Los Angeles California USA-1962: Sea Lion Training Performance At Marineland Of The Pacific

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

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Sea Lion Training Performance At Marineland Of The Pacific — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sea lion training performance at a marine park in Los Angeles, California. Trainers in white uniforms guide sea lions through routines on a concrete platform beside a large pool, with a shipwreck prop and a prominent "Marineland of the Pacific" sign visible. The footage shows the animals balancing on blocks and interacting with handlers under a bright sky, framed by a dark vignette typical of Super 8 home movies. The color palette features faded blues, greens, and reds, evoking mid-century Americana and nostalgic family entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123753658

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot marine park entertainment, animal training, or Southern California leisure footage.
Period detail: The white trainer uniforms, bright pool stage, shipwreck prop, and Marineland of the Pacific sign provide visible mid-century marine-park era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective from across the pool, watching trainers and sea lions perform rather than staged production coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large pool, concrete show platform, white-uniformed trainers, sea lions, benches, blocks, a shipwreck prop, flags, and the Marineland sign.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows rounded-frame vignetting, soft focus, saturated blue-green water, uneven exposure, and mild handheld instability as part of its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century family tourism, animal performance, or Los Angeles-area leisure sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects public marine-animal entertainment as family leisure, with handlers presenting trained sea lions to visitors at a poolside stage.
Research note: People and a visible Marineland name/sign require review for likeness, trademark, and location identification; copyright and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1962 8mm Marineland sea lion show, Los Angeles marine park home movie, and vintage animal training performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Marineland footage, then other 1962 Los Angeles or Southern California clips, then broader vintage marine park and animal show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm view of a Marineland of the Pacific sea lion training stage with trainers in white uniforms near a pool. — Trainers and sea lions perform on a poolside platform with the Marineland sign visible behind them.

Visitor-shot 1962 Marineland pool stage showing trainers guiding sea lions beside blocks, benches, and a shipwreck prop. — A wide home-movie view shows trainers guiding sea lions across the concrete show platform.

Overexposed 8mm frame from a 1962 Marineland sea lion performance, with trainers, sea lions, flags, and show equipment visible. — The poolside stage is washed in bright light as trainers and sea lions continue the routine.

1962 Los Angeles-area marine park footage showing trainers and sea lions on a Marineland poolside stage with props and signage. — A trainer walks across the stage while sea lions remain near benches and performance blocks.

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