Lagos Nigeria-1969: Two Antelopes in Tall Savanna Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Two Antelopes in Tall Savanna Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a serene African savanna scene. A pair of antelopes, likely hartebeests, stand in tall green grass under a bright blue sky. One animal faces the camera while another grazes in the background near a lone acacia tree. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural light, offering authentic archival wildlife footage from a 1960s family vacation. The clip shows subtle movement as the animals shift position in the sunlit field.

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: 122664241

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: Lagos, Nigeria 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: Useful for 1960s wildlife or travel sequences needing brief 8mm footage of antelope-like animals in tall African grassland.
Period detail: The scene may show late-1960s home-movie wildlife filming, with color 8mm stock, handheld framing, and no visible modern infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes animals from a distance with a patient visitor-shot perspective rather than staged or narrated wildlife coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall green grass, several horned antelope-like animals, a bare tree, low dark ridge, blue sky, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight blur, handheld steadiness, and contact-print framing that support its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, travel insert, or quiet transition within a 1960s Africa or family-vacation sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for mid-century amateur travel filming of wildlife, while the exact reserve or setting is not visible in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species, precise location, copyright status, and source permissions should be checked before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Lagos Nigeria 8mm wildlife, vintage antelopes in savanna grass, or African home-movie animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s African wildlife or grassland scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing horned antelope-like animals in tall green grass beneath a blue sky. — Several antelope-like animals stand partly hidden in tall grass, with a bare tree and low ridge in the background.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame with antelope-like animals spread across tall savanna grass near a bare tree. — One animal faces away in the foreground while others remain partly obscured in the grass around it.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing antelope-like wildlife partially hidden by long grass in open country. — The animals remain distant and partly obscured as the handheld camera holds on the grassy scene.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame of antelope-like animals in tall grass with a bare tree and ridge behind them. — A rear-facing animal stands in the grass while another horned animal looks across the field.

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