Alaska-1982: Waterfall Pouring Down a Forested Slope Into the Water Below

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAlaska, United States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · Alaska, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

nature
travel
wilderness
waterfall
coastal scenery
sightseeing
fjord landscape

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Steep coastal hillside of dense conifer forest with a waterfall dropping onto a rocky edge at the waterline
Time and weather: day · summer · overcast
Lighting: Flat, overcast-looking daylight, heavily shifted to blue by faded film
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: waterfall · conifer trees · rocks · water
Colors: deep blue · violet · pale blue · near black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The whole waterfall is in frame, pouring down the forested slope into the water.
The handheld camera drifts slightly right while the fall stays centred in view.
Water still spills over the rocky edge at the waterline as the shot ends.

Waterfall Pouring Down a Forested Slope Into the Water Below — Clip Details

Likely coastal Alaska, circa 1982, home movie footage of a waterfall pouring down a steep, forested slope into the water below. A white column of water drops in two stages through dense conifer forest and spills over a rocky edge at the waterline. The handheld camera, probably aboard a boat, keeps the whole fall in frame for the full shot and drifts slightly partway through. The faded Super 8 film carries a strong blue-violet colour cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000744

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 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: Alaska, 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: Fits requests for early-1980s amateur travel footage of fjord coast waterfalls, for documentaries about Alaska tourism, wilderness or family trips.
Period detail: No dated objects appear in frame, and the faded blue-violet Super 8 colour may show the reel's age, with circa 1982 coming from the reel as a whole.
Home-movie behavior: This is a visitor's view from the water: a tourist holding the camera on a passing waterfall long enough to take in the whole drop.
What appears in frame: A white two-stage waterfall, dense dark conifer forest on a steep slope, a rocky ledge at the waterline and a pale strip of water along the bottom.
Film character: Heavy grain, soft focus and a strong blue-violet cast from faded reversal film give the shot a cool, dreamlike archival texture, and the slight handheld drift adds to the effect.
Edit role: Works as a short scenic cutaway, a transition between travel scenes, or a nature insert in a boat-trip sequence.
Historical context: Shoreline waterfalls on forested fjord coasts were a common sight on sightseeing trips by water, and travelling families often filmed them on Super 8.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; copyright in the home-movie film is separate from any location considerations, and the exact site has not been identified.
Research search match: Researchers might search for Super 8 waterfall into fjord, 1980s Alaska home movie, waterfall seen from boat, or vintage coastal forest footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's woman waving aboard a boat and its mountain range over water, then with other Alaska footage from circa 1982, then with waterfall and fjord travel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Waterfall dropping through conifer forest into the water, likely coastal Alaska, circa 1982, on blue-tinted Super 8 film — A waterfall falls through dense conifer forest to the waterline, likely in coastal Alaska, circa 1982.
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Two-stage waterfall on a forested fjord-like hillside, probably Alaska, circa 1982, filmed from the water on Super 8 — The fall drops in two stages before spreading over the rocks, seen from the water, circa 1982.
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Handheld Super 8 view of a cascade spilling into saltwater below forest, likely coastal Alaska, circa 1982 — The handheld camera drifts slightly as the cascade keeps pouring into the water below the forest.
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Waterfall meeting the water at the base of a conifer slope, likely Alaska, circa 1982, on faded blue Super 8 home movie film — Near the end of the shot the whole waterfall is still in frame, running down to the water's edge.
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