India-1974: Green Parrot Perched on Swaying Palm Frond

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Green Parrot Perched on Swaying Palm Frond — Clip Details

A close-up view of a green parrot perched on a palm tree frond in India, 1974. The bird remains still as the long, slender leaves sway gently in the wind. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain, soft focus, and a slightly faded color palette typical of vintage home movies. The scene captures a quiet, intimate moment in a tropical setting, with the parrot’s bright plumage contrasting against the dark green foliage. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life and nature in 1970s India.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124447178

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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.

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Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 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: India 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 India nature requests needing a brief 8mm cutaway of a green parrot resting among wind-moved foliage.
Period detail: The faded color, soft focus and 8mm frame texture support the 1974 home-movie dating, while the visible scene itself is mainly tropical foliage and a perched bird.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds close on a quiet bird and swaying fronds, giving the moment the observational patience of unstaged travel or family footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green parrot, long palm-like fronds, dense dark foliage, moving leaves, soft background greenery and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has noticeable 8mm grain, muted green color, soft registration and slight exposure variation that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, calm transition, tropical atmosphere cutaway or brief memory beat within India or 1970s travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene records a small natural detail from archival home-movie footage in India, showing bird life and vegetation without visible people or built landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos or private property are visible, but copyright and any location or wildlife-use questions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1974 India 8mm nature footage, green parrot on palm frond, tropical foliage in wind, vintage home movie bird cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other India 1974 home-movie scenes, then broader vintage nature or tropical bird footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1974 India home-movie footage, a green parrot rests on a palm-like frond surrounded by soft dark foliage. — A green parrot sits among long fronds as the background foliage falls into soft focus.

The green parrot remains perched on wind-stirred fronds in this close 8mm view from India, 1974. — The bird stays still while the thin fronds around it shift slightly in the wind.

A small green parrot is partly framed by crossing fronds in soft, grainy 1974 India home-movie footage. — Crossing leaves and muted green tones frame the perched parrot in a close nature view.

The final frame shows the green parrot centered among long fronds, with dense foliage behind it in 1974 India footage. — The parrot remains perched as the long fronds form a loose frame around its body.

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