Agate Springs Montana USA-1975: A Fly Perched On A Yellow Flower

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationAgate Springs, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Agate Springs Montana

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A Fly Perched On A Yellow Flower — Clip Details

A fly perches on a vibrant yellow flower in this 8mm home movie from 1975. The close-up shot captures the insect's detailed legs and translucent wings as it explores the flower's center. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including warm color tones, natural grain, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic, vintage feel. This intimate nature scene offers a rare glimpse into a quiet moment of wildlife behavior, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123077974

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 1768 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: july
Reel-level year note: 1975
Reel-level location note: agate springs,montana
Date: 1975 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: Agate Springs, Montana, 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: Useful for 1970s nature, insect, and home-movie cutaway requests needing a close 8mm view of a fly on a yellow flower in Montana.
Period detail: The frames show no datable objects beyond the 8mm color home-movie look, with the 1975 Montana setting supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged close observation of a fly lingering at the center of a flower, filmed with patient home-movie attention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark fly, translucent wings, thin legs, a yellow flower head, soft green background, black frame borders, grain, and light scratches.
Film character: Warm color cast, soft close focus, visible grain, gate edges, and minor surface marks give the shot a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet nature insert, seasonal cutaway, macro detail, or reflective transition within rural or wildlife sequences.
Historical context: The footage records everyday amateur nature filming rather than a public event, showing how small outdoor subjects were captured on consumer 8mm film.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any collection-specific licensing terms.
Research search match: Researchers may find this through searches for 1975 8mm insect footage, fly on yellow flower, Montana home movie nature close-up, or vintage wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Agate Springs material, then broader 1970s 8mm flower, insect, and rural nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 8mm Montana home-movie frame showing a dark fly with visible legs and wings on a yellow flower. — A fly rests near the center of a yellow flower in a soft, grainy close-up.

1975 8mm Montana frame of a fly positioned across the upper center of a yellow flower with warm film color. — The fly remains on the flower as the close-up holds a warm yellow cast.

1975 8mm Montana home-movie frame with a fly slightly blurred while perched on a yellow flower. — Motion softness and grain shape the close view of the fly and flower.

1975 8mm Montana frame showing the fly still on the yellow flower, with petals and film texture visible. — The final frame keeps the fly centered against the yellow petals and soft background.

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