Buffalo New York USA-1961: Startled Deer In The Woods!

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBuffalo, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Buffalo New York

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Startled Deer In The Woods — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a startled deer in a wooded enclosure. The animal, illuminated by a strong purple light, stands alert near a wooden structure, its ears perked and body tense. It shifts its weight, lowers its head, and begins to move away, revealing its slender form and natural markings. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a rustic setting. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring mid-century Americana.

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: 123747086

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: 1961 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: Buffalo, New York, United States 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: 1961 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for editors needing a brief mid-century animal cutaway or rustic nature insert.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and simple wooden enclosure may show an early-1960s visitor or family filming context near Buffalo.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a home-movie camera catching a deer pausing, turning, and moving away without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a deer, dark vertical posts, rough wooden boards, dirt ground, scattered light patches, trees, and heavy film edge shadows.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, purple color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of aged 8mm home-movie scans.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, startled-animal reaction cutaway, rustic transition, or brief memory beat in a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The frames offer a modest view of mid-century amateur wildlife filming, with the animal seen near a wooden enclosure rather than in an open landscape.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any location or property permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 8mm deer footage, Buffalo New York wildlife home movie, startled deer in woods, and vintage animal enclosure film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Buffalo footage, then related mid-century deer, woods, or family wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Buffalo-area 8mm frame showing a deer standing alert near dark posts and wooden boards in a wooded enclosure. — A deer pauses with ears raised beside the wooden structure.

1961 Buffalo-area 8mm frame with the deer partly turned from the camera beside a dark wooden wall and enclosure posts. — The deer shifts its body away from the camera near the wall.

1961 Buffalo-area 8mm frame showing the deer moving along a rough wooden structure, with legs and body visible in dim light. — The deer moves along the enclosure, partly obscured by shadow.

1961 Buffalo-area 8mm frame showing a deer standing near a wooden wall, with trees and sunlit ground visible in the background. — The deer stands near the wall as the wooded area opens behind it.

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