Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Chipmunk On A Branch Jumping Higher

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationScapegoat Wilderness, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Scapegoat Wilderness Montana

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Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a chipmunk perched on a tree branch in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The animal moves slightly before leaping upward, its striped fur visible against the dappled forest light. The scene transitions to a rocky stream bed with a weathered log and a frog resting among stones. Natural daylight filters through the trees, creating a soft, nostalgic atmosphere with authentic film grain and color tones characteristic of Super 8 footage from the era.

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: 123081851

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 1764 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-09,scapegoat
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: lincoln nebraska,montana
Date: 1973 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: Scapegoat Wilderness, 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 8mm wildlife and wilderness cutaways in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions about Montana backcountry nature.
Period detail: The frames show natural forest and stream-bed detail rather than datable objects, with the 1973 period supported by clip metadata and the 8mm home-movie source.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, observing small wildlife and streamside details from close range with a handheld home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chipmunk on tangled branches, dark tree trunks, rocks, shallow water, exposed roots, a pale weathered log, and a frog among stones.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus shifts, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, wilderness transition, stream-bed cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a nature sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents recreational backcountry observation in a forested Montana wilderness setting without showing people, buildings, or modern infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, location use, and wildlife-context requirements for the intended production.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1970s 8mm Montana wilderness wildlife, chipmunk on branch, frog in rocky stream bed, and vintage home-movie nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness material, then with broader 1970s forest wildlife and stream cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm Scapegoat Wilderness frame showing a chipmunk on forest branches in dappled light. — A chipmunk clings to branches in a shaded forest setting.

1973 Montana wilderness stream-bed view with stones, roots, and a pale fallen log near the water. — A pale fallen log crosses a rocky stream-edge scene.

Close 8mm view of a weathered branch, stones, and shallow water in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. — A weathered branch stands out against stones and shallow water.

1973 wilderness stream-bed frame with a small frog partly camouflaged among rocks, twigs, and a pale log. — A small frog rests among stream-bed stones and twigs.

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