Kenya-1969: Oryx Antelope Herd Grazing On African Plains

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Oryx Antelope Herd Grazing On African Plains — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Kenya in 1969 captures a herd of oryx antelopes grazing on the dry grasslands of the African savanna. The animals, with their long, straight horns, move slowly across the golden plains under a deep blue sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus are characteristic of home movie film from the late 1960s. The shot is static, offering a peaceful, observational view of wildlife in its natural habitat. This authentic archival footage provides a nostalgic glimpse into East African wildlife during the 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: 122662735

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s East African wildlife footage, especially documentary inserts or educational cutaways of antelope on open savanna.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and simple static framing may show a late-1960s home-movie record of wildlife viewing in Kenya.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged traveler-observation perspective, holding on the herd from a distance without visible narration or intervention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include oryx antelopes, long straight horns, dry yellow grass, scattered trees, blue sky, and distant scrubland.
Film character: The footage has visible film grain, faded color, soft focus, and slight exposure variation that read as physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, geographic transition, quiet cutaway, or reflective memory beat in an East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a visitor-era view of Kenyan plains wildlife, with emphasis on animals and landscape rather than people or built surroundings.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location detail, and copyright status should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife, oryx antelope herd, African savanna home movie, and vintage East Africa animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife clips, then broader vintage African plains animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing an oryx antelope herd spread across dry savanna grass with scattered trees in the background. — Oryx antelopes gather in dry grassland on the Kenyan plains.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame with oryx antelopes standing in tall dry grass, backed by low trees and open blue sky. — The herd remains grouped across the open grassland.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing oryx antelopes grazing and standing in a loose group on dry savanna terrain. — Several animals graze while others face the camera from the grass.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame of a clustered oryx antelope herd on dry plains, with scattered trees and scrub in the distance. — The herd clusters near the center of the frame on the dry plain.

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