New York USA-1962: Skier Falling from Ski Jump

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 New York

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Skier Falling from Ski Jump — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1962 captures a dramatic ski jump sequence in New York. A skier in a yellow and black outfit launches into the air, arms outstretched against a deep blue sky, before losing balance and falling onto the snowy slope. The grainy, color-bleached film shows spectators on a platform and bare winter trees, with motion blur emphasizing the speed and impact of the fall. This authentic, unscripted moment reflects the era's recreational sports and home movie culture.

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: 122658783

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 1182 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: zoo
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: new york
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: New York, 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: Supports 1960s recreational sports requests needing authentic home-movie ski jump and fall footage for documentary, education, or editorial inserts.
Period detail: The clip shows 1962 8mm winter sports footage with long wooden skis, simple slope infrastructure, bare trees, and color home-movie stock typical of the period.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged spectator-shot moment as a skier jumps, loses balance, and falls while nearby onlookers watch from the snowy hill.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a skier in motion, a jump crest, spectators, a raised platform, bare winter trees, snow-covered slopes, long skis, and heavy motion blur.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical texture of a home movie reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief action insert, comic memory beat, winter recreation cutaway, or transition within a sequence about amateur skiing.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century leisure filming, with a home camera recording informal winter sport rather than a staged athletic event.
Research note: People and faces appear at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm ski jump fall, New York home movie skiing, vintage winter sports footage, and amateur skier accident reel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other New York 1962 winter footage, then broader 1960s amateur skiing, snow recreation, or home-movie sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 New York 8mm frame showing a skier in yellow and dark clothing moving downhill on snow, blurred by motion. — A skier speeds across the snowy slope before the jump sequence.

1962 New York ski jump frame with a skier airborne, arms spread, beside spectators, a platform, bare trees, and blue sky. — The skier rises from the jump with spectators gathered near the crest.

1962 New York home-movie frame showing the skier down on the snow after the jump, with long skis stretched across the slope. — The skier lands badly and slides on the snow with skis extended.

1962 New York 8mm frame showing the fallen skier resting in the snow after the jump, with one ski stretched across the foreground. — After the fall, the skier remains seated in the snow on the slope.

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