San Diego California USA-1961: The Sad Example Of Playing An Instrument That

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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The Sad Example Of Playing An Instrument That — Clip Details

Vintage 1961 home movie footage from San Diego, California, showing a man in a dark suit and glasses playing a stringed instrument while a woman with curly hair smiles beside him. The grainy 8mm film captures a candid moment of musical performance, with warm, faded colors and soft focus typical of mid-century home movies. The man appears focused on his instrument, while the woman laughs, creating a joyful, nostalgic atmosphere. The scene is shot indoors with a simple background, emphasizing the personal, archival quality of the moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120812408

Rights & Clearance

$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: Yes

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 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

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: 1961 home-movie footage for productions needing a brief domestic music-performance moment with visible adults and cautious rights review for likeness and audible music.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s indoor social dress, including a dark suit, tie, glasses, pocket square, and a light blouse, with no visible landmark or brand confirmation beyond the supplied San Diego metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal interaction as a suited man appears to play a stringed instrument while a curly-haired woman leans in, smiles, and laughs beside him.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man in a dark suit and glasses, a curly-haired woman in a light top, the neck of a stringed instrument, an indoor wall, a framed object or furniture edge, and soft household lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene a candid home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, reaction cutaway, or memory beat for amateur music, family gatherings, humor, or mid-century domestic leisure.
Historical context: The scene suggests a private indoor social moment centered on casual music-making, but the frames do not identify the people, venue, song, or exact occasion.
Research note: People are clearly visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performer, music, and underlying copyright questions should be reviewed separately from footage licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 8mm home movie musician, San Diego home movie guitar, mid-century indoor music gathering, suited man playing instrument, and woman laughing beside musician.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Diego or 1961 home-movie interiors, and finally with amateur music, family gathering, or candid performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1961 home-movie frame from supplied San Diego metadata, an older man in a dark suit and glasses sits near a stringed instrument while another person is partly cropped at the left edge. — Suited man near a stringed instrument indoors.

A curly-haired woman in a light top leans toward a stringed instrument while a suited man with glasses is partly visible in the same indoor 1961 home-movie scene. — Woman leans beside the instrument and suited man.

The curly-haired woman smiles at the left of the frame while the older man in a dark suit and glasses sits beside the neck of a stringed instrument in the supplied 1961 home-movie clip. — Woman smiles beside the suited musician.

An older man wearing glasses, a dark suit, tie, and pocket square appears behind the neck of a stringed instrument in a softly focused indoor home-movie frame. — Suited man behind the instrument neck.

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