Irvine California-1974: Lion Cubs Playing In Grass Field

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIrvine, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Irvine California

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Lion Cubs Playing In Grass Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures two lion cubs playing in a grassy field. The cubs chase each other across the open terrain, tumbling near a tree before one lies down to rest. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This rare glimpse of young lions in a naturalistic setting offers authentic wildlife footage from a private collection.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127394161

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: 1974 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: Irvine, California, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for documentary, education, or editorial sequences needing brief lion cub behavior in a grassy enclosure-like setting.
Period detail: The 1974 date is supported by metadata, while the frames themselves show naturalistic grassland, thin trees, and handheld color 8mm texture rather than specific civic or landmark clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor or private-camera recording, following young lions as they move, pause, and play without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lion cubs, open grass, sparse trees, a sloped field, dark film-frame borders, soft focus, and muted color.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, slight handheld instability, soft exposure, muted greens and browns, and contact-print frame edges that reinforce its physical-film origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, behavioral cutaway, transitional memory beat, or visual detail within a sequence about animals, zoos, or 1970s amateur filming.
Historical context: The footage reflects private 1970s color home-movie observation of captive or managed wildlife, though the frames do not identify the exact facility or circumstances.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright, animal-location context, and any property or facility permissions separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1974 8mm lion cubs, Irvine California wildlife home movie, young lions playing in grass, and vintage Super 8 animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby clips from the same reel, then other Irvine 1974 material, then related 1970s home-movie wildlife or zoo-animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine-area 8mm frame showing a young lion moving through grass near thin trees, with dark film borders and soft focus. — A lion cub crosses the grassy field near a tree at the start of the clip.

1974 Irvine-area 8mm frame showing young lions clustered in a grassy field, partly framed by tree trunks and film borders. — Lion cubs gather together in the grass near the center of the field.

1974 Irvine-area 8mm frame showing two young lions close together in grass, one low to the ground as the handheld camera watches. — Two cubs interact low in the grass beside a thin tree trunk.

1974 Irvine-area 8mm frame showing young lions in grass, with one cub facing the camera and others turned away near a tree. — A cub faces toward the camera while the group remains in the grassy field.

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