New York-1971: Full Moon Against Cloudy Night Sky

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York

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Full Moon Against Cloudy Night Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a full moon glowing in a hazy, overcast night sky. The moon appears as a soft, pale disc with faint craters visible through the film grain and atmospheric haze. The footage exhibits natural 8mm film characteristics—subtle grain, slight color cast, and a handheld, shaky camera movement. The scene transitions from a muted, greyish sky to a darker, more defined night as the moon remains centered, creating a quiet, contemplative mood. This archival clip offers authentic vintage 8mm footage ideal for nostalgic or historical projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125772767

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: New York, 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 8mm New York home-movie footage suited for requests needing a brief moon, night-sky, or atmospheric cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail: The frames show no landmarks or dated objects, so the 1971 New York context comes from clip metadata rather than visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and slight shifts around the moon suggest an unstaged home-movie attempt to record a quiet night-sky moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pale full moon, hazy gray night sky, soft crater detail, film grain, exposure variation, and contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries fine grain, muted color cast, soft focus, visible gate edges, and handheld instability that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, reflective pause, night establishing beat, or memory image between dated home-movie scenes.
Historical context: As a home-movie view of the moon, the clip provides atmospheric visual context rather than evidence of a specific public event or location.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and project-specific clearance requirements.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 8mm full moon footage, New York home movie night sky, vintage moon cutaway, and handheld Super 8-style sky shot.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1971 New York material, then with other moon, night-sky, weather, or contemplative home-movie cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 8mm New York home-movie frame showing a pale full moon in a muted, hazy night sky with visible film edges. — A softly exposed full moon sits in a hazy gray sky.

1971 8mm New York frame with the full moon held in a hazy sky, showing grain, slight softness, and contact-sheet cropping. — The moon remains steady against a muted, grainy sky.

1971 8mm New York home-movie frame where the handheld camera places the full moon lower in a hazy, grainy sky. — A handheld shift lowers the moon within the frame.

1971 8mm New York frame showing the full moon in a dim, hazy night sky with soft film grain and faint crater detail. — The clip ends with the moon glowing softly in haze.

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