California USA-1971: Early Colour Video Of A Man Swimming In An Open Expanse Of Water

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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Early Colour Video Of A Man Swimming In An Open Expanse... — Clip Details

A man swims in a vast expanse of water, holding a camera above the surface as he films. Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment of recreation in California. The footage shows the swimmer moving through the water, with another person visible in the distance. The scene transitions to a grassy hillside where people stand under trees, suggesting a lakeside or coastal outing. The color palette is rich with deep blues and warm greens, typical of 1970s home movie film. The grainy texture and slight color shifts reflect the era's amateur cinematography.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123054578

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.

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

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: 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: 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 1971 California home-movie requests needing recreational water activity, amateur filming, or lakeside/coastal outing material for documentary inserts.
Period detail: The footage may show early 1970s casual swimwear, handheld 8mm color exposure, and informal outdoor recreation rather than a staged public event.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid behavior of a swimmer holding a camera above the water while companions or bystanders appear nearby on shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open blue water, a swimmer with a camera, another distant person in the water, grassy hillside, trees, and small figures standing outdoors.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, deep blue color shift, handheld framing, soft focus, and exposure variation typical of scanned amateur home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, recreational water cutaway, transition from swimming to shoreline gathering, or texture insert for family travel footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal outdoor leisure in California in 1971, with water recreation and a small group gathered on a grassy shore or hillside.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from appearance releases.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 California 8mm swimming footage, home movie water recreation, man filming while swimming, and lakeside or coastal family outing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 California outdoor footage, then broader 1970s swimming, water recreation, and family outing clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1971 California home-movie footage, a person swims in deep blue water while holding what appears to be a camera above the surface. — A swimmer moves through open water while keeping a camera-like object above the surface.

A person is visible in open water in the California 1971 home-movie clip, with another figure farther away near the surface. — A person pauses in the water while another figure appears farther out across the surface.

A man in open water holds a small camera or filming device up from the surface in this 1971 California 8mm frame. — The swimmer raises a camera-like device while moving through the water.

A small group stands on a dry grassy hillside beneath trees, likely near the same California water outing shown in the clip. — Several people stand on a sunlit grassy slope beneath trees near the outing location.

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