Switzerland-1961: Nighttime Gathering and Flower Garden in Vintage 8mm Footage

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSwitzerland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Switzerland

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Nighttime Gathering and Flower Garden in Vintage 8mm Footage — Clip Details

SWITZERLAND-1961: A grainy 8mm home movie captures a nighttime outdoor gathering, likely a festival or community event. The dark scene is illuminated by ambient lights, revealing a line of people in period attire standing near a structure with circular and rectangular shapes, possibly targets or decorations. The footage transitions to a vibrant, colorful flower garden filled with pink, red, and white blooms, showcasing the natural beauty of the Swiss countryside. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125292631

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: 1961 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: Switzerland 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 requests needing 1960s Swiss 8mm travel or home-movie material showing a nighttime public gathering and a bright garden cutaway.
Period detail: The footage may show early-1960s casual clothing, dim outdoor event lighting, and decorative circular forms before shifting to a cultivated flower garden.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes people standing in a loose line at night, then turns to a visitor-style view of densely planted flowers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include people in dark outdoor light, hanging or mounted circular shapes, a rectangular structure, trees or foliage, and beds of red, pink, and white flowers.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, low-light underexposure, handheld framing, soft focus, and saturated color shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, travel transition, or contrast between nighttime social activity and daytime garden color.
Historical context: The scene suggests leisure or tourism in Switzerland, with a small public gathering followed by a garden view, but the specific event is not identifiable from the frames.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property considerations.
Research search match: Search matches include 1961 Switzerland 8mm home movie, nighttime outdoor gathering, vintage flower garden, Swiss travel footage, and 1960s tourist film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Switzerland 1961 travel footage, then broader 1960s European garden or public gathering scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Switzerland 8mm frame showing a dim nighttime outdoor area with circular decorations or targets near trees. — A low-light outdoor view shows circular forms beside foliage.

1961 Switzerland home-movie frame with several people standing in a dark outdoor setting near foliage and lights. — Several figures stand in a dimly lit nighttime outdoor area.

1961 Switzerland 8mm frame showing a small group or line of people at a nighttime outdoor gathering. — A line of people is visible in dark outdoor light near circular forms.

1961 Switzerland travel footage frame showing a dense garden bed of red, pink, and white flowers. — A bright flower bed fills the frame after the nighttime gathering.

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