Mauna Ulu Hawaii-1971: Camera Appears To Capture A Brush Fire That Is

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMauna Ulu, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Mauna Ulu Hawaii

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Camera Appears To Capture A Brush Fire That Is — Clip Details

MAUNA ULU HAWAII-1971: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a dramatic brush fire erupting on a distant hillside. The fire's bright orange flames and thick smoke rise above a residential area with houses in the foreground. The film shows natural camera movement, capturing the unfolding emergency. A 'ROAD CLOSED' sign appears in the final frame, indicating the danger. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain, color fading, and scratches, conveying a sense of urgency and historical documentation from the early 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124348240

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$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: 1971 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: Mauna Ulu, Hawaii, 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: Useful for 1970s archival requests needing brief home-movie footage of a distant brush fire or volcanic-area hazard near homes in Hawaii.
Period detail: The faded 8mm color, small residential buildings, and supplied 1971 Mauna Ulu metadata support an early-1970s Hawaii context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the emergency from a distance with informal handheld framing rather than staged news coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include smoke, orange fire glow, a dark hillside, houses, rooflines, trees or brush, and black 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, faded color, gate weave, scratches, and uneven exposure give the scan a tactile 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or escalation beat for fire danger, volcanic-region risk, or local memory sequences.
Historical context: The frames show a hazardous fire or glow beyond a settled area, but they do not identify a specific incident beyond the supplied Mauna Ulu 1971 metadata.
Research note: Review footage copyright separately from property and location issues, since exterior homes are visible and no people, logos, or music are evident.
Research search match: Search matches include 1971 8mm Hawaii brush fire footage, Mauna Ulu home movie fire near houses, and vintage distant hillside smoke.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Mauna Ulu or Hawaii 1971 material, then broader brush fire, smoke, or natural-hazard footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Mauna Ulu home-movie frame showing smoke and orange fire glow beyond brush, with a small structure in the foreground. — Smoke and fire glow appear beyond brush and a small foreground structure.

1971 Mauna Ulu frame with a distant fire glow and smoke over a hillside, seen above residential rooftops. — A distant glow and smoke sit beyond rooftops on the hillside.

1971 Mauna Ulu home-movie frame showing a bright distant fire glow beyond hillside terrain and house roofs. — Fire glow is visible over the ridge behind foreground houses.

1971 Mauna Ulu frame showing smoke and fire glow over a hillside, with residential buildings in the foreground. — Smoke and glow remain visible beyond the residential foreground.

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