North Hollywood California-1962: A Boy Tries To Unscrew A Faulty Machine Out Of

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNorth Hollywood, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A Boy Tries To Unscrew A Faulty Machine Out Of — Clip Details

A young boy in a striped shirt examines a mechanical device in a sunlit backyard, his hands working to unscrew a component. Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this home movie captures a moment of childhood curiosity and tinkering. The scene features lush green grass, dappled sunlight through trees, and the natural grain and color palette of vintage Super 8 footage. The handheld camera follows the boy’s focused expression and careful movements, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American domestic moment.

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: 127709752

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: North Hollywood, 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: Useful for 1960s Southern California home-movie requests needing a brief domestic cutaway of childhood tinkering or backyard repair activity.
Period detail: The striped shirt, lawn setting, and 8mm color home-movie texture support an early-1960s domestic scene, with North Hollywood and 1962 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of a boy concentrating on a small mechanical object while the handheld camera stays close to his hands and face.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a boy in a striped shirt, a small handheld device or tool, green lawn, hedges, tree shade, and part of a light-colored house.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, and handheld framing that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for childhood curiosity, household repair, science play, or mid-century family life.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday suburban outdoor life and informal child activity, without enough visible detail to identify the machine or household circumstances.
Research note: People and a likely minor are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property issues.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 8mm boy tinkering, North Hollywood home movie backyard, child unscrewing machine, and vintage family repair footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family or backyard scenes, then with 1962 North Hollywood clips, then with broader childhood curiosity or repair themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1962 North Hollywood home-movie frame, a boy stands partly out of frame near a sunny lawn, hedges, and a light-colored house. — A boy is partially framed near the house and lawn before focusing on the object in his hands.

A boy in a striped shirt is shown close up in the North Hollywood yard, holding a small mechanical object or tool in bright sunlight. — The camera moves close as the boy handles the object against a green backyard background.

The boy leans into the frame over a small object, with striped shirt details, hands, grass, and hedge visible in the 8mm footage. — A close, soft-focus view shows the boy concentrating on the item in his hands.

The final frame keeps the boy and small handheld object in close view, with bright green lawn and hedge filling the background. — The boy continues working with the small mechanical object as the camera holds a tight backyard view.

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