Lynbrook New York-1973: Bright Yellow Light Shining From A Wooden Object At Night

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationLynbrook, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Bright Yellow Light Shining From A Wooden Object At Night — Clip Details

A close-up shot from a 1973 8mm home movie captures a bright yellow light glowing from a wooden object against a dark background. The light flickers slightly, creating a warm, focused glow that stands out in the night. The image has a soft, grainy quality typical of vintage Super 8 film, with subtle lens flare and a slightly out-of-focus appearance. This atmospheric clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and quiet intimacy, perfect for historical or emotional storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123556875

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 1012 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: swimming
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1973 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: Lynbrook, New York, 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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm night footage useful for requests needing an abstract glowing light, atmospheric insert, or period home-movie transition from Lynbrook, New York.
Period detail: The clip may show a small flame-like yellow light or illuminated wooden object at night, with few visible surroundings to confirm period detail beyond the 1973 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The close framing and soft focus suggest a private home-movie attempt to capture a glowing object or outdoor night light rather than a staged production scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bright vertical yellow glow, dark surrounding background, faint orange reflections, soft focus, film grain, and slight frame-to-frame flicker.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries heavy grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and warm color bloom that give the shot a distinctly physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, night transition, memory beat, or abstract insert to suggest warmth, ritual, power, or quiet evening atmosphere.
Historical context: As visual context, the footage reflects how home-movie cameras handled very low light, isolating a small bright source while leaving the surrounding setting mostly unreadable.
Research note: No people, logos, or clear private property details are visible, but copyright and any object or location permissions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1973 8mm night light, Lynbrook New York home movie, glowing yellow object, vintage low-light footage, and abstract Super 8 cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring frames from the same reel, then other 1973 Lynbrook home movies, then broader 1970s night lighting or abstract home-movie inserts.

Still Frames From This Clip

A bright yellow-orange vertical glow appears against a dark, soft-focused background in 1973 Lynbrook 8mm home-movie footage. — Bright yellow light isolated in darkness at the start of the clip.

The yellow-orange light remains centered high in a dark Lynbrook night frame, with low-light grain and slight color bloom. — The glowing light remains visible against the dark night background.

A bright flame-like yellow glow and faint orange reflections sit in a dark 1973 home-movie frame from Lynbrook, New York. — The light appears slightly lower in frame with small orange reflections below.

The final frame shows the same yellow-orange glow in darkness, with faint lower reflections and visible 8mm grain from Lynbrook, 1973. — Final frame of the glowing yellow light against a nearly black background.

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