Laguna Beach California USA-1979: Cat Hanging Out Outdoors In A Backyard As The

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

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Cat Hanging Out Outdoors In A Backyard As The — Clip Details

A black and white cat strolls across a grassy backyard at dusk in this 8mm home movie from Laguna Beach, California, 1979. The cat pauses to look toward the camera, its white chest and paws visible against the darkening lawn. In the background, a stone bench and potted plants sit in shadow, with the film's characteristic grain and soft focus enhancing the nostalgic, vintage feel. The footage captures a quiet, candid moment of domestic life from the late 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123023286

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 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: Useful for requests needing late-1970s Southern California home-movie footage of a domestic cat in an outdoor backyard setting.
Period detail: The scene may show 1970s residential garden details, including a lawn, stone bench, potted plants, and soft dusk exposure.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged pet moment as the cat walks across the grass and briefly turns toward the filmer.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black-and-white cat, grassy lawn, stone bench, potted plants, shaded garden edges, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, low-light exposure, and slight handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet domestic insert, pet cutaway, transition beat, or memory detail in a 1970s home-life sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects everyday residential leisure and pet keeping in an archival home-movie context without visible people or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright and any property-context questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1979 Laguna Beach home movie cat, 8mm backyard pet footage, and 1970s California domestic animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with 1979 Laguna Beach material, then with other 1970s home-movie pet or backyard scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1979 Laguna Beach home-movie footage, a black-and-white cat stands on a lawn with potted plants and a stone bench in the background. — A black-and-white cat pauses on the grass in a dim backyard garden.

The cat crosses a Laguna Beach backyard lawn at dusk, with a stone bench and dark foliage visible behind it. — The cat moves across the lawn as the garden background falls into shadow.

A black-and-white cat stands closer to the camera in the 1979 backyard scene, with a pale object on the grass nearby. — The cat stands nearer the camera, its white face and paws visible against the lawn.

The cat looks toward the camera in a Laguna Beach backyard, framed by grass, potted plants, and a stone bench in soft 8mm focus. — The cat turns toward the filmer, with backyard garden features visible behind it.

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