the vivid yellow petals and green foliage against a softly blurred background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and subtle motion blur, characteristic of amateur 1980s home movie recordings. This nostalgic nature clip offers authentic archival footage ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122878184

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: Useful for 1980s nature or environmental productions needing brief 8mm home-movie cutaways of insects feeding among yellow wildflowers.
Period detail: The frames show no built environment or date markers, so the 1981 period comes from clip metadata rather than visible historical clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of an amateur nature close-up, lingering on small insect movement rather than staging a scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow wildflower clusters, green leaves, a small moth or butterfly, a bee-like insect, dark background foliage, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries a scanned 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, warm color shift, and slight motion blur around the flying insects.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short nature insert, seasonal transition, ecological cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents casual attention to local plants and pollinators, with context limited to the natural scene visible in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright and source permissions should still be checked separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1981 8mm wildflowers, vintage pollinator footage, home movie moth on flowers, or bee feeding on yellow blossoms.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel nature shots, then with 1981 British Columbia metadata matches, then with broader wildflower and pollinator footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 8mm home-movie frame of yellow wildflowers with a small moth or butterfly near the blossoms and green foliage behind. — A small insect rests or feeds among bright yellow wildflowers.

1981 8mm frame showing yellow wildflowers as a small insect hovers or lands near the upper blossoms. — A flying insect moves near the top of the yellow flower cluster.

1981 8mm home-movie frame with yellow wildflowers, green leaves, and a motion-blurred insect crossing above the blossoms. — A blurred insect passes over a dense cluster of yellow flowers.

1981 8mm frame of yellow wildflowers and green foliage with a small bee-like insect visible near the center of the blooms. — A bee-like insect appears among the yellow blossoms.

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