Florida USA-1975: Man Swimming In Ocean Waves At Beach

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Man Swimming In Ocean Waves At Beach — Clip Details

A man in a white swimsuit and swim cap wades through ocean waves at a Florida beach in 1975. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the man moving through the surf, with white foam cresting around him under a clear blue sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and dark film borders evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel. The scene conveys a quiet moment of summer recreation, with the man enjoying the water as waves roll in. This vintage 8mm home movie offers a candid glimpse into mid-1970s beach life.

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: 123252353

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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: 1970s Florida beach recreation footage suited to documentary inserts, lifestyle context, or archival sequences about swimming and coastal leisure.
Period detail: The swim cap, simple trunks, faded color, and 8mm frame borders support a mid-1970s home-movie reading without showing specific landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as a lone swimmer wades through surf while the camera observes from shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in surf, white breaking waves, blue ocean, clear sky, beach-edge water, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight fade, handheld framing, and contact-print borders give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, transition, or establishing insert for warm-weather beach recreation.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual coastal leisure in a 1970s home-movie setting, with no visible signage, landmarks, or organized event context.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s Florida beach swimmer, vintage 8mm ocean waves, man swimming in surf, and home movie beach footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Florida 1975 beach scenes, then broader 1970s swimming or coastal leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Florida 8mm frame showing a man in a swim cap standing in breaking ocean waves under a blue sky. — A man wades through foamy surf near the shore.

1975 Florida beach footage frame with a man moving through surf as a wave breaks in front of him. — The swimmer remains in the surf as a wave crests across the frame.

1975 Florida 8mm frame showing a man in dark swim trunks stepping through shallow whitewater near the beach. — The man steps forward through shallow, foamy water.

1975 Florida home-movie frame with a man standing in rolling surf as white foam moves toward shore. — A low wave rolls between the camera and the swimmer.

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