Florida Michigan-1970: Man With Sunglasses And White Shirt Flying A Kite

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

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Man With Sunglasses And White Shirt Flying A Kite — Clip Details

A man in a white turtleneck shirt and dark sunglasses stands in a grassy field, flying a kite on a bright day in 1970. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures his focused expression as he holds the kite string, with a rural backdrop of houses and bare trees under a pale sky. The vintage aesthetic includes natural film grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic home movie feel. The clip ends with a brief view of the purple-tinted sky, emphasizing the authentic, unpolished quality of the archival footage.

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: 125580351

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 a casual outdoor recreation moment with an adult flying a kite in a rural Midwestern setting.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, sunglasses, open field, bare trees, and low rural buildings support a 1970 home-movie reading for Florida, Michigan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged backyard-or-field activity as the man concentrates on handling the kite string while the camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark sunglasses, a white turtleneck shirt, raised hands with kite string, grassy field, bare trees, low buildings, pale sky, and film edge exposure.
Film character: The footage has a home-scanned 8mm look with soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, color shift, scratches, and a brief purple-tinted end frame.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for leisure, family recreation, rural life, or handmade outdoor play in the early 1970s.
Historical context: The scene may show everyday leisure in a small-town or rural setting, with open land and modest buildings framing a simple outdoor pastime.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970 8mm home movie man flying kite, rural Michigan outdoor recreation, sunglasses white shirt, and vintage kite flying footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family or outdoor scenes, then with Florida, Michigan 1970 footage, and finally with broader kite, recreation, or rural leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Florida, Michigan in 1970, a man in dark sunglasses and a white turtleneck stands in a field while handling kite string. — A man concentrates on flying a kite in an open field with low rural buildings behind him.

The 1970 Florida, Michigan home-movie frame shows the man holding kite string, with bare trees and low buildings across the field. — The man keeps both hands near the kite line while standing outdoors on a bright day.

A 1970 home-movie view in Florida, Michigan frames the man with sunglasses and kite string below a broad pale sky. — The camera catches the man slightly lower in the frame as he continues managing the kite line.

The clip ends on a purple-tinted 8mm film frame with visible scratches, dust, and little discernible subject detail. — A purple-tinted end frame shows the physical film texture after the kite scene.

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