Kentucky-1976: Two Friends Laughing And Talking In A Purple-Lit Room

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

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Two Friends Laughing And Talking In A Purple-Lit Room — Clip Details

KENTUCKY-1976: Two young men in a dimly lit room, one holding a microphone and the other wearing a 'CAL BEREKE' t-shirt, share a lively moment. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures their animated conversation and laughter under a strong purple hue, typical of vintage home movies. The grainy texture and warm color cast evoke a nostalgic 1970s atmosphere, with the men appearing to enjoy a casual gathering or party. The handheld camera movement adds to the authentic, personal feel of this archival home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 125591699

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: Yes
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: Useful for 1970s Kentucky home-movie requests needing an informal indoor social moment with young adults talking, laughing, and handling a microphone.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-1970s casual room gathering, with long hair, a wide-collar shirt, printed T-shirt lettering, and handheld 8mm color rendering.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged exchange as friends laugh, gesture, and crowd close to the camera in a private-room setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two young men, a microphone, a printed T-shirt, a pale button-up shirt, a purple-lit interior wall, close faces, raised hands, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has strong purple color cast, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as authentic scanned 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, party cutaway, conversation insert, or transition into a 1970s youth or friendship sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers social context for informal home entertainment and friend-group interaction without supporting a specific event or public venue claim.
Research note: Faces, a private interior, and visible shirt lettering require likeness, property, and brand review separate from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches such as 1970s Kentucky home movie friends laughing, 8mm indoor party microphone, or vintage young men talking indoors may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Kentucky 1976 interiors, then broader 1970s friendship, party, and home-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1976 Kentucky home-movie footage, two young men stand in a dim room as one holds a microphone and the other wears a printed T-shirt. — Two friends stand close together as a microphone is held between them.

A young man in a pale shirt gestures with one hand while holding a microphone beside a smiling friend in a purple-lit room. — One friend gestures mid-conversation while the other smiles beside him.

Inside a dim Kentucky room, a young man with longer hair appears to speak as a friend holds a microphone nearby in soft 8mm focus. — A friend appears to speak while the microphone is brought close.

Several young adults crowd together in a purple-lit interior, with one raised arm near the lens and a printed T-shirt visible in the background. — Friends crowd into frame as one person raises an arm close to the camera.

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