Wisconsin-1971: Frost Covered Trees Glistening In Twilight

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Wisconsin

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Frost Covered Trees Glistening In Twilight — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a close-up view of frost-covered tree branches against a deep purple twilight sky. The bare, intricate branches glisten with ice crystals, creating a delicate, shimmering effect as light reflects off the frozen surface. The footage has a soft, dreamy quality with natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a quiet, cold winter evening. The dark frame borders suggest a classic home movie aesthetic, perfect for nostalgic or seasonal content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125774388

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 1007 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: Wisconsin,Michigan
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: Wisconsin, 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: 1971 Wisconsin 8mm home-movie footage suited to archival requests for winter nature cutaways, seasonal atmosphere, or quiet rural memory inserts.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm frame edges, soft exposure, and home-movie handling; the 1971 Wisconsin context is supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on frost-coated branches from a close, observational viewpoint, preserving an unstaged winter detail rather than a planned scenic composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bare tree limbs, ice-coated twigs, bright reflected frost, a purple-blue sky, soft motion blur, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm texture through grain, slight softness, handheld framing, exposure shimmer, and occasional blur that reinforce the physical home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter cutaway, reflective transition, seasonal establishing insert, or brief memory beat between human scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a small domestic view of winter weather in early 1970s Wisconsin, showing frost on trees without identifiable people, buildings, or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, music, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any project-specific location or collection restrictions.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1971 Wisconsin winter trees, 8mm frost branches, vintage home movie ice on trees, and 1970s winter nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1971 Wisconsin winter footage, and finally with broader frost, trees, weather, or seasonal home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing icy bare branches glistening against a purple-blue winter sky. — Frost-covered branches catch the light against a cold twilight sky.

1971 Wisconsin 8mm view of frost-bright tree branches spread across a cool purple-blue sky. — Ice on the upper branches sparkles in the winter light.

1971 Wisconsin 8mm close-up of icy twigs and soft, blurred winter trees beyond. — Foreground twigs glint with frost while the background trees blur softly.

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame with frost-lit twigs in front of softly blurred bare trees. — Thin frozen branches cross the frame with shimmering ice highlights.

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