Los Angeles California USA-1962: Dolphin Trainers Prepare Presentation In Water

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Dolphin Trainers Prepare Presentation In Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures dolphin trainers preparing for a performance at Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles. Trainers in white shirts and dark pants stand on the pool deck as dolphins swim in the blue water, with a sign reading 'How Dry I Am' visible. The footage shows the classic look of 1960s Super 8 film with natural color saturation and slight grain, offering authentic archival footage of a mid-century marine park show.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123713241

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 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: Los Angeles, 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 Southern California marine-park footage suited for documentary or museum sequences about leisure, animal shows, tourism, or mid-century family travel.
Period detail: The Marineland signage, uniformed trainers, pool deck staging, and saturated 8mm color support the 1962 marine-park setting described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a distant visitor-shot viewpoint, observing trainers setting up the presentation while dolphins surface near the pool edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dolphins in a blue show pool, white-shirted trainers, a slide, deck props, a Marineland sign, and a placard reading 'How Dry I Am'.
Film character: The scan retains a handheld 8mm look with soft focus, grain, gate shadows, uneven exposure, and dense color typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or transition beat for a 1960s marine attraction, family vacation, or animal-performance sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows a public marine-park presentation environment, with trainers and dolphins arranged for a show rather than a behind-the-scenes facility view.
Research note: People and Marineland branding are visible, so copyright, trademark, location, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1962 8mm Marineland dolphins, Los Angeles marine park trainers, vintage dolphin show, and 1960s California tourist footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles or Marineland footage, then broader 1960s marine-park or vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles marine-park footage shows dolphins near the pool edge as trainers prepare on a deck with Marineland signage. — Trainers prepare a dolphin presentation beside the Marineland pool.

At Marineland in 1962, dolphins surface in the blue pool as trainers stand among scattered presentation props. — Dolphins gather near the edge as trainers set up the act.

1962 Marineland footage shows trainers watching dolphins at the pool edge, with a slide and show equipment nearby. — Trainers watch dolphins from the deck during preparation.

A 1962 Los Angeles marine-park scene shows dolphins in the foreground and trainers preparing beside a slide and Marineland sign. — Dolphins surface while trainers stand ready on the show deck.

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