Utah-1969: Young Man Playing Guitar In Purple-Lit Cave

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationUtah, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Utah

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Young Man Playing Guitar In Purple-Lit Cave — Clip Details

UTAH-1969: A young man with curly hair and glasses plays an acoustic guitar in a dimly lit cave or rocky alcove bathed in intense purple light. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a moody, intimate moment with heavy grain and a distinct color cast, suggesting a home movie from the late 1960s. The subject is focused on playing, his hands moving across the strings, while the rugged rock walls form a natural backdrop. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and underground music culture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127573966

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: Yes

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: 1969 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: Utah, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Utah 8mm footage supports documentary or museum edits needing an intimate counterculture-era music moment in a rocky cave or alcove.
Period detail: The curly hair, glasses, sleeveless shirt, acoustic guitar and heavy color cast may show late-1960s casual youth style in an informal outdoor or cave setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the unstaged feel of a companion filming a young man playing guitar at close range rather than a formal performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young man, acoustic guitar, glasses, curly hair, rocky walls, purple-blue light, deep shadows and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, dim exposure, handheld framing and a strong purple-blue cast that form part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat or atmospheric cutaway for youth culture, music practice or late-1960s travel footage.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal music-making among young people in a natural rock setting, with no visible signage or landmark to identify the exact place.
Research note: People and audible music require review for likeness and music rights, separate from any copyright status in the physical film scan.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Utah 8mm guitar, young man playing acoustic guitar, purple-lit cave home movie and late 1960s youth music footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Utah 1969 material, then related 8mm scenes of young people, music, caves, rocks or informal gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Young man appears with an acoustic guitar in dim purple-blue light, framed by rocky walls in 1969 Utah home-movie footage. — A young guitarist is partly obscured in the dark, purple-lit rock setting.

The guitar body and the seated player's upper body are visible against rough stone under intense purple-blue lighting. — The guitar stands out against the dim rocky backdrop.

A curly-haired young man wearing glasses sits with an acoustic guitar in a rocky Utah setting, seen through grainy 8mm footage. — The guitarist sits close to the camera with his instrument across his lap.

A dark, purple-lit rocky alcove shows the guitarist partly at the edge of frame, with the stone surface dominating the view. — The camera drifts toward the rock surface as the seated figure slips into shadow.

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