Sapphire Lake Montana USA-1977: Video Zooming In To A Frog Floating In Shallow

$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.

Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationSapphire Lake, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Video Zooming In To A Frog Floating In Shallow — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1977, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of a frog resting in shallow water at Sapphire Lake, Montana. The amphibian, with mottled brown and green skin, sits motionless among tall green grass and submerged twigs. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky, zooming camera movement that draws focus to the creature. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a natural, undisturbed setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123098387

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: 1977 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: Sapphire Lake, Montana, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for documentary or educational cutaways needing a quiet amphibian close-up in shallow lake vegetation.
Period detail: The visible era clues are mainly the 8mm film texture, warm color, and handheld zoom style, with the 1977 Sapphire Lake setting supported by metadata rather than frame details.
Home-movie behavior: The shot has an unstaged home-movie feel as the camera lingers and zooms toward a small frog among reeds and submerged sticks.
What appears in frame: A mottled frog sits in shallow water beside green reeds, dark mud, submerged twigs, reflected highlights, and soft film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip shows visible 8mm grain, slight softness, warm color, minor exposure variation, and handheld framing that give it archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, environmental cutaway, lake transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1970s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a small wildlife encounter in a natural lakeside setting, with no people, buildings, signs, or identifiable events visible.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific use questions should still be checked before licensing.
Research search match: Researchers may find it through searches for 1977 8mm frog footage, Montana lake wildlife, shallow water amphibian close-up, or vintage home-movie nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Sapphire Lake or Montana 1977 material, then broader 1970s home-movie wildlife and lake footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Sapphire Lake 8mm frame showing a mottled frog resting in shallow water beside green reeds and sticks. — A frog rests partly in shadow among reeds and submerged twigs at the lake edge.

1977 Sapphire Lake 8mm frame with the frog centered near reeds, sticks, and a muddy shallow-water bottom. — The camera holds on the frog as reeds and sticks frame the shallow water around it.

1977 Sapphire Lake 8mm close view of a mottled frog beside tall green reeds and dark lake-bottom vegetation. — The zoom brings the frog closer, with bright reed stems cutting through the foreground.

1977 Sapphire Lake 8mm frame showing the frog still among reeds, muddy water, and submerged sticks near the lake edge. — The frog remains still as the handheld frame settles among reeds and muddy shallows.

Visually Similar Clips