Kenya-1969: Wild Antelope Grazing in the African Savanna

$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.

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

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Wild Antelope Grazing in the African Savanna — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures a herd of antelope grazing in a dry savanna landscape. The grainy, slightly faded color film shows the animals moving through sparse acacia trees and tall grass under a bright blue sky. The footage has a distinct retro quality with visible film grain and soft focus, typical of amateur 8mm recordings from the late 1960s. The camera remains relatively steady, offering a naturalistic view of wildlife in their habitat. This authentic archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and historical documentation of African wildlife.

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: 122662886

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: Useful for 1960s Kenya wildlife archive requests needing brief home-movie coverage of antelope in a dry savanna setting.
Period detail: The footage carries late-1960s 8mm color-home-movie traits, with no visible landmarks or modern objects to further identify the period.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes wildlife from a distance with a patient, visitor-shot perspective rather than staged natural-history coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include antelope, dry grass, sparse acacia-like trees, scrub bushes, pale ridge terrain, blue sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, faded color, visible grain, gate borders, and slight frame jitter give the clip a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or quiet transition within a Kenya or African savanna sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a traveler’s view of grazing antelope in open savanna habitat without showing people, buildings, roads, or signage.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright ownership and wildlife-location identification should still be checked.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm home movie antelope, African savanna wildlife, vintage safari footage, and grazing herd cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife scenes, then broader vintage African savanna material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing antelope partly obscured by dry grass, scrub, and sparse savanna trees. — Antelope pause in dry savanna grass behind scattered trees and brush.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame with antelope standing beyond a tree trunk in dry savanna grass. — A small group of antelope stands beyond sparse trees in open grassland.

Soft 8mm Kenya frame showing antelope in tall dry grass, partly hidden by foreground brush and trees. — Antelope are partly hidden by brush as they stand in the dry savanna.

1969 Kenya savanna frame with antelope under sparse trees, seen through soft grainy 8mm film. — Antelope stand under scattered trees in a dry savanna landscape.

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