British Columbia USA-1981: Tadpoles Swimming In A Lake With Large Mountains In

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

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Tadpoles Swimming In A Lake With Large Mountains In — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 in British Columbia, USA, showing tadpoles swimming in a shallow, clear lake with large rocks and a sandy bottom. The scene transitions to a wider view of rugged mountain peaks with patches of snow under a blue sky, with two small figures visible in the foreground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural lighting, capturing a nostalgic 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: 122881877

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 nature footage suited to documentary inserts about outdoor travel, amphibian life, alpine lakes, or family-shot wilderness observation.
Period detail: The clip may show early 1980s home-movie travel, with visible cues limited to 8mm color stock, handheld framing, and outdoor clothing on two distant hikers.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from close attention to tadpoles in shallow water to a brief look at the surrounding mountain landscape.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tadpoles in clear shallow water, submerged stones, sandy lake bottom, dark film borders, rugged mountain rock, snow patches, blue sky, and two distant people.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld composition that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a nature cutaway, a memory beat for a wilderness trip, or a transition from small lake life to broader alpine scenery.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational looking and filming in a mountain-lake setting, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific park, trail, or landmark.
Research note: People are visible only as distant figures, so likeness risk appears limited but should still be reviewed separately from copyright and location permissions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1981 8mm tadpoles in lake, British Columbia mountain home movie, amphibian pond footage, and vintage alpine travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1981 British Columbia outdoor footage, and then with broader themes of amphibians, lakes, mountains, or family travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 8mm frame of tadpoles in clear shallow water, with rocks and sediment visible beneath the surface. — Tadpoles gather and swim across the shallow lake edge.

Close 8mm view of tadpoles clustered around stones in a shallow, clear lake or pond edge. — Tadpoles cluster near rocks under the water surface.

1981 home-movie frame showing many tadpoles moving through shallow water over a rocky, sandy bottom. — A dense group of tadpoles moves through the lake shallows.

Wide 1981 8mm mountain view in British Columbia, with rocky peaks, snow patches, blue sky, and two distant figures. — Two distant figures stand below rugged peaks with lingering snow.

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