Arizona-1972: The Sun Setting Behind A Mountain

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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

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The Sun Setting Behind A Mountain — Clip Details

ARIZONA-1972: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a stunning sunset over a mountain range, with the sun glowing golden behind silhouetted peaks. The sky transitions from deep orange to soft purple, with scattered clouds catching the fading light. Silhouetted trees and utility poles frame the scene, while film grain and natural imperfections add authentic archival texture. The final frame shifts to a daytime view of layered lenticular clouds over the same mountains, with power lines and buildings in the foreground. This nostalgic footage evokes mid-20th century Americana 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: 125776386

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 sunset footage for productions needing a natural landscape insert, transition, or atmospheric archival cutaway.
Period detail: The footage may show early-1970s roadside or residential utility lines and low foreground structures beneath an Arizona mountain horizon.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the changing sky from a casual home-movie viewpoint, valuing the passing light more than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low sun, silhouetted mountain range, orange and purple sky, scattered clouds, dark trees, utility poles, power lines, and foreground buildings.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm exposure shifts, visible grain, gate edges, dust marks, and slight handheld steadiness that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor can use this as a quiet memory beat, landscape insert, passage-of-time transition, or visual bridge into a Western or family-travel sequence.
Historical context: The clip places a domestic viewer's attention on Arizona light, mountains, and utility infrastructure without showing identifiable people or activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright and any property or location permissions should be assessed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1970s Arizona 8mm sunset, vintage home movie mountain horizon, desert sky clouds, and archival Western landscape cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1972 Arizona material, and then with other vintage sunset, mountain, sky, or travel-home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Arizona 8mm frame showing the sun setting behind silhouetted mountains, with orange sky, clouds, and dark foreground trees. — Sunset glows behind an Arizona mountain horizon with trees in silhouette.

1972 Arizona home-movie view of a bright sunset behind a mountain range, framed by silhouetted trees and a warm clouded sky. — The sun sits low behind the mountain line as clouds catch warm evening light.

1972 Arizona 8mm frame with a fading orange sunset over silhouetted mountains, scattered clouds, and dark trees in the foreground. — Fading light spreads across the sky above the silhouetted mountain range.

1972 Arizona frame showing layered clouds over a jagged mountain skyline, with power lines and low foreground buildings below. — Layered clouds stretch over the mountains with utility lines and buildings in front.

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