California USA-1971: Film Of A Sunny Day At The Lake In A Nearby Park

$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
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

$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.

Film Of A Sunny Day At The Lake In A Nearby Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a serene, sun-drenched day at a quiet park in California. The camera pans slowly across a grassy field toward a calm pond surrounded by dense trees and shrubs. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and slightly faded colors typical of 1970s home movies. The peaceful, natural setting evokes a sense of nostalgia and quiet reflection, perfect for historical or editorial projects.

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: 125064271

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing a quiet park, pond, or nature cutaway for documentary, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The footage may show an early 1970s park landscape, with visible era evidence limited to the 8mm color stock, soft focus, and home-movie camera handling.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, with the camera slowly observing grass, trees, and water rather than recording a planned event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grassy slope, calm pond, tree line, shrubs, scattered trunks, open sky, and soft foreground motion from the handheld view.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, faded color, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld drift that give the landscape a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm establishing insert, transitional nature cutaway, or reflective memory beat between more specific family or travel scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday recreational open space in California through a home-movie lens, without visible people, signage, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-related property considerations.
Research search match: Searches such as 1971 California 8mm park pond, vintage home movie lake trees, and 1970s nature cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then California 1971 park footage, then broader 1970s home-movie nature and pond scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 California 8mm home-movie frame of a grassy park slope, a small pond, and a tree line beyond. — A quiet park landscape with grass in the foreground and pond water behind the trees.

1971 California park view on 8mm film, showing open grass, still pond water, and wooded background. — The camera frames the pond across an open lawn with trees filling the far side.

Vintage 8mm frame from California, 1971, with a grassy foreground, pond edge, and wooded park background. — A low grassy field leads toward water and a shaded line of trees.

1971 California home-movie still of a shaded park pond area with large trees, shrubs, and grass. — Large trees and shrubs frame the water at the edge of the park landscape.

Visually Similar Clips