California USA-1961: Motorboats Speeding Across Rough Ocean Near Rocky Cliffs

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Motorboats Speeding Across Rough Ocean Near Rocky Cliffs — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing small motorboats speeding across choppy ocean waters off the California coast. The grainy, color-bleached film has a distinct purple and pink tint, with visible film grain and slight motion blur. Several boats with passengers navigate rough seas near a rocky cliff face, creating white wakes. The handheld camera captures the dynamic movement of the boats as they race through the waves, evoking a sense of urgency and adventure. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century coastal recreation and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120766570

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for productions seeking early 1960s California coastal home-movie footage of small motorboats moving through rough ocean water near rocky shoreline.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century recreational boating, with small open motorboats and handheld 8mm color footage consistent with the supplied 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows the boats from shore or another vessel, preserving an unstaged spectator view of passengers riding through choppy surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several small motorboats, seated passengers, foamy wakes, rough ocean water, sea mist, and dark rocky coastal cliffs in the background.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with heavy grain, motion blur, uneven exposure, and pronounced purple-pink color fading.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief action insert, coastal travel cutaway, transition into maritime activity, or memory beat for seaside recreation.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for small-craft coastal recreation in California without identifying the participants, exact coastline, or purpose of the outing.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, private interiors, or clearly identifiable private property are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Researchers may find this clip through searches for 1961 California 8mm motorboats, rough ocean boating, rocky coast home movie, or vintage coastal recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other California 1961 coastal footage, and finally with broader mid-century boating, ocean travel, or recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small motorboats carrying distant passengers speed across choppy coastal water near rocky cliffs in California, based on the supplied clip metadata. — Motorboats crossing rough coastal water below cliffs.

A small motorboat moves through foamy, rough ocean water while other distant boats continue near the rocky coast in this 1961 California home-movie frame. — Blurred motorboat crossing choppy surf.

Several small motorboats with distant passengers move across rough coastal water near a dark rocky cliff, with a soft purple cast from the aged 8mm film. — Boats moving through choppy water near shore.

Two small motorboats with distant riders cross uneven ocean water below a rocky California coastline, with pink color fading and visible film grain. — Two boats riding over waves below cliffs.

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