Chicago Illinois-1968: Dramatic Sunset Sky with Silhouetted Trees

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Dramatic Sunset Sky with Silhouetted Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic sunset over an unknown location. The sky transitions from deep indigo to fiery orange and red, with silhouetted tree branches framing the horizon. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a vertical blue line artifact, characteristic of analog home movie film. This atmospheric clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 125593743

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1018 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: chicago,macinaw island michigan
Date: 1968 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: Chicago, Illinois, 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 1960s archival requests needing a Chicago-area home-movie sunset, atmospheric sky insert, or natural transition shot.
Period detail: The frames show no landmarks or built environment, so the 1968 Chicago identification rests on supplied clip metadata rather than visible period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational quality of a home-movie camera lingering on a dramatic evening sky rather than recording a staged event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark indigo sky, red-orange sunset band, silhouetted bare tree branches, horizon line, film-frame borders, and a vertical blue scan line.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows pronounced grain, color shift, uneven exposure, soft focus, frame-edge darkness, and blue vertical line artifacts as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a mood-setting cutaway, dusk transition, memory beat, or visual bridge within a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: As visual context, the clip records an ordinary outdoor sunset view associated with a 1968 Chicago home-movie reel, without identifiable civic or social details.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and any location claim should still be checked before reuse.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1968 8mm sunset footage, Chicago home-movie sky, vintage silhouetted trees, analog dusk cutaway, and 1960s color home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 Chicago material, then broader 1960s sunset, sky, nature, or memory-transition footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Chicago 8mm frame showing a dark blue evening sky, red-orange horizon glow, and faint silhouetted tree branches. — A deep blue sky and red sunset band appear behind dark tree silhouettes.

1968 Chicago 8mm frame with a blue dusk sky, red-orange sunset glow, and soft dark tree shapes near the horizon. — The sunset glow sits low in the frame beneath a darkening blue sky.

1968 Chicago 8mm frame showing subdued red sunset light, deep blue sky, and silhouetted branches along the lower edge. — A darker frame holds the last red-orange light behind tree silhouettes.

1968 Chicago 8mm frame with a bright orange-red horizon, dark cloud band, and black tree silhouettes at dusk. — A vivid sunset band glows beneath dark clouds and tree silhouettes.

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