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New Zealand-1981: Footage Of Large Ferry Sailing Across Bay From Hilltop View

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationNew Zealand
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1981 New Zealand
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Footage Of Large Ferry Sailing Across Bay From Hilltop View — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981, showing a large ferry or passenger ship cruising across a calm bay or harbor. The scene is viewed from an elevated vantage point on a neighboring hill, with distant rolling hills visible under an overcast sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, natural color palette with faded greens and blues, and visible grain and edge damage. The shot is static, capturing the vessel moving across the water, creating a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-20th century travel and coastal life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122840244

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • 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

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Date
1981 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
New Zealand Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • boats
  • river
  • hills
  • sky
  • water
  • sculpted
  • face
  • large
  • neighboring
  • hill
  • well
  • man
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • new zealand
  • 1981
  • 1981 New Zealand footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • ferry sailing
  • coastal water view
  • rolling hills
  • overcast sky
  • archival footage
  • retro travel
  • classic film
  • 8mm grain
  • nostalgic clip
  • documentary footage
  • old film
  • vintage boat
  • scenic view
  • historic footage
  • 8mm film
  • editorial use
  • memory footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1981 New Zealand travel or coastal transport sequences needing brief home-movie views of a bay ferry and nearby public artwork.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand home-movie frame showing a sculpted bust in front of a patterned stone mosaic wall.
A bust or public sculpture appears against a mosaic-like stone backdrop.

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