Los Angeles California USA-1962: Diver In Ocean With Striped Fish And Underwater Light

$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.

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

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Diver In Ocean With Striped Fish And Underwater Light — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures an underwater scene in Los Angeles, California. A diver in a dark wetsuit explores the ocean depths, surrounded by schools of medium-sized fish with distinct stripes. The footage shows a murky, greenish-blue underwater environment with visible particulate matter and a bright light source above, likely from the surface. The grainy, low-light quality and slight camera shake reflect authentic 1960s amateur filmmaking. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into early recreational diving and marine life observation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123713777

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: 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: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing brief underwater recreation, marine-life, or early amateur diving footage from Los Angeles-area home movies.
Period detail: The 8mm look, dark wetsuit, simple underwater lighting, and handheld framing support the 1962 home-movie context without identifying a specific dive site.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the unstaged value of a diver or companion filming fish at close range in murky water, with attention shifting as the fish pass the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark-suited diver, striped fish, murky green-blue water, suspended particles, bright overhead light, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: Heavy grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld instability create a physical-film texture typical of small-gauge underwater home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or marine cutaway for recreational diving, ocean observation, or vintage California leisure sequences.
Historical context: The clip may show early recreational underwater filming and casual marine observation, but the frames do not identify a specific beach, reef, vessel, or event.
Research note: A diver is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are indicated, and copyright clearance remains separate from visible-rights review.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1962 8mm underwater diver, vintage Los Angeles ocean fish footage, striped fish home movie, and 1960s recreational diving film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Los Angeles 1962 home movies, then broader 1960s ocean, diving, and marine-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles-area 8mm underwater frame showing striped fish around a dark-suited diver in murky green-blue water. — Striped fish pass near a diver beneath a bright overhead light in murky water.

1962 8mm underwater frame with a large fish silhouette and bright light source in a hazy Los Angeles ocean scene. — A dark fish silhouette moves across the frame near a bright light source.

1962 Los Angeles-area underwater home-movie frame with fish clustered around a partially visible diver in low light. — Fish gather around a partially visible diver in the grainy underwater frame.

1962 8mm underwater frame showing several fish in murky water with bright reflected light and visible film texture. — Several fish move through the murky frame as bright light catches the water.

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