San Diego California USA-1961: Filming Of The Pool Area Behind A Condominium At Dusk

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Filming Of The Pool Area Behind A Condominium At Dusk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 in San Diego, California, capturing a mysterious pool area behind a condominium at dusk. The clip features a dark, atmospheric scene with palm trees and foliage silhouetted against a dimly lit building with white railings and windows. Blue-tinted lounge chairs line the poolside, creating a surreal, dreamlike quality. The camera moves slowly, revealing the quiet, abandoned atmosphere of the residential complex. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, enhancing its nostalgic, archival feel. This footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring mid-century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Slow motion
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120812846

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1961 8mm San Diego home-movie clip can support archival requests for mid-century residential poolside atmosphere, dusk exteriors, or quiet transitional material in documentary and editorial productions.
Period detail: The white balcony rails, low residential facade, palm planting, and simple poolside lounge seating may show early-1960s Southern California condominium or apartment-complex design.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal handheld observation of an unoccupied residential pool area, recorded as a passing home-movie view rather than a staged architectural shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include palm fronds, tree trunks, white balcony railings, windows, a red-toned overhang or awning, dark poolside shadows, and rows of blue lounge chairs.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, heavy dusk exposure, purple-blue color shift, visible grain, and slight handheld drift that give it a distinctly scanned home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a moody establishing insert, a quiet memory beat, a transition into evening, or a cutaway for residential California life.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for shared outdoor leisure space in a mid-century American residential complex without showing residents or identifiable activity.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the residential exterior and pool area should still be reviewed for copyright, property, and location-identification considerations.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1961 San Diego 8mm pool area, 1960s California condominium exterior, dusk apartment pool home movie, and vintage residential leisure space.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1961 San Diego residential or poolside footage, and then with broader 1960s California suburb and apartment-complex exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 1961 8mm San Diego frame showing palm fronds and tree trunks obscuring a residential building with white railings and blue poolside lounge chairs. — Palm-shaded residential pool area at dusk.

Dusk 8mm view of palm trunks and dense foliage in front of a San Diego residential exterior with balcony railings and dim windows. — Palm trees obscure the residential facade.

1961 home-movie frame of a shadowed pool area with palm trunks, white balcony rails, a red-toned overhang, and blue lounge chairs below. — Balconies and lounge chairs in low light.

Soft, dark 8mm frame from San Diego showing blue lounge chairs, palm trunks, white railings, and a residential building exterior near a pool area. — Blue lounge chairs beneath the residential walkway.

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