Laguna Beach California USA-1979: Woman Petting Cat In Backyard

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationLaguna Beach, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 California

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Woman Petting Cat In Backyard — Clip Details

A woman in a white t-shirt and blue jeans walks through a grassy backyard in Laguna Beach, California, in 1979. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her approaching a small dark cat, bending down to pet it gently. The scene unfolds in natural daylight, with a cinder block wall, shrubs, and a yellow object visible in the background. The grainy, slightly faded quality and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the late 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123023194

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1979 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Laguna Beach, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1970s domestic-life requests needing brief home-movie footage of a woman interacting with a cat in a Southern California backyard.
Period detail: The clothing, soft 8mm color, lawn, cinder block wall, and casual backyard setting support a late-1970s domestic scene as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as the woman walks across the lawn, notices a small dark cat, and bends down to pet it.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a white t-shirt and blue pants, a small dark cat, grass, shrubs, a cinder block wall, a yellow object, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight fading, and handheld exposure shifts that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, domestic cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about pets, family yards, or 1970s everyday life.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor home life in Laguna Beach, with a pet interaction framed in a modest residential yard rather than a public landmark.
Research note: A woman is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance remains separate from likeness or property review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1979 Laguna Beach backyard cat, 1970s woman petting cat, 8mm home movie pet, and Southern California domestic yard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Laguna Beach 1979 material, then other 1970s backyard, pet, or domestic home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a Laguna Beach backyard in 1979, a woman in a white t-shirt and blue pants walks away from the camera near a wall and shrubs. — The woman walks through the yard before approaching the cat.

The woman continues across the Laguna Beach backyard, moving toward the far side of the lawn near shrubs and a cinder block wall. — She moves across the grassy yard in soft 8mm daylight.

The woman bends slightly and reaches toward a small dark cat in the grassy Laguna Beach backyard. — The cat stands on the lawn as the woman approaches it.

The woman bends at the waist to pet the small dark cat on the lawn, with shrubs and a block wall behind them. — She bends down and pets the cat in the backyard.

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