Acapulco Mexico-1982: Pool At Night

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAcapulco, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 Acapulco Mexico

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Pool At Night — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Acapulco, Mexico, in 1982, capturing a dark nighttime scene at a pool. The clip features a deep blue, grainy image with shimmering reflections on the water's surface and faint light glimmers. A low horizontal line suggests a distant fence or structure, while subtle lens flares and film grain enhance the authentic retro aesthetic. The footage is raw and unedited, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a private moment from the early 1980s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121123857

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: 1982 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: Acapulco, Mexico 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves documentary or narrative productions needing an atmospheric 1982 nighttime resort-pool texture or a memory-beat insert evoking early-1980s Mexico travel.
Period detail: No period-specific markers are visible in the frames; 8mm stock, grain pattern, and deep-blue low-light exposure are consistent with early-1980s consumer film, and 1982 is supported by the reel title.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from the poolside in near-darkness, the camera lingers on water reflections — an unguarded private moment capturing vacation-night mood rather than any staged action.
What appears in frame: Deep blue darkness dominates all frames, with a low horizontal light band across the water surface, scattered specular glints on dark water, heavy 8mm grain, intermittent lens flares, and a dim isolated light point at the upper frame.
Film character: Saturated deep-blue exposure on 8mm stock yields pronounced grain, blown-out specular highlights on water, and intermittent lens artifacts that mark this as authentic low-light amateur film of the early 1980s.
Edit role: Works as an abstract cutaway, memory-fade transition, or dark-textural insert — effective under voiceover or music to evoke nocturnal resort atmosphere without requiring onscreen action.
Historical context: Acapulco was a prominent international resort in the early 1980s; poolside night filming on 8mm captures a private holiday aesthetic without documenting any specific public event.
Research note: No identifiable individuals, minors, or branded signage are visible; the private-property context of a resort pool warrants review by a rights advisor before editorial use.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1982 Mexico night pool 8mm,' 'vintage resort nighttime footage,' or 'early-80s home movie dark water reflection.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Acapulco 1982 reel; then early-1980s Mexico travel footage; then abstract nighttime water-texture clips for atmospheric inserts.

Still Frames From This Clip

Night pool scene on 8mm, circa 1982, Acapulco, Mexico — deep blue darkness with glinting water surface reflections and a faint upper light. — Poolside at night, Acapulco 1982 — water reflections on 8mm film.

Continuation of the Acapulco 1982 night pool sequence on 8mm — blue field with shifting specular glints on dark water. — Night pool, Acapulco 1982 — shifting water reflections, second moment.

Abstract near-dark 8mm frame from the Acapulco 1982 night pool sequence — grain and a faint vertical artifact as the scene transitions. — Abstract darkness — grain and film artifacts as the camera drifts.

Closing frame of the Acapulco 1982 night pool sequence — near-total darkness with one isolated light glint and a lens artifact. — Single light point in deep blue darkness — closing frame of night pool.

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