United States-1961: Man Points Toward the Camera Beside Two Women

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1961 · United States · Reel 0060bcc2 contains 11 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

camera awareness
informal socializing
everyday clothing
outdoor leisure
gestural communication
home movie portraiture

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Garden with dense trees and shrubs
Time and weather: Daytime
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven illumination and deep foliage shadows
People: 3 · One gray-haired adult man in a pale short-sleeved collared shirt and two adult women with short curled hair, glasses and purple-blue patterned dresses.
Objects: eyeglasses · patterned dresses · dark belt · short-sleeved collared shirt · cigar · trees · shrubs
Colors: dark green · white · purple · blue · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A partly cropped man stands beside two women wearing glasses and patterned dresses.
The man raises his arm toward the camera.
He points directly toward the lens as the women watch.
His arm is lowered and a cigar is visible at his mouth.

Man Points Toward the Camera Beside Two Women — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1961 home movie footage shows a man in a light short-sleeved shirt standing beside two women in patterned dresses against dense garden foliage. He raises an arm, points toward the camera, then lowers his hand and brings it toward his mouth. Both women wear glasses, and their expressions change as they watch him and the camera. A single handheld medium shot follows the brief exchange, with soft detail and deep green shadows.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003405

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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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1961 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 1961 American garden scene serves documentary requests for candid adults acknowledging a home movie camera.
Period detail: Short curled hairstyles, prominent eyeglass frames, patterned belted dresses and a loose short-sleeved shirt support the circa 1961 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The man points directly at the filmmaker while the women glance between him and the lens, preserving a spontaneous exchange.
What appears in frame: The shot contains a gray-haired man, two women in glasses, patterned dresses, a pale collared shirt, a cigar and dense garden foliage.
Film character: Grain, soft edges, saturated purple-blue clothing and deep green shadows give the projected-film capture a visibly textured appearance.
Edit role: Use the pointing gesture as a brief reaction insert or a moment of direct address within an archival gathering sequence.
Historical context: The scene records informal outdoor sociability and participants responding to a home movie camera, without establishing their relationships or the occasion.
Research note: Recognizable adults appear in a garden setting; copyright permission is separate from likeness rights and any applicable private-property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1961 American home movies, a man pointing at the camera and women in patterned dresses outdoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's backyard meal or garden waving scenes, then other United States footage circa 1961, followed by similar camera interactions.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1961: two women in patterned dresses and glasses stand in a garden beside a man cropped at the left edge. — Two women face the camera beside a partly cropped man in a pale short-sleeved shirt.
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United States, circa 1961: a man raises his hand toward the lens beside two women wearing glasses in a leafy garden. — The man raises his arm as the two women look toward the camera.
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United States, circa 1961: a gray-haired man points directly at the camera beside two women in patterned garden clothing. — The man's extended finger points toward the filmmaker.
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United States, circa 1961: a man with a cigar lowers his arm in a garden while a woman in a belted patterned dress looks down. — A cigar is visible at the man's mouth after the pointing gesture.
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