India-1974: Indian Stage Performance with Lion Dance

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Indian Stage Performance with Lion Dance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures a traditional Indian stage performance. A colorful lion dance costume performs alongside actors in ornate orange and red traditional attire against a golden curtain backdrop. The scene transitions to a darker stage where two dancers in glowing costumes perform under dramatic lighting. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain and warm color tones, offering authentic archival footage of Indian cultural entertainment from the 1970s.

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: 124448364

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: Useful for 1970s India archive requests needing brief home-movie coverage of a traditional stage performance or cultural entertainment scene.
Period detail: The 8mm color, warm stage lighting, ornate costumes and curtain backdrop may show mid-1970s performance documentation from India.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, observing performers from the audience without staged camera access or close-up coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lion dance costume, performers in orange and red attire, a gold curtain, dark stage lighting and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: Warm color shift, visible grain, soft focus and uneven exposure give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural performance cutaway, transition beat or memory fragment within a 1970s India sequence.
Historical context: The frames document a public stage presentation with costumed performers, suggesting cultural entertainment as seen by an amateur filmmaker.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and performance rights may need review; no logos or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Searches such as 1974 India 8mm stage performance, Indian cultural show home movie or vintage lion dance costume footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 India footage, then broader stage performance or cultural entertainment material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India 8mm frame showing a lion dance costume near a performer in ornate orange attire on a curtained stage. — A lion dance costume appears beside a costumed stage performer against a gold curtain.

1974 India stage scene with a lion dance costume and a performer in red-orange clothing holding pale fabric. — The lion costume faces a performer standing near the right side of the stage.

1974 India 8mm frame with a lion costume at left and two costumed performers crossing the stage before a curtain. — Two performers move near the lion costume during the stage presentation.

1974 India 8mm frame showing two costumed dancers on a darker stage, partly obscured by low exposure and grain. — Two dancers appear under dim stage lighting in the final frame.

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