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California USA-1981: Siamese Cat Under Christmas Tree

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1981 California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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Siamese Cat Under Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A Siamese cat with dark points and a cream-colored body sits calmly under a Christmas tree in this 1981 home movie footage. The cat, wearing a light blue collar, gently touches the green pine needles with its nose, its eyes reflecting the warm holiday lights. The scene is shot on 8mm film, showing natural grain and soft focus, with a red Christmas stocking and ornaments visible in the background. This intimate, nostalgic moment captures a quiet holiday tradition in a California home.

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
123026638

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
1981 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
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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Topics & Keywords

  • beautiful white black domesticated tame animal
  • christmas
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  • Christmas ornaments
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  • vintage footage
  • archival footage
  • holiday memories
  • cat footage
  • home footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports requests for early 1980s California home-movie holiday material, especially domestic Christmas cutaways featuring a family pet under a tree.
Period detail
The Christmas tree, wrapped gifts, stocking, and soft 8mm color may show an early 1980s household holiday setting, consistent with the supplied 1981 metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves an unstaged domestic moment as a Siamese cat calmly investigates tree branches during a holiday gathering or family filming occasion.
What appears in frame
Visible details include a Siamese cat, light blue collar, pine needles, wrapped presents, a red stocking, ornaments, and dim interior holiday lighting.
Film character
The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, low-light exposure, and slight handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role
Editors could use this as a quiet Christmas insert, pet cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about home holidays and family interiors.
Historical context
The scene reflects a private holiday interior where pets, presents, stockings, and decorated trees appear as part of everyday domestic Christmas ritual.
Research note
No people or logos are visible, but copyright, private interior context, and any property-related concerns should still be reviewed before publication.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1981 California 8mm Christmas cat, Siamese cat under tree home movie, and vintage holiday pet footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other California 1981 home interiors, then broader vintage Christmas tree or pet-at-home footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Siamese cat wearing a pale collar sits under a Christmas tree in 1981 California home-movie footage.
A Siamese cat sits close to pine branches and wrapped gifts beneath the tree.
The cat turns beneath the Christmas tree, with pine needles and wrapped gifts visible in the dim home interior.
The cat turns its head beside hanging tree branches and gift wrap.
A Siamese cat looks toward the camera from under the Christmas tree, its eyes reflecting the low interior light.
The cat faces the camera from beneath the tree, surrounded by needles and gifts.
A red Christmas stocking and small ornaments appear near the tree in low-light 8mm home-movie footage.
The camera catches a red stocking and holiday ornaments near the tree.

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