This category on Vintage Home Movies features films from the 1970s, i.e. films which were shot between 1970 and 1979.
The 1970s marked the end of the home movies’ most popular years. Although equipment had become more affordable than ever, which certainly boosted their popularity at the start of the decade, by the end of the 1970s video tape had taken over as the prime technology. Tape was easier to use, didn’t required a projector to watch it, could be reused when necessary and didn’t involve any processing costs, so it became the obvious technology to use.
Dedicated filmers carried on with Super 8 film into the 1980s, but the majority of film users gave up recording during this decade.
Because of this, the films from the 1970s category is less densely populated than the previous two decades categories on Vintage Home Movies.
The article showcases a 1970s Mini Car racing event video, scanned and edited from film found in a Noris 8 Projector purchased on eBay. Enhanced using Davinci Resolve, the trimmed and adjusted video features mixed car models racing on public roads, with an invitation for viewer insights.
This vintage home movie, likely from 1970, showcases airport scenes, in-flight footage, and a rare glimpse of the flight deck, all restored using new editing techniques.
The embedded vintage home movie, “Buses in Brighton,” showcases old buses at a Brighton event, possibly a 60s’ coach rally. Digitized using a custom-built telecine machine and editing software, some film parts remain poorly exposed despite recovery attempts.
Jersey Zoo was opened in 1959 and was therefore well established when this Super 8 vintage home movie was taken sometime in the 1970s
A Super 8 home movie taken in the West Country during a holiday in the year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, 1977
A Super 8 home movie of the Crosville Vintage transport museum in Weston-super-Mare which was shot in the mid 1970s
The red arrows have been thrilling audiences since their formation in the mid 1960s, and this post features a display they performed sometime in the 1970s
This very short 8mm film clip shows a family trip to the Tower of London which was probably taken in about 1970 or shortly after.
A Series of wedding films which were all shot on standard 8 cine film in the 1970s by the same photographer.
A Film of a family holiday taken in Portugal and Spain in the mid 1970s
This vintage home movie features a film which has two main subjects. First is a visit to Longleat safari park then a film taken at cub scout games event.
A Super 8 vintage home movie which was taken in the countryside around Great Yarmouth in the summer of 1978.
