Moscow Russia-1971: View Of Drilling Rig On Water With People On Pier

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMoscow, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 in Russia

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

View Of Drilling Rig On Water With People On Pier — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a group of people walking along a wooden pier toward a large industrial drilling rig on a sunny day. The rig, covered in dark tarps, stands on a platform over water, with a tall metal derrick rising against a clear blue sky. Men in casual 1970s attire, including a man in a yellow shirt, observe the site. The footage shows a slow pan from the pier to the rig, revealing the scale of the operation and the surrounding water and shoreline. The color palette features faded blues, greens, and earth tones typical of Super 8 film from the era, with visible grain and slight color shifts. This archival footage offers a rare glimpse into Soviet-era industrial activity, suitable for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124885604

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: 1971 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: Moscow, Russia 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Soviet-era home-movie footage for productions needing a brief industrial waterfront view with visitors approaching a drilling rig near Moscow.
Period detail: Casual clothing, the 8mm color stock, wooden pier, tarped platform and metal derrick may show early 1970s industrial site visitation rather than a staged scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective as people walk along a narrow pier toward the rig and the camera pans across the water and structure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden pier, several adult visitors, dark water, floating logs, a tarped industrial platform, a tall metal derrick, shoreline trees and blue sky.
Film character: The footage has faded color, visible grain, slight softness, handheld framing and contact-print density shifts that read as authentic 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short industrial cutaway, establishing insert, transition into Soviet-era infrastructure, or memory beat from a travel reel.
Historical context: The scene shows visitors observing a waterside drilling structure, offering visual context for industrial activity without proving the site's purpose or operator.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from location or personality rights.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1971 Moscow 8mm drilling rig, Soviet industrial pier home movie, visitors at waterfront derrick, and 1970s Russia industrial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Moscow 1971 material, then broader Soviet industrial, waterfront infrastructure, or visitor-observation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Moscow home-movie frame with adults on a wooden pier approaching a tarped industrial drilling rig beside dark water. — Visitors walk along the pier toward a waterside rig platform.

Adults continue along the pier in a 1971 Moscow industrial waterfront view with a rig platform, derrick and shoreline equipment. — The pier and group of visitors lead the eye toward the rig structure.

The camera frames the pier edge, visitors, dark water and tarped drilling structure in a Moscow 1971 home-movie view. — The group nears the industrial platform as the camera pans right.

Final frame centers the derrick and tarped rig platform near water, with shoreline trees under a clear blue sky in 1971 Moscow footage. — The pan settles on the rig, emphasizing the height of the derrick.

Visually Similar Clips