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Central Coast California USA-1973: Breaking Tides Across The Point Settling But

  • Year1973
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationCoast, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Breaking Tides Across The Point Settling But — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 capturing a stormy day along the Central Coast of California. The clip shows turbulent ocean waves breaking against a rocky shoreline under a heavy gray sky. A lone figure in a plaid shirt stands on a grassy bluff overlooking the sea, observing the rough surf. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and a muted color palette typical of 1970s amateur footage. The scene conveys a sense of quiet contemplation and isolation during a coastal storm, with the camera remaining mostly static throughout the 5-second sequence.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120954502

Rights & Clearance

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 1395 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
honeymoon
Reel-level year note
1973
Reel-level location note
salt lake,utah,sf, california,monerey,lake tahoe
Date
1973 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Coast, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • mysterious
  • unsure
  • cautious
  • rain
  • stormy
  • breaking
  • loud
  • nervous
  • uncertain
  • awake
  • tides
  • point
  • settling
  • troublesome
  • storm
  • coming
  • art
  • central COAST california USA
  • 1973
  • 1973 coastal storm footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Central Coast California
  • stormy ocean waves
  • Super 8 home movie
  • 1970s home footage
  • man overlooking ocean
  • plaid shirt vintage
  • stormy weather 1973
  • classic 8mm film
  • retro coastal scene
  • vintage Super 8 footage
  • 1970s California
  • stormy beach
  • old film grain
  • nostalgic ocean view
  • vintage home movie
  • 1973 vintage footage
  • 8mm storm footage
  • vintage California coast

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1970s 8mm coastal home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for rough California surf, shoreline weather, and quiet observational travel material.
Period detail
The clip may show 1970s leisure or travel filming, with muted reversal-film color, soft focus, and a plaid-shirted adult figure on a grassy ocean bluff.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm coastal footage shows gray ocean waves breaking near a rocky California shoreline under an overcast sky.
Breaking surf along a rocky point.

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