Los Angeles California USA-1962: View Of Speedboat And Ocean Surf On A Bright

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

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View Of Speedboat And Ocean Surf On A Bright — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched ocean scene from Los Angeles, California. The footage shows gentle waves rolling onto the shore under a bright sky, with a speedboat cutting across the water in the distance. The distinctive purple color cast and grainy texture of the Super 8 film give it an authentic retro feel. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century coastal recreation and leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123753236

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 coastal home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about ocean recreation, small watercraft, surf, and sunny California shoreline leisure.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and distant speedboat may show early-1960s amateur filming of a beach scene rather than a staged or news-gathered view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a beachgoer casually filming waves and a passing boat from shore, with attention shifting between surf texture and offshore activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling surf, open ocean, a distant speedboat, bright sky, shoreline curve, film gate edges, and small distant figures in the water.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, purple color shift, rounded frame edges, slight softness, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a coastal cutaway, period transition, leisure-memory beat, or brief establishing insert for 1960s Southern California beach life.
Historical context: The scene visually places small-craft recreation and beach observation within a sunny mid-century coastal setting, without identifying a specific beach or event.
Research note: Copyright, location, and any visible likeness rights should be reviewed separately because people appear only as small distant figures and no releases are indicated.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Los Angeles beach surf, 8mm California ocean footage, vintage speedboat offshore, and home movie coastal recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1962 Los Angeles coastal clips, and then with broader ocean surf, boating, and beach recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles-area 8mm view of ocean surf curving toward shore, with small distant figures near the waterline. — Waves roll toward the shore in a bright coastal home-movie view.

1962 Los Angeles-area beach view with surf breaking diagonally toward shore and faint distant land or shoreline at the horizon. — A diagonal line of white surf breaks across the coastal water.

1962 Los Angeles-area 8mm frame showing a distant speedboat moving across open water beyond low foreground waves. — A speedboat passes offshore beyond the low foreground surf.

1962 Los Angeles-area coastal frame with a speedboat offshore, a faint distant vessel shape, and a small swimmer or person in the water. — The offshore speedboat continues across the water as a small figure appears nearer the foreground.

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