Mauna Ulu Hawaii-1971: Lava Flow

$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.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Lava Flow — Clip Details

MAUNA ULU HAWAII-1971: A dramatic 8mm home movie captures the intense, glowing flow of molten lava during the 1971 eruption. The footage shows a turbulent river of incandescent red and orange lava moving across the rugged volcanic landscape, with deep shadows and bright, fiery highlights. The grainy texture and warm color palette of the Super 8 film emphasize the raw, natural power of the eruption, offering a rare glimpse into this historic volcanic event.

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: 124348388

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: 1971 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Mauna Ulu, Hawaii, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm Hawaii volcano footage for documentary or educational edits needing close views of active lava flow without people or modern visual intrusions.
Period detail: The warm 8mm color, heavy grain, and metadata-supported 1971 Mauna Ulu setting place the clip in an early-1970s amateur travel or nature-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-shot or amateur observer perspective, holding close on the moving lava rather than staging people or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include glowing molten lava, dark crusted surface, bright orange highlights, deep shadowed channels, soft focus, film grain, and frame-edge exposure falloff.
Film character: The footage has a dense 8mm texture with saturated red-orange exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and flicker that read as physical-film evidence of the source.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway to signal volcanic activity, geologic force, Hawaii travel, or 1970s natural-history observation.
Historical context: The frames show active lava movement at Mauna Ulu as supported by metadata, useful for illustrating volcanic terrain and amateur documentation of natural events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still clear source copyright and confirm any required contextual or location claims.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1971 Mauna Ulu lava flow, Hawaii volcano 8mm footage, Super 8 molten lava, and archival home movie eruption footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1971 Mauna Ulu or Hawaii volcano material, then broader 1970s lava and geologic hazard imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame showing molten lava glowing through dark crusted flow, with heavy grain and warm red-orange exposure. — Molten lava appears through dark crusted channels in the first frame.

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame with incandescent lava patches, dark cooled crust, and visible film grain across the volcanic surface. — A close lava view shows bright molten areas breaking through darker crust.

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame showing a soft, grainy close-up of lava flow with glowing orange bands and dark crusted sections. — Bright lava bands cut across a dark, crusted volcanic surface.

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame showing incandescent lava beneath a dark crusted surface, rendered in saturated red-orange film color. — The final frame holds on the glowing lava surface and dark volcanic crust.

Visually Similar Clips