San Diego California-1962: View Of The Water Then Pans Out To Show Humans

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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View Of The Water Then Pans Out To Show Humans — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of the ocean from a moving vessel, with a distant shoreline and ships visible under a hazy purple sky. The camera pans across the water, revealing a group of people on a dock or pier, including men and women in casual summer attire, some standing and others seated. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly faded quality, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana atmosphere. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123684683

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: San Diego, 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: 1960s San Diego harbor home-movie footage for documentary edits needing ocean views, distant ships, and casual pier activity.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color, and leisure-pier setting support the supplied 1962 San Diego context without showing a specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes water from a moving vessel, then catches an unstaged group gathered by the rail with fishing rods and casual conversation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, hazy shoreline, distant vessels, pier railing, fishing rods, seated and standing adults, and summer clothing.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, purple color shift, visible grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a harbor insert, travel transition, coastal cutaway, or memory beat connecting water views to public leisure activity.
Historical context: The footage shows midcentury coastal recreation in a public waterfront setting, with adults lingering near the water and fishing from a pier or dock.
Research note: Several recognizable adults appear, so copyright licensing should be considered separately from likeness or privacy review for commercial uses.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 San Diego 8mm harbor footage, vintage pier fishing, home movie ocean view, and California waterfront leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego waterfront clips, then broader 1960s California harbor leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego harbor view across open water with distant vessels under a faded purple sky. — A hazy harbor view shows open water and distant ships near the shoreline.

Wide 8mm view of San Diego harbor water with a faint shoreline and ships on the horizon. — The camera holds on blue water with a low, distant shoreline across the frame.

A distant vessel and low shoreline appear across the water in this faded 1962 San Diego harbor frame. — A ship sits near the horizon while the foreground remains mostly open water.

Adults on a San Diego pier or dock in 1962 stand and sit near fishing rods beside the harbor water. — A group of adults gathers at the pier railing, some fishing and others seated or standing nearby.

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