North Hollywood California-1962: A Boy Exercises From The Branch Of A Tree

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

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A Boy Exercises From The Branch Of A Tree — Clip Details

A young boy in a red and white plaid shirt and white shorts climbs and balances on a tree branch in North Hollywood, California, in 1962. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures his playful movements against a backdrop of lush green leaves and a bright blue sky. The handheld camera follows his actions with natural motion blur, conveying the spontaneous energy of a summer day. The film’s characteristic grain and color saturation evoke a nostalgic, authentic 1960s home movie feel.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127709796

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 home-movie requests needing a brief childhood recreation or backyard play insert for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The clothing, saturated color 8mm look, and metadata-supported 1962 North Hollywood setting place the clip within early 1960s Southern California home-movie material.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged moment of a child climbing or balancing near a tree while the handheld camera catches only partial movement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leafy tree branches, blue sky, a child in a plaid shirt and white shorts, dark frame edges, soft focus, and handheld blur.
Film character: The clip has grainy 8mm texture, saturated greens and blues, uneven exposure, gate edges, and motion blur from a handheld home-movie camera.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick memory beat, childhood recreation cutaway, or transitional insert in a sequence about family life or summer play.
Historical context: The footage reflects a casual domestic recreation scene rather than a public event, with the child framed against trees and sky in a suburban outdoor setting.
Research note: People are visible and likely include a child, so likeness and minor-use review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under searches for 1962 North Hollywood 8mm home movie, boy in tree, childhood play, backyard exercise, or 1960s family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family scenes, then other 1962 North Hollywood outdoor footage, then broader 1960s childhood play or tree-climbing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 North Hollywood 8mm frame showing leafy branches and blue sky before the child enters the visible area. — Tree canopy and sky establish the outdoor home-movie setting.

A child in a red plaid shirt and white shorts is partly framed against foliage in the 1962 North Hollywood home-movie shot. — The child appears at the edge of the frame near the tree.

The handheld 8mm view returns to dense foliage and sky, with no clear face visible in the 1962 North Hollywood outdoor scene. — Leaves and branches dominate the handheld frame.

A partial view of the child in plaid clothing appears beside the tree, blurred by movement in the 1962 North Hollywood 8mm footage. — The moving child is partly visible beside the tree canopy.

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