Kentucky-1976: A Young Man Reacts With Surprise In His House

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationKentucky, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Kentucky

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A Young Man Reacts With Surprise In His House — Clip Details

KENTUCKY-1976: A young man in a white t-shirt reacts with surprise and excitement while seated indoors, his expression shifting from focused concentration to wide-eyed astonishment. Shot on 8mm film with a distinct purple color cast and grainy texture, the footage captures a candid moment of discovery. The man gestures animatedly, his hands moving as he processes the news, suggesting a sudden revelation or unexpected event. The intimate, home movie style and vintage aesthetic evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and personal history.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125591322

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 1015 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: kentucky derby party
Reel-level year note: 1976-1980
Reel-level location note: kentucky
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Kentucky, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: 1970s Kentucky home-movie footage suited to editorial uses needing a candid indoor reaction, surprise, or discovery beat.
Period detail: The white T-shirt, simple interior wall, soft household lighting, and 8mm color cast may show a modest mid-1970s domestic setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged seated reaction as the man looks down, gestures with his hands, and then lifts his face in visible surprise.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young man in a white shirt, close indoor framing, a plain wall, moving hands, seated posture, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has pronounced grain, purple color shift, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, reaction cutaway, memory beat, or visual punctuation for unexpected news or discovery.
Historical context: As domestic home-movie footage, it offers a small view of private 1970s family life without proving the cause of the man's reaction.
Research note: A visible identifiable person and private interior require likeness and property review separate from any copyright or footage licensing questions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s Kentucky home movie, young man surprised indoors, vintage 8mm reaction shot, and candid family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Kentucky 1976 interiors, then related home-movie reactions or discovery-themed moments.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1976 Kentucky home-movie frame, a young man in a white T-shirt sits indoors and looks down while gesturing with one hand. — A seated young man looks downward as his hand lifts near his chest.

The man remains seated indoors in the Kentucky home-movie footage, leaning forward with his face turned down and one arm in motion. — The man leans forward, his expression partly hidden as his arm moves.

A soft 8mm frame shows the young man seated inside, head lowered, with one arm reaching or gesturing beyond the crop. — The seated figure looks down while his arm extends to the side.

The 1976 Kentucky frame captures the young man indoors with his face lifted, mouth open, and hands raised in apparent surprise. — The man looks up with a startled expression as his hands rise near his face.

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