British Columbia Canada-1979: Young Squirrel Perched on Rock

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

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Young Squirrel Perched on Rock — Clip Details

A young squirrel perches on a rugged rock in a forested area of British Columbia, Canada, in 1979. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures the animal in a moment of stillness, its fur pattern and alert posture clearly visible against the green backdrop. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight color fading typical of vintage home movies. The scene conveys a quiet, observational mood, offering a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife in the Canadian wilderness.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123107312

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1970s British Columbia 8mm wildlife and mountain travel footage for documentary inserts, nature sequences, or home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The soft 8mm color, rounded frame edges, and visitor-shot mountain views may show a late-1970s Canadian wilderness travel reel.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer quality, moving from a close squirrel encounter to brief scenic mountain views and a film-leader-like end frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a squirrel on a rock, green forest blur, snow-streaked mountains, meadow ground, tiny distant visitors, dark frame borders, and a red vertical film mark.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, slight color fading, soft focus, gate edges, and uneven exposure that mark it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, Canadian travel insert, nature transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1970s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The frames suggest recreational filming of wildlife and mountain scenery in British Columbia without enough visual evidence to identify a specific park or peak.
Research note: Copyright, location, and any likeness issues should be reviewed separately, especially because tiny distant people appear in the mountain views.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s British Columbia 8mm squirrel, Canadian mountain home movie, vintage wildlife footage, and Super 8 nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other British Columbia 1979 footage, then broader vintage Canadian wildlife or mountain travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A small squirrel sits alert on a rugged rock in 1979 British Columbia home-movie footage. — Squirrel pauses on a rock with soft forest greenery behind it.

Mountain peaks with snow patches rise above an open meadow in British Columbia 8mm footage. — Mountain landscape with snow patches and open ground below.

A visitor-shot mountain view in British Columbia shows meadow foreground and tiny distant people. — Broad mountain view with meadow foreground and very small figures in the distance.

End-frame or film-leader-like view with a vertical red strip, scratches, and darkened exposure. — Abstract film end frame with red vertical strip and surface marks.

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