India-1974: Traditional Indian Dance Performance With Lion Costume

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Traditional Indian Dance Performance With Lion Costume — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1974 captures a traditional Indian dance performance on stage. Female dancers in colorful, flowing traditional attire—featuring reds, golds, and silks—perform graceful movements around a central figure in an elaborate lion dance costume. The stage is lit with warm, dramatic lighting, casting long shadows against a plain backdrop. The performers move in coordinated patterns, some kneeling, others standing, creating a dynamic cultural tableau. The footage shows natural film grain and slight camera shake, characteristic of home movie recordings from the era.

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: 124448518

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: 1970s India home-movie stage footage suited to documentary or educational requests for traditional dance, costume performance, and cultural event cutaways.
Period detail: The clip may show a 1974 stage presentation, with warm theatrical lighting, plain backdrop, draped costumes, and a large lion-like costume suggesting a formal dance performance.
Home-movie behavior: The value is a visitor-shot view from the audience, preserving the spacing, entrances, kneeling poses, and handheld framing of a short live performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include female dancers in red and gold dress, standing attendants, a raised red platform, a large lion costume, a plain stage backdrop, and warm spot lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, warm exposure, visible grain, dark frame edges, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cultural performance insert, a memory beat within travel or family-film sequences, or a transition into 1970s India material.
Historical context: The footage documents a staged dance scene with coordinated performers and theatrical costume, without enough visual evidence to identify the specific tradition or venue.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so copyright, performer likeness, and any performance rights should be reviewed separately before commercial or sensitive use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1974 India 8mm dance performance, traditional Indian stage dance, lion costume performance, and vintage home movie cultural event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 India footage, then broader archival clips of stage performance, dance, and traditional costume.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India home-movie frame showing dancers in colorful stage attire arranged around a large lion-like costume under warm light. — Performers hold positions around a central lion costume on a small stage.

1974 India stage performance frame with a central dancer holding sheer fabric as kneeling performers flank a lion-like costume. — A central dancer raises draped fabric while performers kneel near the lion costume.

1974 India home-movie frame showing a dancer with raised arms beside a red platform and large lion-like stage costume. — A dancer gestures at left while the lion costume remains centered on the platform.

1974 India stage-performance frame with dancers and attendants arranged across the stage around a large lion-like costume. — The group spreads across the stage for a closing arrangement around the lion costume.

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