New Mexico-1972: Rock Formation in Dramatic Magenta and Pink

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationNew, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 New Mexico

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Rock Formation in Dramatic Magenta and Pink — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a striking, monochromatic landscape in New Mexico. The footage features a dramatic, textured rock formation bathed in a deep magenta and pink hue, likely due to film aging or a color filter. The rugged, uneven surface of the rocks dominates the frame, with natural crevices and shadows creating a moody, almost otherworldly atmosphere. The image is grainy and slightly distorted, characteristic of Super 8 home movie footage from the era. This archival clip evokes a sense of mystery and nostalgia, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or visual storytelling about the American Southwest.

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: 125777241

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: New, Mexico 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 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing an abstract New Mexico rock landscape insert or Southwest travel cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show no dated objects, but the 1972 metadata and 8mm color stock point to early-1970s amateur travel footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering close on rough stone texture rather than staging people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include jagged rock faces, dark crevices, pale stone highlights, magenta color cast, grain, and black frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a strong pink-magenta shift consistent with aged color film or filtration.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief landscape insert, abstract transition, memory beat, or textural cutaway within a Southwest or road-trip sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects amateur travel filming of natural rock formations in New Mexico without visible people, signs, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable property identifiers are visible, though copyright and location or land-use permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches it may match include 1972 New Mexico 8mm rocks, vintage Southwest landscape, magenta home movie rock formation, and abstract 1970s geology footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1972 New Mexico footage, then broader Southwest rock landscape or vintage road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 New Mexico 8mm frame showing a tight, magenta-toned view of rugged rock texture and shadowed cracks. — Close rock texture fills the frame with a strong magenta cast and deep shadowed crevices.

1972 New Mexico 8mm frame of an uneven rock formation, tinted pink-magenta with high contrast and visible grain. — Jagged stone surfaces appear in high contrast, with bright highlights against dark cracks.

1972 New Mexico 8mm frame showing a close, abstract view of rock contours under a strong magenta color shift. — The frame stays close to the stone, emphasizing crevices, contours, and aged-film color shift.

1972 New Mexico 8mm frame of textured rock filling the view, with magenta aging color and black frame border visible. — Textured rock fills the final frame, bordered by black film edge and tinted deep magenta.

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