Burbank California-1961: Camera Pans Across Parrots And A Child Walks By

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBurbank, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Camera Pans Across Parrots And A Child Walks By — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched outdoor scene in Burbank, California. The camera pans across a leafy enclosure where colorful parrots perch on a ledge, their bright feathers contrasting against the warm, golden light. A child briefly walks by in the background, adding a sense of everyday life. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of mid-century Americana is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127403872

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Burbank, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Supports 1960s editorial requests for visitor-shot animal or aviary footage in Southern California home-movie material.
Period detail: The frames may show a mid-century outdoor animal enclosure with low walls, planted landscaping, and casual visitor movement in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld pan records parrots from a visitor's viewpoint, with distant passersby giving the scene an unstaged public-outing quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leafy branches, parrots on a low ledge, a pale enclosure wall, dark water or shadowed ground, trees, and distant walking figures.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm color shift, gate edges, exposure variation, and dust specks that retain the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal cutaway, zoo or park transition, or mid-century family-memory beat.
Historical context: The clip reflects casual home-movie attention to animals and public leisure spaces without confirming a specific facility or event from the frames alone.
Research note: People appear small and indistinct, but likeness and any site or property permissions should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Burbank 8mm parrots, vintage California aviary footage, and home movie outdoor animal enclosure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Burbank or 1961 California scenes, then broader vintage zoo, aviary, or family-outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank home-movie frame showing leafy branches and a partly obscured green parrot inside an outdoor enclosure. — A parrot is partly hidden behind foliage as the handheld camera begins the pan.

1961 Burbank outdoor animal-enclosure view with parrots perched on a low ledge and greenery beyond the wall. — Parrots sit along the ledge of a sunlit enclosure with landscaping in the background.

1961 Burbank home-movie frame with parrots on a low enclosure and small distant visitors moving behind them. — Distant visitors pass behind the enclosure as parrots remain perched near the low wall.

1961 Burbank enclosure view with a parrot near the wall, trees behind it, and a small passerby blurred in front. — A small passerby crosses the frame as the camera continues past the parrot enclosure.

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