Ithaca New York-1979: Aerial View of Colorful Fall Foliage in Mountainous Forest

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationIthaca, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Aerial View of Colorful Fall Foliage in Mountainous Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures an aerial view of dense, mountainous forest in Ithaca, New York, during peak autumn. The camera glides over a thick canopy of trees ablaze with vibrant fall colors—rich reds, golden yellows, and lingering greens—creating a textured tapestry of foliage. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, with a subtle horizontal line visible in some frames, likely from the film strip or projection. This nostalgic, archival clip evokes the quiet beauty of the late 1970s Northeast landscape.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125225769

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1979 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: Ithaca, New York, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm aerial forest footage for productions needing a brief Northeastern autumn landscape, regional travel context, or non-urban seasonal transition.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1970s home-movie aerial filming, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signage, or landmarks to further date the forest view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler or passenger filming from above, holding on the color and texture of the wooded hills rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dense treetops, autumn reds and golds, lingering green foliage, wooded hillsides, soft distant terrain, and a faint horizontal frame line.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color shift, gate edges, and a horizontal film or projection line that add physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or quiet cutaway for rural New York and autumn landscape sequences.
Historical context: The view documents a wooded Ithaca-area landscape in autumn, emphasizing regional terrain and foliage rather than identifiable people, structures, or events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, location claims, and any property or airspace context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm Ithaca autumn foliage, aerial forest home movie, upstate New York fall leaves, and vintage wooded hills footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1979 Ithaca or upstate New York material, then with broader autumn forest and aerial landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 Ithaca-area 8mm frame showing a soft aerial view over dense autumn forest and wooded hills. — Aerial view across dense fall foliage, with reds, yellows, and greens filling the hillside.

1979 Ithaca-area 8mm frame of mixed autumn foliage seen from above, divided by a dark film or scan edge. — Mixed-color forest canopy viewed from above, with a dark vertical film edge crossing the frame.

1979 Ithaca-area 8mm frame showing layered autumn forest, soft focus, and a faint horizontal film line. — Layered fall forest and hillside terrain, crossed by a faint horizontal film or projection line.

1979 Ithaca-area 8mm frame looking over a wooded slope with muted reds, greens, and golds. — Aerial hillside view with dense autumn trees and subdued color from the 8mm scan.

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