California USA-1962: Dolphin Performing In Water With Spectators

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Dolphin Performing In Water With Spectators — Clip Details

Vintage 1962 home movie footage from California USA showing a dolphin performing in a pool. The clip captures the dolphin leaping through the air, creating dramatic splashes against a blue sky and water backdrop. The film exhibits classic 8mm characteristics with visible grain, color fading, and a dark border frame. Spectators are visible in the background, watching the aquatic performance. The footage has a nostalgic, retro quality with authentic 1960s film aesthetics, capturing a moment of marine entertainment from a bygone era.

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: 122653616

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: California, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s California home-movie footage for productions needing an aquatic performance, spectator recreation, or marine-park-style entertainment insert.
Period detail: The footage may show an early-1960s outdoor dolphin show, with seated spectators, pool railings, blue water, and faded color consistent with the supplied 1962 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the visitor-shot value of a brief handheld view from the audience area as a dolphin surfaces, splashes, and performs before spectators.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a performing dolphin, pool water, large splashes, a blue sky, audience seating, railings, dark film borders, and contact-sheet frame divisions.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, soft focus, color shift, uneven exposure, and dark gate edges that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century recreation, family travel, or changing public entertainment around marine animals.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public spectator setting for animal performance in California, shown through home-movie observation rather than staged production coverage.
Research note: People are visible in the audience, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, venue permissions, and any animal-performance context should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 California 8mm dolphin show, vintage home movie aquatic performance, spectators at marine attraction, and retro pool entertainment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other California 1962 travel scenes, and then broader vintage aquatic performance or spectator recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 California 8mm frame showing a dolphin partly above the pool surface amid spray and soft blue water tones. — A dolphin surfaces or dives in the pool, throwing up spray across the frame.

1962 California home-movie frame focused on turbulent pool water and foam after the dolphin movement. — The camera holds on rippling water and foam after the aquatic action.

1962 California 8mm frame showing a dolphin upright near the pool edge with a visible audience in the background. — The dolphin rises near the pool edge while spectators watch from tiered seating.

1962 California home-movie frame showing pool water, a broad splash, and spectators behind railings. — Water splashes across the pool as the seated audience remains visible beyond the railing.

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