United States-1975: Seated Bearded Man Smiling and Raising a Hand Toward the Camera

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

domestic life
camera acknowledgment
informal portraiture
personal expression
casual clothing
family gathering
home movie making

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, slightly oblique to the seated subject
Setting: indoor · Furnished domestic interior with diagonal wood paneling, plants and seating
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Indeterminate · Not visible
Lighting: Warm interior illumination with a brighter area at the left and a lit lampshade at the right
People: 2 · One clearly visible adult man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a striped short-sleeved shirt; a second person with long light-colored hair and a white top is partly cropped at the left.
Objects: striped short-sleeved shirt · wood wall paneling · dark lampshade · leafy plants · small table · chairs · patterned seat cushion · small tabletop containers
Colors: brown · amber · red · cream · black · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The seated man looks toward the camera with his hands lowered.
He smiles and brings his hands up in front of his striped shirt.
He lowers his hands and smiles broadly with his mouth open.
He raises an open hand toward the camera once more.
His hand drops as he settles back into a smaller smile.

Seated Bearded Man Smiling and Raising a Hand Toward the... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1975 home movie footage shows a seated bearded man with long dark hair looking toward the camera. Wearing a red, cream and dark striped short-sleeved shirt, he smiles broadly and raises his hands in a playful greeting before lowering them. A second person is partly cropped at the left, with wood paneling, plants, chairs and a dark lampshade surrounding the central figure. One continuous medium shot holds on his response with slight handheld movement.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002823

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$149 · Editorial only 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.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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: 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: This circa 1975 domestic portrait supports documentary requests for American casual dress, informal gatherings and people greeting a home movie camera.
Period detail: Long dark hair, a full beard, broad shirt stripes and diagonal wood paneling support the approximate circa 1975 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The subject notices the camera, smiles broadly and responds with animated hand gestures, preserving a brief exchange with the person filming.
What appears in frame: A bearded seated man wears a striped shirt beside a cropped companion, with wood paneling, leafy plants, a small table and a dark lampshade around him.
Film character: Warm amber color, visible grain, soft detail and gesture blur accompany slight framing drift in this digital capture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: The short greeting works as a character introduction, reaction cutaway or personal memory beat within a domestic sequence.
Historical context: The portrait records casual adult self-presentation circa 1975 and the familiar practice of acknowledging a home movie camera.
Research note: A recognizable face and a private interior are visible; copyright licensing does not itself establish likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for a bearded man greeting the camera, circa 1975 striped clothing, American domestic interiors and small-gauge home movie portraits.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's man trying on a sweater or woman opening a present, then with United States interiors circa 1975 and other informal camera greetings.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1975: a long-haired bearded man sits with one hand lowered, wearing a red and cream striped shirt in a wood-paneled room. — The seated man looks toward the camera before raising his hands.
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United States, circa 1975: a seated bearded man smiles and lifts both hands toward the camera beside a dark lampshade. — A broad smile accompanies an animated two-handed gesture.
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United States, circa 1975: a long-haired man smiles broadly with his mouth open, framed by houseplants, wood paneling and a lampshade. — The man lowers his hands while continuing to smile toward the camera.
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United States, circa 1975: a smiling bearded man raises an open hand in greeting, with a white-shirted companion partly visible beside him. — An open-handed greeting follows the man's broad smile.
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