California-1936: Silhouetted Figure On Hillside At Dusk

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Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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Silhouetted Figure On Hillside At Dusk — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a solitary figure in silhouette against a dramatic purple-hued sky, likely at dawn or dusk. The person, wearing a hat, stands on a grassy hillside overlooking a body of water, with sparse vegetation in the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and a distinct purple color cast, characteristic of early color film stock. The scene evokes a quiet, contemplative mood, with the individual appearing to gaze out over the landscape. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a moment frozen in time, perfect for historical documentaries or nostalgic content.

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: 127478109

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1936 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: 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: 1930s California 8mm home-movie material for productions needing a quiet silhouette, dusk landscape, or reflective period cutaway.
Period detail: The frames may show 1930s outdoor dress cues through a brimmed hat and simple dark clothing, with no visible signage or landmarks to narrow the location further.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged observer's moment as a lone person pauses or walks along a hillside while the camera watches from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a silhouetted figure, low hillside vegetation, a broad water or sky horizon, purple dusk light, soft clouds, and dark film frame edges.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate shadows, vertical wear marks, and a strong purple cast that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a reflective insert, transition, memory beat, or atmospheric cutaway between more specific California travel or family-reel scenes.
Historical context: The scene suggests a leisure or travel viewpoint over coastal or lakeside terrain, but the frames do not identify a specific community, landmark, or event.
Research note: A person is visible only in silhouette, so likeness risk appears limited, but copyright, context, and any location or property permissions still need review.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1930s California 8mm hillside silhouette, vintage home movie dusk figure, and archival purple sky landscape footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with California 1936 outdoor scenes, then with broader solitary figure, dusk landscape, or home-movie travel themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a distant silhouetted figure in a hat on a hillside against a purple dusk sky. — A lone figure stands in silhouette on the hillside beneath a purple-toned sky.

1936 California 8mm frame with a small dark figure near hillside brush, backed by a pale purple sky or water horizon. — The figure appears low on the hillside, partly framed by brush and open sky.

1936 California 8mm frame showing a lone silhouetted person near foreground vegetation and a bright purple-toned horizon. — A solitary figure pauses near the brush as the landscape falls into silhouette.

1936 California 8mm frame of a dark silhouetted figure beside hillside brush, with a purple dusk sky or water surface behind. — The figure moves or stands at the edge of the hillside, silhouetted against the purple background.

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