British Columbia Canada-1979: Bird Perched On Log In Calm Water

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 British Columbia Canada

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Bird Perched On Log In Calm Water — Clip Details

A bird perches on a log floating in a calm body of water, captured on 8mm film in 1979. The scene unfolds in British Columbia, Canada, with gentle ripples across the surface and a weathered branch visible in the foreground. The footage exhibits natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette typical of vintage home movies. The bird remains still, creating a peaceful, contemplative moment in a natural setting.

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: 123105661

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: British Columbia, 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: Useful as a late-1970s British Columbia nature cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or reflective commercial edits needing quiet wildlife and water texture.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie color, grain, and handheld framing, with no landmark or human-made object confirming a more specific setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient feel of an amateur observer filming a small bird at rest rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: A bird sits on a floating log amid rippled green-blue water, with pale fallen branches and dark vertical film-strip borders visible in the contact frames.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, mild color fading, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a calm nature insert, transition, environmental cutaway, or memory beat between broader British Columbia travel or outdoor scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a quiet natural-water moment in British Columbia home-movie footage from 1979 without visible people, buildings, brands, or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status, source permissions, and any species or location identification needs.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1979 British Columbia 8mm bird on water, vintage home movie lake wildlife, floating log bird cutaway, and calm rippled water nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1979 British Columbia outdoor footage, then broader vintage water, bird, lake, and quiet nature cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 British Columbia 8mm frame showing a bird resting on a floating log in calm rippled water, with pale fallen branches below. — A bird rests on a floating log as ripples move across the water.

1979 British Columbia home-movie frame of a small bird perched on a log, surrounded by textured water and foreground branches. — The bird remains still on the log while the water surface shimmers around it.

Vintage 8mm frame from British Columbia showing a bird on a floating log, with dark water texture and fallen branches in the foreground. — A quiet wildlife cutaway centers the bird against dark, moving water.

1979 British Columbia 8mm still with a bird on a floating log and pale foreground branches crossing the rippled water below. — The shot holds on the perched bird and the calm surface of the water.

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