Canada-1979: Bird On Top Of Tree

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationCanada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 Canada

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Bird On Top Of Tree — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a bird perched atop a conifer tree against a deep purple twilight sky. The silhouette of the bird and tree branches stands out sharply against the moody, saturated purple backdrop, evoking a quiet, contemplative mood. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and slight flicker, with subtle camera movement revealing more of the frame's edges over the 5-second clip. This archival Canadian home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse of nature at dusk, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123091526

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 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: 1970s Canadian 8mm nature footage for productions needing a quiet dusk wildlife cutaway or atmospheric exterior insert.
Period detail: The visible clues are limited to home-movie 8mm color, heavy grain, saturated twilight exposure, and a conifer silhouette, which may show late-1970s amateur filming style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged observer's view, holding on a perched bird from a distance rather than arranging or approaching the subject.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small bird silhouette, conifer treetop, dark evergreen branches, purple twilight sky, film gate edges, grain, dust specks, and slight framing shifts.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, deep underexposed silhouettes, purple color cast, light flicker, and visible scan or gate borders that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature cutaway, dusk transition, reflective memory beat, or brief pause between broader Canadian home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a simple outdoor wildlife observation in archival home-movie form, with no visible people, buildings, signage, or identifiable public event.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status and any broader reel or location documentation.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1979 Canada 8mm bird on conifer, purple dusk sky home movie, vintage wildlife silhouette, and 1970s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1979 Canadian exteriors, then related home-movie nature, dusk, trees, birds, and quiet landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 Canadian 8mm frame showing a small bird silhouetted on a conifer tip against a purple twilight sky. — A small bird sits on the top of a conifer as surrounding branches fall into silhouette.

1979 Canadian 8mm frame with a perched bird on a conifer, framed by dark evergreen branches and purple dusk light. — The bird remains perched near the upper right, with a dark vertical frame edge cutting through the view.

1979 Canadian 8mm frame showing a small bird silhouetted on a conifer crown under a purple evening sky. — The camera framing lowers slightly, isolating the bird and treetop against the saturated sky.

1979 Canadian 8mm frame of a bird on a conifer top, silhouetted against a grainy purple dusk sky. — The final frame keeps the bird centered low against the twilight sky with dark branches nearby.

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