British Columbia USA-1981: Lake On A Sunny Day With Flowers And A Person On A Rock

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

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Lake On A Sunny Day With Flowers And A Person On A Rock — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 captures a serene mountain lake in British Columbia, USA. The clip opens on a vibrant field of yellow wildflowers in the foreground, with a deep blue lake and rocky shoreline in the background. A lone person sits contemplatively on a large rock at the water's edge, enjoying the peaceful natural setting. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with bright sunlight illuminating the scene. The sequence includes a brief shot of a small white object floating in the water, adding to the nostalgic, personal feel of this archival outdoor moment.

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: 122878698

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 1981 8mm home-movie lake scenery suited to documentary or museum edits needing a quiet mountain-water cutaway with wildflowers and a solitary visitor.
Period detail: The footage may show early-1980s leisure travel through its home-movie framing, saturated color, and casual lakeside figure, with no visible signs or landmarks to confirm a precise place.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of a person sitting near the water while the camera lingers on flowers, rocks, and blue lake surface.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow wildflowers, blue lake water, pale shoreline boulders, evergreen trees, rocky slopes, and a lone seated person on a large rock.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated blues and greens, bright sun exposure, slight softness, and contact-sheet framing that preserves its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a reflective nature insert, travel-memory transition, or quiet cutaway between broader outdoor or vacation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects personal outdoor recreation and scenic filming rather than a documented public event, so its context should remain tied to home-movie travel footage.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no brands, interiors, or private property are apparent; copyright and source licensing remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1981 8mm mountain lake home movie, rocky shoreline wildflowers, blue water travel footage, and solitary person by lake.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1981 British Columbia or regional lake material, then with broader archival nature and vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 8mm-style view of yellow lakeside wildflowers, blue water, pale rocks, and trees in a mountain setting. — Yellow flowers fill the foreground above a bright blue lake and rocky shore.

A distant person sits on a shoreline boulder near blue lake water, with yellow flowers and rocks in the foreground. — A lone figure sits on a rock at the water's edge above a band of wildflowers.

Home-movie frame of a distant lakeside figure on a boulder, with blue water, pale rocks, and yellow wildflowers under sun. — The camera holds on the seated figure across the flowered rocky shoreline.

A blue mountain lake fills the frame with pale rocks, a rocky far shore, trees, and a small white object on the water. — Blue water and pale rocks dominate the closing view, with a small white object floating offshore.

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