Brisbane Australia-1967: Oil Flare Burning Against Blue Sky

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationBrisbane, Australia
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Brisbane Australia

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Oil Flare Burning Against Blue Sky — Clip Details

BRISBANE AUSTRALIA-1967: A dramatic oil flare burns brightly against a blue sky with scattered clouds, viewed through the dark frame of an 8mm film projector. The fiery plume rises from a distant industrial site, silhouetted by a treeline and open land. The footage captures the raw energy of a petroleum operation, with visible film grain and color saturation typical of vintage Super 8 home movies. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-1960s energy infrastructure and industrial activity in Australia.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127272349

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: 1967 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: Brisbane, Australia 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Australian industrial footage for documentary, museum, education or commercial edits needing energy infrastructure, petroleum activity, or distant flare imagery.
Period detail: The scene may show a mid-1960s oil or gas flare viewed across open land, with sparse treeline silhouettes and saturated 8mm color supporting the dated home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot or amateur observer perspective, holding on a distant industrial flare rather than staged production activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue sky with scattered clouds, orange flare plume, dark treeline, open ground, silhouetted poles, and rounded 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, color saturation, dark gate edges, and exposure shifts that give the industrial scene physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, environmental cutaway, industrial transition, or visual memory beat for 1960s energy and development themes.
Historical context: The imagery places petroleum-related activity within a wider landscape view, emphasizing visible flame, open land, and distance rather than identifiable workers or equipment.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any property or site-specific permissions separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1967 Brisbane oil flare, 8mm industrial footage, 1960s Australia energy infrastructure, and vintage petroleum operation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel industrial or travel footage, then Brisbane or 1967 Australia material, then broader energy, oil, gas flare, or infrastructure themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Brisbane 8mm frame showing a distant orange industrial flare beyond open land and a dark treeline under scattered clouds. — A distant flare burns on the horizon beyond open ground and silhouetted trees.

Vintage 8mm view of an orange flare near the horizon, framed by dark film edges, open land, and a low treeline in Brisbane. — The flare appears small in the distance, set against a bright clouded sky.

Closer 1967 8mm frame of the oil flare, with orange flame against blue sky above silhouetted trees and thin vertical poles. — The camera moves closer or zooms toward the flame plume above the treeline.

Close 8mm view of a bright orange industrial flare in Brisbane, rising above dark trees and poles against a blue sky. — The flame plume dominates the frame, with the landscape reduced to dark silhouettes below.

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