Iran-1972: Yellow Flower Sprouting From A Green Plant Zooming In For A Close

Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIran
Duration5s
Collection1972 Iran

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Yellow Flower Sprouting From A Green Plant Zooming In... — Clip Details

A close-up 8mm home movie from 1972 captures a vibrant yellow Bird of Paradise flower sprouting among large green leaves. The camera slowly zooms in, highlighting the flower's distinctive shape and bright color against the lush foliage. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the footage features natural film grain, soft focus, and a nostalgic quality, evoking a sense of quiet nature and personal memory from Iran.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 124331657

Rights & Clearance

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1431 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: longwood gardnes,xmas
Reel-level year note: 1972-1977
Reel-level location note: iran,philadelphia
Date: 1972 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: Iran 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1970s Iran archival requests needing a quiet nature cutaway, botanical detail, or home-movie insert for documentary and museum edits.
Period detail: The visible 8mm texture, soft focus, and color response support the 1972 home-movie dating, while the plant setting itself offers few specific era markers.
Home-movie behavior: The slow close framing suggests a personal, unstaged observation of a striking garden flower rather than a planned botanical study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow Bird of Paradise flowers, broad green leaves, shaded foliage, soft highlights, dark frame edges, and contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, gentle exposure variation, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nature insert, contemplative transition, memory beat, or visual pause between broader travel or family scenes.
Historical context: The footage records a small-scale view of ornamental plant life in Iran in 1972 without showing people, streets, landmarks, or identifiable social activity.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1972 Iran 8mm flower close-up, vintage home movie garden plant, yellow Bird of Paradise, and 1970s botanical cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with other Iran 1972 home movies, and then with broader vintage garden, plant, or nature-detail footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Iran 8mm frame showing yellow Bird of Paradise flowers rising from dense green foliage. — Yellow Bird of Paradise flowers stand among large leaves in a shaded garden view.

1972 Iran home-movie still with yellow Bird of Paradise flowers framed tightly against tall green leaves. — The camera holds on yellow flowers framed by upright leaves and dim garden shadows.

1972 Iran 8mm still showing a yellow Bird of Paradise bloom, a smaller bud, and large green leaves. — A yellow bloom and nearby bud appear beside broad leaves in a soft garden close-up.

1972 Iran 8mm close-up of yellow Bird of Paradise petals against layered green leaves and shaded foliage. — The zoom reaches a tighter view of the yellow flower against layered green leaves.

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