India-1974: Sun Setting On Hazy Afternoon Over The Wide Steamy Bay

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Sun Setting On Hazy Afternoon Over The Wide Steamy Bay — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures a hazy sunset over a wide, steamy bay in India. The golden sun descends toward the horizon, casting a warm, diffused glow across the water and silhouetting distant industrial structures and cranes. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight lens flare, and a soft, atmospheric haze, evoking a nostalgic, retro mood. This archival clip offers authentic 1970s ambiance, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124448246

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: 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: 1974 India 8mm sunset footage suited to documentary inserts needing a hazy coastal or bay atmosphere from the 1970s.
Period detail: The frames may show 1970s waterfront infrastructure in silhouette, with cranes or masts faintly visible through haze beside a broad body of water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged traveler or resident viewpoint, holding on the sun and bay rather than presenting a planned scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the low sun, orange haze, reflective water, distant shoreline, silhouetted cranes or masts, dark frame edges, and occasional lens flare.
Film character: The scan carries warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, exposure bloom around the sun, and slight frame-edge artifacts from the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief transition, atmospheric cutaway, time-of-day insert, or memory beat within a 1970s India sequence.
Historical context: The view suggests a humid waterfront or bay setting where industrial silhouettes and natural haze share the same visual field.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location identification, and any property implications should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1974 India 8mm sunset, hazy bay home movie, humid waterfront sunset, and 1970s archival coastal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other India 1974 footage, then broader 1970s waterfront, sunset, haze, or travel-home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India 8mm frame showing a hazy sun above a broad bay, with dark shoreline shapes and faint industrial silhouettes. — The sun hangs over a hazy bay, with distant shoreline structures in silhouette.

1974 India 8mm frame with the sun above reflective bay water, haze, and a dark strip of shoreline near the bottom. — The sun reflects across the hazy water beyond a dark shoreline.

1974 India 8mm frame focused on the enlarged setting sun, with heavy haze and faint water detail below. — A larger sun fills the hazy orange sky as the bay recedes into shadow.

1974 India 8mm frame showing a bright sun surrounded by dense haze, with only faint bay and shoreline detail visible. — The sun glows through dense haze, leaving the bay and shoreline barely visible.

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