Kentucky-1976: Man Writing Note in Purple Light

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

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Man Writing Note in Purple Light — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and dark hat writes intently on a notepad in a dimly lit, purple-hued environment. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1976, shows close-ups of his hands holding a pen and writing on paper, with a checkered pattern visible on his hat. The grainy, high-contrast visuals and deep purple color cast suggest a home movie captured in low light, possibly at a theater or event. The man appears focused and absorbed in his task, creating a nostalgic, intimate moment from the mid-1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125592384

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 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 archive requests needing an intimate home-movie insert of a man writing a note in low light for documentary, museum, or editorial storytelling.
Period detail: The light shirt, dark checkered hat, pen, notepad, and purple low-light exposure may show a casual 1976 indoor event or theater setting, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged concentration of a person writing, with close handheld framing that feels like a private observation rather than a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a light shirt, a dark hat with a checkered band, hands holding a pen, a notepad, a tabletop, and strong purple-blue film color.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, high contrast, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a deep purple cast that create a distinct home-movie texture from low-light filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, transition, or insert for writing, note-taking, concentration, events, or personal recollection sequences.
Historical context: The footage offers a small social detail from a 1970s home-movie setting, showing note-taking or writing activity without enough visual evidence to identify the event.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, children, private property, or audible music are indicated; copyright and likeness clearance remain separate checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1976 Kentucky 8mm man writing note, 1970s home movie note-taking, purple low-light Super 8 event, and vintage close-up of hands writing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring footage from the same reel, then with other 1976 Kentucky clips, and then with related themes of writing, note-taking, events, or quiet personal moments.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Kentucky 8mm frame showing a man in a light shirt and dark hat leaning over a table in purple-tinted low light. — Man leans over a tabletop in dim purple light.

Close 8mm view of hands writing with a pen on a notepad, tinted purple by the low-light exposure. — Hands write on a notepad with a pen.

A hand rests near or points to a small notepad on a table, with strong purple-blue color from the 8mm scan. — Hand near a notepad on the table.

1976 Kentucky frame showing the man bending forward, with a dark hat and checkered band visible in purple-tinted low light. — Man bends forward, showing a dark hat with a checkered band.

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