Ithaca New York-1979: Fire At Night

$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.

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

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

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Fire At Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a cozy nighttime scene centered on a crackling fire. The dark frame gradually reveals warm, flickering flames illuminating a fireplace interior, with visible film grain and soft focus characteristic of Super 8 footage. The intimate, low-light atmosphere evokes nostalgia and warmth, perfect for historical or editorial projects. The footage is raw and unedited, preserving the authentic look of a personal memory from the late 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125226233

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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s home-movie requests needing a brief nighttime fire or fireplace cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The clip shows few era-specific details beyond the 8mm source, soft low-light exposure, and domestic-looking fire scene identified in metadata as Ithaca, New York, 1979.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in its quiet, unstaged observation of firelight, with no visible people and a private-memory perspective typical of home-movie reels.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bright flames, dark fireplace surroundings, low ambient room detail, a possible grate or logs, heavy shadows, and 8mm frame grain.
Film character: The footage has strong grain, soft focus, deep underexposure, flickering highlights, and slight frame instability that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, mood transition, memory beat, or nighttime cutaway between domestic or seasonal archive scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects a low-light domestic fire moment rather than a public event, with context limited to the supplied 1979 Ithaca home-movie metadata.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any location or property questions should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1979 8mm fire at night, Ithaca New York home movie fireplace, vintage Super 8 flames, and 1970s domestic fire cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames or clips from the same reel, then other Ithaca 1979 home movies, then broader 1970s fire, night, and domestic interior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 Ithaca 8mm frame showing a very dark nighttime fireplace scene with faint warm firelight and visible film grain. — A dim, underexposed view of firelight inside a dark fireplace setting.

1979 Ithaca 8mm frame with bright flames at the right side, surrounded by a mostly dark fireplace interior. — Flames flare along the right side of the dark frame.

1979 Ithaca 8mm frame showing tall, blurred flames rising in a dark fireplace scene with warm orange highlights. — A vertical flare of fire brightens the otherwise dark fireplace view.

1979 Ithaca 8mm frame showing low flames spread across a dark fireplace, with possible logs or grate shapes visible below. — Low flames flicker across the base of the fireplace in deep shadow.

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