California USA-1984: Siamese Cat Grooming On Platform Amid Spring Flowers

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Year1984
Decade1980s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1984 California

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Siamese Cat Grooming On Platform Amid Spring Flowers — Clip Details

A Siamese cat lounges on a wooden platform in a sunlit garden, grooming itself amidst vibrant spring blooms. The 8mm home movie footage, shot in California in 1984, captures the cat’s relaxed posture and the lush greenery surrounding it, including red tulips and purple grape hyacinths. The warm, slightly faded color palette and natural film grain evoke a nostalgic, vintage feel, characteristic of personal home movies from the era. The cat’s calm demeanor and the peaceful outdoor setting create a serene, timeless 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: 123034295

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 1562 · Super 8 · 3″ reel
Original reel label: calif trip
Reel-level year note: 1984
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1984 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: California, 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: 1980s California home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet domestic animal cutaway with a garden setting.
Period detail: The 8mm color, wooden outdoor platform, and spring flower bed may show a casual California garden scene from the 1980s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a Siamese cat lounging and grooming without staging, preserving the patient attention of a personal home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Siamese cat, wooden platform boards, red tulips, purple grape hyacinths, green leaves, bright sun, and deep garden shadow.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, high-contrast sunlight, dark shadow detail, slight color fade, and a steady home-movie viewpoint.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm animal insert, garden cutaway, domestic memory beat, or soft transition between family-life scenes.
Historical context: The clip reflects everyday pet life in an outdoor residential garden, with no people, signage, or identifiable public location visible.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1984 California 8mm cat grooming, Siamese cat in garden, home movie pet footage, and spring flowers cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then 1984 California garden or pet footage, then broader 1980s home-movie animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1984 California 8mm frame of a Siamese cat stretched on a sunlit wooden platform near red tulips and purple flowers. — A Siamese cat lounges on a wooden platform in a bright spring garden.

1984 California 8mm frame showing the Siamese cat from behind, seated near purple grape hyacinths and wooden garden boards. — The cat sits close to the flower bed, seen from behind in strong sunlight and shadow.

1984 California 8mm frame of the Siamese cat near a wooden platform edge, surrounded by green leaves and purple garden flowers. — The cat remains near the platform edge as the garden flowers fill the background.

1984 California 8mm frame showing the Siamese cat resting beside purple flowers, with sunlight on the boards and shadow across its face. — The cat rests in partial shade beside the spring flower bed.

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