Arizona-1972: Quiet And Deserted Area Surrounded By Dirt Grass And Shrubbery

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Quiet And Deserted Area Surrounded By Dirt Grass And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched, arid hillside in Arizona. The frame reveals a steep, reddish-brown dirt embankment with exposed tree roots clinging to the slope, topped by dense green shrubs and trees. Dappled sunlight and shadows play across the textured earth, emphasizing the natural erosion and rugged terrain. The footage, viewed through a film frame border, conveys a quiet, isolated atmosphere typical of rural American landscapes from the era. This archival clip offers authentic, unfiltered nature footage ideal for documentaries, nostalgic projects, or historical storytelling.

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: 125776328

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Arizona 8mm landscape footage for productions needing a quiet desert cutaway, rural nature insert, or transitional memory beat.
Period detail: The frames may show 1972 home-movie footage, with period clues coming mainly from the 8mm contact-frame presentation, soft focus, and warm film color.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, lingering on a roadside or trail-side dirt slope rather than a planned scenic landmark.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a reddish dirt embankment, exposed roots, dense shrubs, dry grasses, scattered branches, dappled sunlight, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, warm exposure, slight softness, and frame-border artifacts that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, location-establishing insert, or quiet transition between travel, desert, erosion, or memory sequences.
Historical context: The clip reflects an arid southwestern landscape seen through a casual home-movie camera, without visible people, vehicles, buildings, or signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or land-access concerns separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s Arizona desert hillside, 8mm arid landscape, home movie dirt embankment, shrubs and exposed roots.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1972 Arizona footage, then with desert terrain, rural roadside, or erosion-themed clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Arizona 8mm frame showing a sunlit reddish dirt slope with exposed roots, dry grass, and shrubs along the top edge. — Sunlit dirt embankment with roots and shrub cover in an arid Arizona setting.

1972 Arizona home-movie frame of an eroded reddish hillside, with tangled roots, scrub vegetation, and strong sunlight across the slope. — Eroded hillside with roots and scrub vegetation under bright desert light.

1972 Arizona 8mm view of a steep reddish embankment, showing exposed root systems, brush at the crest, and dry earth below. — Steep dirt bank with exposed roots and brush along the top.

1972 Arizona 8mm frame widening to show scrub vegetation, a reddish cut slope, dry branches, and a small sign-like object near the bottom edge. — Wider arid hillside view with shrubs, dry branches, and reddish exposed soil.

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