Canada-1979: Cool Rapids Flow Swiftly Between Rocky Stone Formations

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationCanada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 Canada

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Cool Rapids Flow Swiftly Between Rocky Stone Formations — Clip Details

CANADA-1979: Cool rapids flow swiftly through a narrow canyon, their waters churning between towering rocky formations. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the raw power of nature with a distinct vintage color palette and grainy texture. The scene unfolds in a remote forested area, with the rushing water carving through stone. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse of Canada's wilderness in the late 1970s, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123086317

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1792 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: tent trailer,VI-09,1
Reel-level year note: 1979
Reel-level location note: canada
Date: 1979 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: Canada 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: Supports archive requests for 1970s Canadian wilderness, natural water movement, and 8mm scenic cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1970s home-movie color, exposure, and grain, with no visible clothing, vehicles, signage, or built features to further date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, holding on fast water and rock walls rather than staging people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include narrow canyon walls, pale rushing water, a midstream rock, dark forest shade, rough stone faces, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows dense grain, purple-blue color shift, uneven exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief nature insert, transition, landscape cutaway, or memory beat within a Canadian travel or wilderness sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a non-urban outdoor setting in Canada, emphasizing water, rock, and forest shade without visible people or social activity.
Research note: No people are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any reported brand or logo concern should be reviewed before reuse.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1979 Canada 8mm rapids, vintage home movie canyon water, rocky stream footage, and Canadian wilderness cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Canada 1979 nature footage, then other vintage rapids, rivers, canyons, or forest-water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Underexposed 1979 Canada 8mm frame with faint rocky canyon detail and dark film edges. — A very dark opening frame shows only faint canyon forms and the surrounding 8mm frame area.

1979 Canada 8mm view of pale rapids passing between dark canyon walls and a rough rock face. — Fast water cuts through the shaded canyon beneath a tall, rough stone wall.

1979 Canada 8mm frame of churning rapids, steep stone formations, and a visible midstream rock. — The water churns around a central rock while steep canyon walls close in on both sides.

1979 Canada 8mm closing frame with swift pale water, canyon rock, and a dark shaded passage. — A soft, grainy frame holds on the rapids as they pass through the rocky gorge.

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