Idaho USA-1972: Zooming Out Of A Scene Of Rock Formations

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

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Zooming Out Of A Scene Of Rock Formations — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic view of rugged rock formations in Idaho. The camera slowly zooms out from a close-up of dark, jagged volcanic rocks, revealing a vast mountainous landscape under a purple-tinged sky. The distinctive 8mm film grain and color saturation give the footage a nostalgic, authentic feel, evoking classic American road trip memories. This archival clip offers a unique glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor exploration and natural scenery.

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: 123080846

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 Idaho travel, landscape, or road-trip productions needing brief 8mm home-movie coverage of rugged volcanic-looking rock formations and distant mountains.
Period detail: The 1972 date is supported by metadata, while the frames themselves mainly show era-neutral outdoor scenery recorded on consumer 8mm color film.
Home-movie behavior: The zooming view reflects a visitor pausing on a dramatic natural formation rather than staged activity, preserving a personal travel-observation perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark jagged rock spires, rough foreground stones, distant mountain ridges, open sky, small white clouds, and deep film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated purple-blue color, strong silhouette exposure, and slight handheld framing that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short scenic cutaway, road-trip memory beat, or transition into western mountain and geological landscape sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a 1970s leisure-travel encounter with Idaho’s rocky terrain without showing visitors, vehicles, facilities, or identifiable built context.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright and location identification should still be reviewed separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Idaho 8mm rock formations, vintage home movie mountain landscape, volcanic-looking rocks, and American road-trip scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Idaho landscape clips, then broader 1970s western road-trip or geology-themed footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing silhouetted rocky formations with mountain ridges beyond and a bright sky overhead. — Jagged rocks stand in silhouette against distant Idaho mountains and open sky.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame with dark rock spires in the foreground, purple-toned mountains, and small clouds in the sky. — Silhouetted rock spires appear against purple-toned ridges and a bright sky.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing a dark central rock formation, distant mountains, and open sky with small white clouds. — A dark rock mass fills the foreground beneath a wide sky and distant ridges.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame with the view pulled wider across silhouetted rocks, mountain ridges, and a blue-purple sky. — The zoomed-out view sets jagged rocks against open sky and low mountain ridges.

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