Arizona-1972: Dry Tree Casting Shadows and Pampas Grass Swaying

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Dry Tree Casting Shadows and Pampas Grass Swaying — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched scene in Arizona. The footage opens on a gnarled, leafless tree with sprawling branches casting intricate shadows on a paved courtyard, framed by wooden posts. The scene transitions to a view through a window, showing tall pampas grass swaying in the breeze against a backdrop of power lines and a clear sky. The warm, slightly faded color palette and natural film grain evoke a nostalgic, mid-century American atmosphere.

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: 125776060

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Arizona, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

city
dry
tree
green
nature
arizona
1972
1972 home movie footage
Arizona vintage film
dry tree shadow
pampas grass
8mm home movie
retro 1970s
sun-drenched courtyard
vintage 8mm film
arid landscape
film grain
nostalgic footage
outdoor scene
nature documentary
archival footage
classic home movie
American 1970s
vintage 8mm
old film
retro footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Arizona home-movie requests needing exterior atmosphere, dry landscaping, courtyard shadows, or non-human cutaway material for documentary and editorial edits.
Period detail: The 1972 8mm source and faded color suggest early-1970s home-movie footage, while the visible wooden posts, stucco-like wall, paving, and utility lines may show a residential or garden setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie gaze, lingering on yard details, shifting light, and wind in grass rather than people or a planned event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gnarled dry tree, branching shadows on paving, vertical wooden posts, a pale wall, window framing, tall pampas grass, utility lines, and open sky.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, warm fading, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and a contact-sheet feel that supports archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, environmental transition, memory beat, or establishing cutaway between family or Southwestern exterior scenes.
Historical context: The material visually documents a dry landscaped exterior in Arizona in 1972 without showing identifiable people, signage, or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are flagged, but copyright, location, and any property-context questions should still be reviewed before final use.
Research search match: Research matches include 1972 Arizona 8mm home movie yard, dry tree courtyard shadows, vintage Southwestern exterior cutaway, and pampas grass home-movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1972 Arizona exterior shots, then related dry-landscape, courtyard, garden, wind, or non-human home-movie cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Arizona 8mm frame showing a gnarled dry tree, sunlit paving, wooden posts, and dense branch shadows in a quiet exterior setting. — A dry tree and its branch shadows fill a sunlit courtyard view.

1972 Arizona home-movie frame of a dry tree beside vertical posts, with strong sunlight and branching shadows across the ground. — The tree remains framed by posts as shadows spread over the paving.

1972 Arizona 8mm frame with a closer view of the gnarled tree trunk, vertical posts, pale wall, and sharp sun shadows on paving. — A closer courtyard view emphasizes the tree trunk and shadow pattern.

1972 Arizona home-movie frame looking through a dark window frame toward tall pampas grass, utility lines, bare branches, and bright sky. — The view shifts to pampas grass moving below utility lines and open sky.

Visually Similar Clips