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California USA-1952: Brass Yellow Material With Area Of Black Holes Passes Fast

$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.

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Brass Yellow Material With Area Of Black Holes Passes Fast — Clip Details

A close-up of a textured brass-yellow material with scattered dark spots resembling black holes, captured on 8mm film in 1952. The surface shows signs of age with film grain, speckles, and slight discoloration, creating an abstract and nostalgic visual. The camera remains static, focusing on the material's surface as subtle light reflections move across it. This vintage home movie footage offers a grainy, atmospheric texture ideal for archival or retro projects.

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
123340467

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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
miss universe
Reel-level year note
1952
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1952 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
California, United States 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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Topics & Keywords

  • abstract
  • obscure
  • close-up
  • color
  • speed
  • motion
  • movement
  • texture
  • textures
  • background
  • brass
  • yellow
  • material
  • area
  • black
  • holes
  • passes
  • fast
  • front
  • camera
  • lens
  • backgrounds
  • new orleans to pacific trip
  • 1952
  • 1952 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • brass yellow material
  • black holes texture
  • abstract close-up
  • film grain
  • old film footage
  • archival material
  • vintage texture
  • 1950s home movie
  • yellow surface
  • dark spots
  • grainy film
  • nostalgic footage
  • retro material
  • vintage background
  • 8mm home movie
  • old film texture
  • abstract material
  • 1952 California

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s California 8mm abstract texture footage for editors needing a brief vintage insert, transition, or background-like visual from a home-movie reel.
Period detail
The frames offer few datable clues beyond the 1952 8mm source metadata, showing an abstract close-up with aged color, dust, and soft exposure.
Home-movie behavior
The clip carries home-movie value as an accidental or experimental camera-facing close-up rather than a staged scene with identifiable people or places.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include muted green-yellow surface areas, soft vertical dark bands, scattered specks, edge vignetting, uneven exposure, and a faint contact-sheet division.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows grain, dust specks, color shift, soft focus, and exposure falloff that create a tangible mid-century physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as an abstract insert, transitional flash, memory beat, or visual bridge between travel-reel scenes.
Historical context
As part of a 1952 travel-related home-movie source, this may represent incidental material or a camera/loading artifact rather than a documentary subject.
Research note
No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any reel-level rights documentation.
Research search match
Researchers may find it under 1952 8mm abstract texture, vintage film leader-like close-up, California home movie surface, or mid-century color film artifact.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1952 California or travel footage, then abstract 8mm texture and transition material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm California home-movie frame showing a soft green-yellow abstract close-up with dark edge bands, grain, and dust specks.
Abstract close-up with muted color, vertical shadowing, and visible 8mm film texture.
1952 8mm California frame with a muted green abstract field, central dark vertical band, soft exposure, and scattered film specks.
Soft abstract field with a central dark band and aged color from the 8mm scan.
1952 8mm California home-movie frame showing a pale green close-up with dark vertical shadowing, grain, and faint discoloration.
Pale green abstract frame with vertical shadowing and visible film speckling.
1952 8mm California frame showing a yellow-green abstract close-up with dark side edges, fine specks, and uneven color density.
Yellow-green abstract texture with darker edges and mottled 8mm color density.

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