Paris France-1938: Upward Tilt Along a Gothic Tower to Its Sculpted Summit

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationParis, Ile-de-France, France
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Paris sightseeing
Gothic architecture
architectural heritage
travel documentation
stone sculpture
urban landmarks

Shot type: medium
Camera: tilt · handheld · Low angle looking steeply upward
Setting: outdoor · Historic urban tower surrounded by leafy trees
Time and weather: Daytime · Leaf-on season · Partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded foliage
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Landmarks: Tour Saint-Jacques
Objects: stone tower · Gothic tracery · carved figures · projecting gargoyles · louvered openings · stone balustrade · tree branches · leaves · clouds
Colors: blue-purple · pale beige · dark green · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The tower's stone walls and tall openings rise behind dense foliage.
The upward tilt brings the ornate upper tracery into view.
Crowning figures stand against the sky beneath overhanging leaves.
The framing settles on the summit with slight handheld drift.

Upward Tilt Along a Gothic Tower to Its Sculpted Summit — Clip Details

Paris, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows Tour Saint-Jacques rising behind leafy trees. A single low-angle shot tilts upward from the pale stone walls and tall louvered openings to elaborate Gothic tracery and sculpted figures at the summit. Dark leaves frame the upper edge as more sky enters the composition. The projected color film has a pronounced blue-purple cast, soft detail, grain and scattered surface marks.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002795

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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: 1938 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: Paris, Ile-de-France, France 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: Supports a Paris architectural or travel-history brief seeking home movie footage estimated to circa 1938, with a sustained view of Tour Saint-Jacques.
Period detail: The ornate masonry and leafy setting identify the subject but offer no narrow filming date; the projected color rendition alone cannot establish circa 1938.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's steep upward tilt follows the ornament toward the summit, then lingers with slight handheld drift.
What appears in frame: Pale stone walls, paired louvered openings, Gothic tracery, projecting gargoyles, summit figures, leafy branches and clouds fill the shot.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, scattered surface marks and a pronounced blue-purple cast characterize the projected color-film capture.
Edit role: Works as a landmark cutaway or architectural insert, with the upward movement leading an edit from wall detail to summit sculpture.
Historical context: The checked history identifies Tour Saint-Jacques as a surviving former church tower built in Flamboyant Gothic style between 1509 and 1523.
Research note: No people or logos are visible; architectural sculpture is present, and footage copyright remains separate from any applicable artwork or property rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for Tour Saint-Jacques archival footage, Paris Gothic architecture, and small-gauge sightseeing home movies estimated to circa 1938.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Notre-Dame façade, Paris Hôtel de Ville or Grand Palais sculpture, then other Paris views estimated to circa 1938 and Gothic architectural studies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Tour Saint-Jacques in Paris, circa 1938, seen from below with carved stonework and tall openings partly hidden by foliage. — Leafy trees obscure part of the tower as the upward view begins.
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Upper section of Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris, circa 1938, with paired louvered openings, elaborate tracery and projecting gargoyles. — The tilt reveals the elaborate upper stonework and paired openings.
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Tour Saint-Jacques summit in Paris, circa 1938, with crowning figures and ornate tracery beneath clouds and dark leaf silhouettes. — Summit figures rise above the tracery, framed by leaves and clouds.
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Paris, circa 1938: the camera lingers on Tour Saint-Jacques's sculpted summit, with cloudy sky above and foliage along the top edge. — The view settles on the sculpted summit beneath an overhanging canopy.
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