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Carmel California USA-1982: Waves Crashing on Rocky Coastline

Carmel California USA-1982: Waves Crashing on Rocky Coastline

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  • Year1982
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationCarmel, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $188 USD
  • Collection1982 Carmel, California

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Waves Crashing on Rocky Coastline — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Carmel, California, 1982, showing powerful ocean waves crashing against a rugged rocky coastline. The film captures the raw energy of the surf as white foam explodes over dark volcanic rocks under a bright, overcast sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, natural color degradation, and visible film grain, with slight frame jitter suggesting handheld recording. This authentic archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and the untamed beauty of the California coast during the early 1980s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
5s
Pond5 price
from $188 USD
Clip ID
122954926

Rights & Clearance

Pond5 Not licensed directly; available on Pond5. Stockfilm does not sell this clip directly. It is listed on Pond5 under Pond5's license terms and pricing.

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 1183 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Original reel label
high water,mouldau,smetana,american river,nimbus to discovery park
Reel-level year note
1982
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
Carmel, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • ocean
  • water
  • beach
  • summer
  • sunny
  • foaming
  • waves
  • crashing
  • rocky
  • coastline
  • early
  • afternoon
  • nature
  • carmel california USA
  • 1982
  • 1982 coastal footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 waves
  • rocky shoreline
  • ocean surf
  • California coast
  • archival home movie
  • retro film
  • nature documentary
  • historic footage
  • beach waves
  • foaming surf
  • early 1980s
  • film grain
  • analog footage
  • coastal erosion
  • seaside
  • vintage color
  • old film
  • nostalgic clip

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