California USA-1971: Man Diving from Board into Pool

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

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Man Diving from Board into Pool — Clip Details

A man in a dark Speedo swimsuit prepares to dive into a pool in a sun-drenched backyard, captured on 8mm film in 1971. He stands at the edge of a white diving board, arms extended forward, body tensed in anticipation. Lush green trees form a dense backdrop, with natural light filtering through the leaves. The footage shows slight motion blur and the characteristic grain of vintage home movie film, conveying a candid, nostalgic moment of summer recreation. The scene captures the relaxed, carefree atmosphere of a California family vacation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123055180

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing a brief poolside recreation moment, summer leisure cutaway, or family-vacation insert.
Period detail: The dark brief-style swimsuit, white diving board, and 8mm color home-movie look support the supplied 1971 setting without adding identifiable location detail.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears informally filmed as he prepares and begins a dive, giving the clip an unstaged backyard or community-pool leisure quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless adult man in dark swim briefs, a white diving board, turquoise pool water, dense green trees, film-frame borders, and a partial bag or case marked BRAVES.
Film character: The scan shows soft focus, motion blur during the dive, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short summer recreation insert, memory beat, transition into pool activity, or visual shorthand for early-1970s leisure footage.
Historical context: The scene documents casual adult pool recreation in California during the early 1970s, framed through a private home-movie perspective rather than a staged production.
Research note: An adult face is visible and a BRAVES mark appears on an object, so likeness and trademark context should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1971 California pool diving home movie, 8mm man in Speedo on diving board, and vintage summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other California 1971 pool or vacation scenes, then broader 1970s family leisure and swimming material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in dark swim briefs prepares to dive in 1971 California home-movie footage, with green trees behind him. — A man sets his arms forward as he prepares to dive near a pool.

The diver leans forward in dark swim briefs, his face visible against leafy California poolside greenery. — The diver leans into position with his arms pointed forward.

The man is captured mid-dive from a white board into pool water, with motion blur and trees in the 1971 California scene. — The man dives from the board toward the pool below.

A dark close view includes the visible word BRAVES on a textured object.

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