Los Angeles California USA-1962: Beach Scene With Ocean Waves And Sunbathers

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

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Beach Scene With Ocean Waves And Sunbathers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched beach scene in Los Angeles, California. Viewed through the frame of a window or doorway, the footage shows gentle ocean waves rolling onto the sandy shore under a clear blue sky. A few people are scattered across the beach—some sunbathing, others wading in the water. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, mid-century American beach vacation. The handheld camera remains mostly steady, offering a personal, observational perspective of a quiet day at the coast.

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: 123714803

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: Suitable for 1960s California coastal nostalgia segments in documentaries, travel retrospectives, or mid-century American leisure montages.
Period detail: Color palette and film grain are consistent with early-1960s 8mm color stock; no vehicles or signage are visible to independently confirm the 1962 date.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from an elevated vantage—likely a dune or nearby structure—the footage captures an unhurried personal glance at a beach day rather than a staged composition.
What appears in frame: Sandy beach with low coastal scrub in the foreground, a line of breaking waves, open blue ocean, clear sky, and tiny distant figures scattered across the sand.
Film character: Visible vertical film scratches, a pronounced blue-violet color shift, and medium grain are characteristic of aged 8mm color reversal stock from the early 1960s.
Edit role: Works as a wide-establishing shot, a nostalgic cutaway in a period California summer sequence, or a transitional dissolve between dune and sea.
Historical context: The broad, unhurried beach and casual beachgoing posture reflect mid-century Southern California coastal leisure culture before major shoreline development.
Research note: Figures on the beach are distant and not individually identifiable; no landmarks, brands, or private property appear, but standard rights review is advised.
Research search match: 1960s California beach home movie, vintage 8mm ocean footage, mid-century Southern California coast, archival beach scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from this reel, then with 1960s California coastal or beach clips, then with mid-century American summer leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm color frame, Los Angeles beach ca. 1962: elevated view across coastal scrub, sandy shore, surf break, open ocean, and scattered beachgoers at a distance. — Wide beach view with coastal scrub foreground and distant surf line, Los Angeles, ca. 1962.

8mm footage, Los Angeles beach ca. 1962: coastal scrub in the foreground, broad sandy shore, breaking surf, open sea, and scattered beachgoers. — Sandy shore and surf line with distant figures, Los Angeles beach, ca. 1962.

Aged 8mm frame, Los Angeles beach ca. 1962: low coastal vegetation, sandy shore, surf, ocean horizon, and scattered figures; vertical film scratch present. — Beach with coastal vegetation and distant figures; film scratch visible, ca. 1962.

8mm color footage, Los Angeles beach ca. 1962: coastal scrub frames the foreground with surf, ocean, and small groups of beachgoers in the mid-distance. — Beachgoers cluster near the waterline, Los Angeles beach, ca. 1962.

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