Los Angeles California USA-1962: Sitting On The Beach Near Dunes Under Blue Sky

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

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Sitting On The Beach Near Dunes Under Blue Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene beach scene in Los Angeles, California. A lone figure sits on the sand near dunes under a bright blue sky, with waves gently rolling onto the shore. The footage shows natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette typical of Super 8 home movies from the early 1960s. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic summer day at the coast, with the camera remaining mostly static, offering a peaceful glimpse into mid-century American leisure.

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: 123753202

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: 1960s Los Angeles beach home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about coastal leisure, summer travel, or mid-century everyday life.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s beach recreation, with sparse sand, low coastal dunes, bright color film, and no visible modern signage or development in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: A distant beachgoer sits quietly on the sand while the camera observes the dunes and shoreline from an informal home-movie distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sandy beach, low dunes with scrub, blue sky, ocean surf, wet shoreline, a distant seated person, and soft film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, faded color, blue-heavy exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a calm beach cutaway, memory beat, coastal transition, or establishing insert for Los Angeles-area leisure footage.
Historical context: The footage reflects a quiet public beach scene and mid-century recreational filming without identifying landmarks or documented events in view.
Research note: A distant person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are evident from the provided metadata and frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 Los Angeles beach 8mm, vintage California coast home movie, dunes and surf footage, and mid-century summer beach scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel beach material, then other 1962 Los Angeles coastal footage, then broader vintage California summer and shoreline scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles-area beach frame showing dunes, open sand, blue sky, and a distant person seated on the beach. — A distant beachgoer sits on the sand below low coastal dunes.

Wide 1962 Los Angeles beach view with low dunes, pale sand, and one distant seated beachgoer under a bright sky. — The camera holds on a sparse beach scene with a seated figure near the dunes.

1962 Los Angeles-area shoreline frame showing waves rolling along wet sand with dunes receding in the distance. — The view shifts to the shoreline, with surf breaking along the beach.

Blue-toned 1962 Los Angeles shoreline view with small waves, open beach, and distant coastal dunes. — Small waves wash along the beach beneath a blue sky.

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