Michigan USA-1961: Male Water Skier Behind Motorboat

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Michigan

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Male Water Skier Behind Motorboat — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a male water skier gliding across a calm lake in Michigan. The skier, wearing a dark swimsuit, is pulled by a motorboat, creating a spray of water as he maintains his balance. The scene is framed by the characteristic black borders of 8mm film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. The background features a tree-lined shore under an overcast sky, capturing a classic summer recreational moment from the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121078892

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 2015 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,linda communion,,d danielar
Reel-level year note: 1961-1962
Reel-level location note: detroit michigan,
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: Michigan, 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: 1960s Michigan home-movie footage for productions needing a brief recreational water-skiing insert or lakeside summer activity reference.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s leisure culture through a single water skier, calm lake surface, distant wooded shoreline, and 8mm home-movie framing.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged family-film view of a skier being watched from shore or another boat as he moves across the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male water skier, tow line or wake trace, calm lake water, spray, dark wooded shoreline, overcast sky, and black 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, grain, slight motion blur, and contact-print framing give the shot a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, recreation insert, summer memory beat, or transition within a Michigan lake or midcentury leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage records ordinary outdoor recreation on a tree-lined Michigan lake without showing identifiable boats, landmarks, brands, or organized competition.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, private property, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1961 8mm Michigan water skier, vintage home movie lake recreation, 1960s male water skiing footage, and Upper Michigan summer sports.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1961 lake footage, then broader 1960s home-movie recreation or water-sports material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a distant male water skier crossing a calm lake with wooded shoreline beyond. — A water skier glides across the lake, seen at a distance through an 8mm frame.

Distant 1961 Michigan lake view with a male water skier leaning forward as wake trails behind him. — The skier leans over the water while the wooded shoreline sits in the background.

1961 Michigan home-movie still of a distant male water skier crouched low while moving across the lake. — The skier rides low over the water, framed by the lake and far shore.

Soft 1961 Michigan 8mm frame with a male water skier moving past a tree-lined lakeshore. — The skier continues across the water as the wooded bank fills the background.

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