Idaho USA-1972: Exploring A Dark Dried Out Coral Formation Out Of The Water

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Idaho

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Exploring A Dark Dried Out Coral Formation Out Of The Water — Clip Details

A close-up 8mm home movie from 1972 captures a dark, dried coral formation out of water, its intricate textures and porous surface highlighted by dramatic lighting. The footage reveals the fossilized structure's complex, lumpy surface with small holes and ridges, showing signs of decay and age. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip displays natural film grain and a slightly desaturated color palette with deep purples and browns, creating a mysterious, archival feel. The camera remains steady, focusing on the detailed, organic patterns of the weathered coral.

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: 123072698

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: 1972 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: Idaho, 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 1970s 8mm editorial requests needing a close natural-history cutaway of a dried porous formation or fossil-like organic texture.
Period detail: The frames show few datable details beyond the 8mm color home-movie look, with the 1972 Idaho context supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie approach, holding close on surface texture as if a traveler or hobbyist is examining an unusual natural object.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark voids, purple-brown ridges, porous bumps, pale mineral-like flecks, hard side lighting, and black film borders.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, uneven exposure, slight color shift toward purples and browns, and contact-print framing that adds archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a macro nature insert, mysterious transition, geology cutaway, or tactile memory beat within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The imagery reflects amateur close observation of a natural specimen, but the frames do not verify whether it is coral, fossil material, or rock.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright status and specimen identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Searchers may find this under 1972 8mm Idaho home movie, dried coral-like formation, porous natural texture, fossil-like close-up, or vintage geology cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Idaho footage, then broader 8mm nature, geology, fossil, or specimen close-ups.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing a close, shadowed view of a porous dried formation with lumpy ridges and dark openings. — A tight view of the porous, purple-brown surface of the dried formation.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame with a dark hollow area surrounded by rough, brittle-looking ridges and pale flecks. — A dark cavity cuts into the rough dried surface under hard side lighting.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing a coral-like or fossil-like dried surface with a large shadowed opening and mineral-like highlights. — The camera holds on a shadowed opening within the rough organic-looking texture.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing ridged dried material, black voids, and bright flecks across a rough textured surface. — Ridges, voids, and bright flecks define the final close-up of the dried formation.

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