Colorado USA-1959: Big Fish In Shallow Water

$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.

Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Big Fish In Shallow Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Colorado USA in 1959, showing a murky, shallow water environment with a large fish swimming slowly through the frame. The image is grainy with natural film artifacts, including dust spots and slight color fading typical of 8mm archival footage. The scene captures a quiet moment in nature, with the fish moving subtly through the water, creating gentle ripples. The overall mood is nostalgic and documentary-like, evoking mid-century amateur filmmaking.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121131296

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 1704 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: 1
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: colorado
Date: 1959 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Colorado, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

animal
fish
water
nature
wildlife
big
shallow
animals
colorado USA
1959
1959 home movie footage
vintage 8mm film
Colorado USA wildlife
shallow water fish
archival 8mm footage
old film grain
nature documentary
retro home movie
vintage fish footage
1950s home movie
classic 8mm film
nostalgic nature clip
vintage wildlife
old film footage
8mm archival
amateur film
historical footage
vintage nature
1959 vintage film
8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Colorado nature or wildlife edits needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of a large fish moving through shallow water.
Period detail: The frames show no built environment or dated objects, so the 1959 Colorado context is supported by clip metadata rather than visible period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an amateur observer's perspective, lingering on a quiet fish sighting without staging or apparent human presence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include murky shallow water, a large fish shape, soft ripples, submerged vegetation or bank texture, dark frame edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The clip carries a mid-century 8mm look with coarse grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, dust marks, color fading, and contact-frame edge darkness.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, nature insert, reflective transition, or memory beat within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a quiet outdoor water observation from a home-movie reel, with no visible people, signage, landmarks, or public event context.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific rights should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Colorado 8mm fish footage, vintage home movie shallow water, archival wildlife fish, and murky water nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Colorado footage, then broader vintage 8mm wildlife or water-nature material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Colorado 8mm frame showing murky shallow water, indistinct bank texture, film grain, and dark edge vignetting. — Murky shallow water appears through a grainy 8mm frame.

1959 Colorado 8mm frame with cloudy shallow water, subtle ripples, faded color, and visible film-frame darkness at the sides. — Cloudy water and underwater texture fill the frame.

1959 Colorado 8mm frame where a large fish form appears faintly beneath murky shallow water and grainy exposure. — A faint fish shape is visible below the shallow water surface.

1959 Colorado 8mm frame showing a large fish shape under cloudy shallow water, with grain, faded color, and soft focus. — A large fish shape moves through the murky shallow water.

Visually Similar Clips