Los Angeles California USA-1962: Beach Scene With People on Shore and Grassy Hillside

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

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Beach Scene With People on Shore and Grassy Hillside — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched beach scene in Los Angeles, California. Viewed from a high vantage point, the footage shows a sandy shore with gentle waves rolling in under a clear sky. A few people are scattered along the beach, some sitting and others walking near the water's edge. The image has a distinct blue-purple color cast typical of 1960s film stock, with visible grain and slight vignetting. The foreground features a grassy hillside, adding depth to the coastal landscape. This authentic slice of Americana offers nostalgic, archival footage ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed 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: 123753056

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Los Angeles-area beach home-movie footage for documentary, education, or editorial sequences needing a coastal leisure establishing view.
Period detail: The distant beachgoers, 8mm color palette, and high coastal vantage may show early-1960s Southern California seaside recreation without identifiable fashion detail.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a hillside above the shore, giving an unstaged family-film view of people walking and gathering near the surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ocean surf, sandy shoreline, small groups of beachgoers, grassy hillside, distant coastal cliffs, bright sky, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has visible grain, blue-purple color shift, soft exposure, slight vignetting, dust marks, and a steady home-movie framing from an elevated viewpoint.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief coastal establishing shot, nostalgic transition, beach cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s California sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a casual public beach scene with scattered visitors and open shoreline, offering social context through leisure activity rather than a specific event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed, while no logos, private property, or audible music are indicated in the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Los Angeles beach 8mm, 1960s California shoreline home movie, vintage ocean surf cutaway, and coastal hillside beach view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles coastal footage, then broader 1960s beach and ocean leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles-area 8mm view from a grassy hillside toward beach surf and distant coastal cliffs. — A hillside vantage looks down toward the shoreline and rolling surf.

1962 Los Angeles-area beach scene with small distant figures near the surf below a hillside. — Small groups of people appear along the shoreline beneath the elevated camera position.

Elevated 1962 Los Angeles-area shoreline view with distant people walking near white surf. — Distant visitors move along the sand while waves break close to shore.

1962 Los Angeles-area beach cutaway with distant figures by the water and a dark grassy hillside foreground. — Beachgoers gather near the edge of the surf as the camera holds from above.

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