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Los Angeles California USA-1962: Glowing Fish Swimming in Dark Water

  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1962 California
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Glowing Fish Swimming in Dark Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a glowing fish swimming in dark water, its body illuminated with a bright turquoise luminescence. The grainy, high-contrast footage shows the fish moving slowly through the murky depths, with faint reflections and shadows visible in the surrounding water. The image quality reflects the era's home movie technology, with noticeable film grain and a purple-tinted background. This rare underwater clip offers a mysterious, almost otherworldly glimpse of marine life, perfect for archival projects, retro documentaries, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123713913

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • water
  • fish
  • floating
  • reflections
  • shadows
  • peaceful
  • relaxing
  • swimming
  • freely
  • ocean
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • LOS angeles california USA
  • 1962
  • 1962 underwater footage
  • glowing fish 8mm film
  • vintage home movie
  • underwater marine life
  • dark water footage
  • 8mm film grain
  • retro archival footage
  • luminescent fish
  • 1960s home movie
  • underwater swimming
  • vintage ocean footage
  • 8mm archival clip
  • rare underwater clip
  • 1962 film footage
  • vintage fish footage
  • 8mm underwater
  • retro documentary footage
  • 1960s film
  • vintage wildlife footage
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s 8mm aquarium or marine-life footage for documentary cutaways, science education inserts, or atmospheric archival transitions involving fish in dark water.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dim aquarium water with faint fish shapes and vertical film-frame borders.

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