California USA-1971: Traveling On The Sea In A Small Sailboat At Sunset

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

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Traveling On The Sea In A Small Sailboat At Sunset — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1971 captures a sailboat gliding across calm waters at sunset. The golden sun casts a warm, shimmering reflection on the surface, creating a serene and nostalgic atmosphere. Silhouetted against the glowing sky, the sailboat carries several passengers, their figures dark and indistinct. The footage shows natural film grain and slight vertical scratches, characteristic of Super 8 film. The camera remains steady, focusing on the boat's journey across the tranquil sea, evoking a sense of peaceful travel and timeless memory.

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: 123054974

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s California home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet coastal sailing insert or sunset travel memory beat.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1970s leisure boating, with a small sailboat silhouetted against low sun on open water.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged, observer-held view of passengers moving slowly across the water during an evening sail.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small sailboat, dark sails, several silhouetted passengers, rippled water, sunset reflection, distant shoreline, and film frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm sunset exposure, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and fine vertical scratches that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a calm transition, reflective cutaway, travel insert, or closing visual for a coastal memory sequence.
Historical context: The footage places recreational sailing within a domestic California home-movie context without identifying a specific marina, town, or event.
Research note: People appear only as distant silhouettes, but likeness rights and copyright status should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1971 California sailboat sunset, 8mm home movie sailing, vintage coastal water travel, and small boat silhouette.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1971 California coastal footage, then with vintage sailing, sunset water, or leisure travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 California 8mm frame of a small sailboat silhouetted on calm water beneath a warm sunset reflection. — A small sailboat moves across glowing water at sunset, with passengers visible as silhouettes.

Small sailboat with passengers silhouetted on California water at sunset in a grainy 1971 8mm home-movie frame. — The sailboat continues across the water, passing through the bright reflection of the setting sun.

Closer 1971 California home-movie view of a small sailboat and silhouetted passengers moving through sunset glare. — The boat appears nearer in frame, its sail and passengers silhouetted against shimmering water.

1971 California 8mm frame of a sailboat silhouetted beside a bright sunset path across the water. — The sailboat passes beside the strongest band of reflected sunlight as the short shot ends.

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