Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Butterflies On Log Changes To A Gray

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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

A young boy in a red jacket stands on a wooden dock, holding a fishing rod as he casts into the calm lake. The sun glints off the water, creating a shimmering effect. In the background, a small cabin sits nestled among pine trees, with a canoe resting on the shore. The scene captures a peaceful summer afternoon in a rustic lakeside setting, with the boy focused on his fishing, surrounded by the natural beauty of the wilderness.

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: 123081957

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm wilderness nature footage suited for documentary cutaways, ecological memory sequences, or quiet outdoor transition material.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie texture and metadata place the clip in 1973, while the visible pine branches, weathered wood, and close natural framing offer limited period-specific detail.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes small wilderness details at close range, shifting from insects on rough wood to pine canopy views rather than staging a human activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include weathered split wood, small insects or butterflies, dark pine branches, needles, bright sky gaps, soft focus, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, handheld softness, uneven exposure, and blue-purple color drift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief nature insert, wilderness atmosphere cutaway, or memory beat between broader travel or camping scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects a personal 1970s encounter with forest detail in Montana wilderness, showing close observation of wood, insects, and trees without visible people.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific use restrictions should still be checked before publication.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1973 8mm Montana wilderness pine trees, home movie butterflies on log, vintage forest cutaway, and Scapegoat Wilderness nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness material, then broader vintage wilderness, pine forest, insect, or camping sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Montana wilderness 8mm frame showing rough weathered wood with small insects or butterflies in close view. — Small insects or butterflies rest on weathered wood in a close forest detail.

Soft 8mm view of pine branches and bright sky in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, based on clip metadata. — Pine branches blur against patches of bright sky.

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame with pine needles, branches, and bright sky in soft focus. — Branches and pine needles form a soft canopy view.

Soft 8mm forest view in Montana showing a dark pine branch, needles, and bright sky openings. — A dark branch crosses a soft pine canopy view.

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