Laguna Beach California USA-1979: Man Petting Black and White Cat

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

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Man Petting Black and White Cat — Clip Details

A man in a blue shirt and pants crouches in a grassy backyard, gently petting a black and white cat. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1979, captures a quiet moment of affection between the man and his pet. The man has curly hair and wears casual clothing, while the cat lies on the grass, occasionally moving. The background features a brick wall, a terracotta pot, and small white flowers, creating a nostalgic, domestic atmosphere. The footage has natural film grain and a warm, slightly faded color palette typical of vintage home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123023262

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1979 Laguna Beach home-movie footage for requests needing a quiet domestic pet-care moment with a visible adult in a backyard setting.
Period detail: The casual blue clothing, backyard lawn, brick wall, terracotta pot and faded 8mm color may show late-1970s domestic style without identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The scene records an unstaged moment as a crouching adult gently pets and gestures toward a black and white cat on the grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a curly-haired adult, blue shirt and pants, black and white cat, grass, brick wall, terracotta pot, small white flowers and strong frame borders.
Film character: The clip has 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure and handheld framing across the contact-sheet frames.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, domestic cutaway, memory beat or transitional detail in a sequence about pets, home life or 1970s family footage.
Historical context: The footage offers small-scale social context around pet companionship and informal backyard leisure in Laguna Beach home-movie material from 1979.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review, while copyright, location and any property-related permissions should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1979 Laguna Beach 8mm cat, 1970s home movie petting cat, vintage backyard pet footage and adult with black and white cat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel domestic footage, then other 1979 Laguna Beach clips, then broader 1970s home movies featuring pets or backyard family life.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1979 Laguna Beach home-movie footage, a curly-haired adult in blue clothes crouches beside a black and white cat on grass. — A crouching adult pets a black and white cat in a grassy backyard.

A black and white cat stands on a backyard lawn as a crouching adult in blue reaches toward it in the Laguna Beach 8mm footage. — The cat stands while the crouching adult gestures toward it.

The black and white cat moves across the grass as the crouching adult in blue stays nearby in the 1979 backyard scene. — The cat walks forward across the lawn near the crouching adult.

A smiling curly-haired adult crouches in a Laguna Beach backyard beside a black and white cat in faded 8mm home-movie footage. — The adult smiles toward the camera while crouched beside the cat.

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