Wisconsin-1964: A Man Walking In The Woods Under Blue Light

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Wisconsin

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A Man Walking In The Woods Under Blue Light — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from 1964 captures a solitary figure walking through a dark, wooded area in Wisconsin. Shot in low light, the scene is dominated by deep shadows and a prominent blue-purple glow illuminating the man's back as he moves away from the camera. The footage exhibits heavy film grain, a narrow field of view, and a slightly shaky, handheld perspective, evoking a sense of mystery and nostalgia. The man's silhouette is partially obscured by the darkness and the film's imperfections, creating an atmospheric and intimate glimpse into a forgotten moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheldNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127603597

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: 1964 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: Wisconsin, 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: 1960s Wisconsin 8mm footage for productions needing a brief, atmospheric night or low-light woods insert with a visible adult figure.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-1960s home-movie stock and clothing, but the low exposure leaves few precise period details beyond the 8mm texture and metadata date.
Home-movie behavior: A handheld camera follows or observes a man moving away through dark trees, preserving an unstaged private outdoor moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man's back, dark wooded ground, tree shadows, blue-purple light, heavy grain, frame divisions, and brief reflective highlights.
Film character: The clip has dense grain, underexposed shadows, blue-purple color cast, soft focus, and handheld instability typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, suspenseful cutaway, nocturnal transition, or atmospheric insert within a Wisconsin or 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for casual outdoor filming in a wooded Wisconsin setting, without enough detail to identify the activity or exact site.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, private interiors, or audible music are indicated, but copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Wisconsin 8mm woods footage, man walking in dark forest, blue light home movie, and vintage low-light outdoor scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Wisconsin footage, then broader 1960s home movies of woods, walking, dusk, or night scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a man from behind in dim woods, partly obscured by grain and blue-purple light. — A man moves away from the camera through a dark wooded area with blue-purple illumination.

1964 Wisconsin home-movie frame with a distant man in a pale shirt amid dark trees and blue-purple low light. — The figure remains distant in the shadows, with blue-purple light catching his back.

1964 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a man low in the composition, partly hidden by darkness, grain, and tree shadows. — The handheld frame catches the man near the edge as he moves through the dark woods.

Final 1964 Wisconsin 8mm frame with mostly dark woods, grain, and small reflective highlights; the figure is no longer clear. — The scene falls into near darkness with only scattered reflective highlights visible.

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