Elmwood Park Illinois-1945: Adjustment Of A New Old Camera

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationElmwood Park, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 Elmwood Park Illinois

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Adjustment Of A New Old Camera — Clip Details

A man in a plaid shirt adjusts an old camera in a snowy outdoor setting, captured on 8mm film in 1945. The footage shows close-up hands manipulating the vintage camera, with snow-covered ground and a wooden structure visible in the background. The image has a distinct purple and green color cast typical of aged film, with visible grain and wear. This authentic home movie moment reflects mid-20th century amateur filmmaking in Elmwood Park, Illinois.

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: 124752620

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: 1945 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: Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States 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 1940s documentary or education edits needing home-movie footage of amateur camera handling in a snowy Midwestern outdoor setting.
Period detail: The plaid shirt, compact still or movie camera, winter clothing, and 8mm home-movie format support a mid-1940s domestic filming context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an informal moment of a man adjusting or handling a camera while another person films from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a plaid shirt, a small camera, hands near the controls, snow or pale ground, a wooden structure, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip has strong purple-green color shift, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that read as physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a cutaway for amateur filmmaking, family documentation, winter memory sequences, or a transition into archival production themes.
Historical context: The scene shows a private home-movie view of camera use rather than a public event, emphasizing everyday mid-century personal documentation.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; metadata reports no brands, music, or private property issue, but copyright and permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1945 8mm home movie camera adjustment, Elmwood Park Illinois winter footage, and vintage amateur filmmaking cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Elmwood Park 1945 footage, then broader 1940s home movies showing cameras or filmmaking.

Still Frames From This Clip

Elmwood Park 1945 home-movie frame showing a snowy outdoor area and wooden structure with aged color shift. — Snowy exterior detail before the camera-handling close-ups.

A man in a plaid shirt appears to adjust a small camera outdoors in Elmwood Park, Illinois, in 1945. — Man bends over the camera during an outdoor adjustment.

Close home-movie view of a man in plaid handling a small camera in a snowy Elmwood Park outdoor setting. — Overhead view of hands and camera during the adjustment.

The man continues adjusting the camera as the 8mm frame shows winter ground and strong purple-green aging. — Camera adjustment continues in the final visible frame.

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