Florida Michigan-1970: Man Flying Red And Yellow Kite In Rural Field

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationFlorida, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Flying Red And Yellow Kite In Rural Field — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1970 captures a nostalgic outdoor scene in Florida or Michigan. The clip opens with a close-up of film damage on a purple-tinted frame, followed by a red vertical scratch on a beige background. The main footage shows a man in a white turtleneck and sunglasses standing in a rural field, looking up and gesturing as he flies a red and yellow kite against a clear blue sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural wear, evoking a sense of personal memory and mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125580340

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1970 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: Florida, Michigan, 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 recreational outdoor Americana, kite flying, rural field activity, or tactile film leader inserts.
Period detail: The man's white turtleneck, sunglasses, small handheld camera feel, and color 8mm texture may show a casual late-1960s or 1970s family recreation moment.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal gesture of a man looking upward and managing a kite line, captured from a nearby family or companion viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include purple-tinted film frames, red film abrasion, a red and yellow kite, blue sky, rural field, distant low buildings, leafless trees, and an adult man.
Film character: The clip carries pronounced 8mm grain, color fading, gate edges, scratches, dust, and uneven exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, recreational cutaway, 1970s family-life insert, or transition from abstract film damage into outdoor action.
Historical context: The footage reflects casual leisure in an open rural setting, with kite flying framed as an everyday personal activity rather than a formal public event.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible brands appear, but copyright, privacy, and location context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970s 8mm home movie kite flying, rural field recreation, man flying kite, film damage leader, and vintage outdoor family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with 1970 Florida or Michigan outdoor footage, then with broader kite, recreation, and rural home-movie themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Purple-tinted 8mm home-movie frame showing film grain, gate edges, dust specks, and small surface marks before the outdoor scene. — Purple-tinted film leader or damaged frame with visible dust and gate edges.

Purple-tinted 8mm frame with a dark vertical gate line, scattered dust, and light surface wear visible in the scan. — Abstract purple film frame with gate line and scattered surface marks.

Beige-tinted 8mm frame with a large red vertical abrasion or exposed film shape and visible grain. — Red film abrasion or exposed shape fills much of the beige frame.

1970 home-movie frame from Florida or Michigan showing an adult man in sunglasses handling a kite line in a rural field under blue sky. — Adult man in sunglasses flies a kite beside an open rural field.

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