Denmark-1975: Abandoned Building With Broken Windows And A Thatched Roof

$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.

Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationDenmark
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Denmark

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Abandoned Building With Broken Windows And A Thatched Roof — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a weathered white building in Denmark with a traditional thatched roof. The camera pans slowly across the structure, revealing multiple windows with broken panes and peeling paint, suggesting long-term abandonment. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight blurriness, and subtle color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The scene evokes a quiet, melancholic atmosphere, capturing a moment of rural decay and forgotten history.

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: 123223073

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: 1975 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: Denmark 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Danish 8mm footage for productions needing a quiet exterior cutaway of rural decay, abandoned architecture, or vernacular thatched buildings.
Period detail: The thatched roof, whitewashed wall, simple multi-pane windows, and 8mm color stock may show a rural Danish building as filmed in the mid-1970s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, with the camera lingering on the building exterior rather than staging action or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white exterior wall, dark thatched roof edge, multi-pane windows, broken or missing glass, pale curtains, and a narrow side passage.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight color shift give the scan a tactile 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, mood-setting cutaway, transition, or memory beat for abandonment, rural travel, or architectural change.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for older rural building fabric and neglected domestic architecture without proving the building's history or ownership.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s Denmark 8mm thatched roof, abandoned white building, broken windows, rural Danish exterior, and vintage home movie architecture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Denmark 1975 exteriors, then broader themes of abandoned buildings, rural architecture, and thatched roofs.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Danish 8mm frame showing a white building with a dark thatched roof, multi-pane windows, and a partially seen doorway. — White building exterior with thatched roof and windows at the start of the pan.

1975 Danish 8mm frame centered on a white thatched-roof exterior with repeated windows and dark window openings. — Central section of the white thatched building with multiple windows.

1975 Danish 8mm frame showing two main windows in a white wall below a dark thatched roof, with curtains visible inside. — Closer passage across the building's windows and whitewashed exterior.

1975 Danish 8mm frame showing the building corner, a single multi-pane window, thatched roof edge, and a bright side passage. — End of the pan at the building corner and side passage.

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