Kenya-1969: Horned Waterbuck Walks Slowly Across Grassy Field

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Horned Waterbuck Walks Slowly Across Grassy Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures a waterbuck with distinctive ringed horns walking slowly across a grass-covered field. The animal moves from right to left, its dark brown coat contrasting with the bright white rump patch, as it navigates a sunlit clearing bordered by dense green brush. Shot through a window frame, the footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural daylight, offering a nostalgic glimpse of African wildlife during a mid-century safari. The camera remains steady, focusing on the animal's calm movement through the natural landscape.

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: 122661480

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: 1969 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: Kenya 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

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 Kenya wildlife home-movie footage for documentary inserts needing a calm horned waterbuck in a grassy clearing.
Period detail: The 8mm color, window-frame obstruction, and safari-style wildlife viewpoint support the supplied 1969 Kenya context without adding identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient feel of a traveler filming from shelter or a vehicle as the animal moves naturally through the clearing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a horned waterbuck, bright white rump patch, grassy field, narrow track, dense brush, tree shadows, and dark window-frame edges.
Film character: Warm color, soft focus, gate shadow, visible grain, and steady framing give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, safari memory beat, or quiet transition within a 1960s East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents visitor-shot wildlife observation in Kenya, with the animal shown undisturbed in a sunlit brush-edged clearing.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but copyright, location, and wildlife identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife, vintage safari waterbuck, horned antelope home movie, and East Africa grassland animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1969 Kenya travel footage, then broader vintage safari or African wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a horned waterbuck with a white rump patch standing in a sunlit grassy clearing. — A horned waterbuck pauses beside dense green brush in a grassy field.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame showing the waterbuck turned away, with horns and bright rump patch visible near brush. — The waterbuck turns toward the brush with its white rump patch prominent.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a horned waterbuck near dense brush, filmed across a grassy clearing through a dark frame edge. — The animal stands near the brush line as sunlight falls across the field.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing the waterbuck walking left across grass beside a faint track and dense brush. — The waterbuck walks slowly across the clearing beside a narrow grassy track.

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