Bowling Green University USA-1963: A Marching Band Performing On A Football Field

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationBowling Green University, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Bowling Green University

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A Marching Band Performing On A Football Field — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1963 captures a marching band performing on a football field at Bowling Green University. The clip shows musicians in dark uniforms and yellow accents playing instruments under stadium lights, with a large crowd of spectators in the stands. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, offering authentic archival footage of a campus event from the early 1960s.

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: 123767110

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: Yes

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Bowling Green University, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 8mm campus sports footage for edits needing a brief marching-band or college-football atmosphere insert.
Period detail: The uniforms, color film stock, football field, and stadium setting support an early-1960s university event, with Bowling Green University and 1963 supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The short handheld view feels spectator-shot, catching the band and stadium surroundings from a distance rather than a staged performance angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a football field, marching band in yellow-accented uniforms, spectators, campus buildings, trees, stadium shadows, and a distant scoreboard-like sign.
Film character: The scan has dense 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick cutaway, campus memory beat, or transition into a segment on college life, football culture, or marching bands.
Historical context: The footage shows a university sporting-event setting where a marching band performs before spectators, reflecting organized campus recreation without naming a specific game.
Research note: People and audible music require review for likeness and music rights, while copyright status, institutional permissions, and location claims should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1960s 8mm college marching band, Bowling Green University football field, vintage campus home movie, and university stadium band footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Bowling Green University or 1963 campus material, then broader 1960s college football and marching-band footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Bowling Green University home-movie frame showing a marching band on a football field before spectators and brick campus buildings. — A distant spectator view of the marching band performing on the football field.

Dim 8mm frame from the Bowling Green University clip showing trees, sky, and a shadowed stadium area after the band view. — The camera drifts toward a dark stadium edge with trees and a distant sign.

Underexposed 1963 campus-stadium frame with silhouetted trees, sky, and a small sign-like shape in the lower area. — A dark handheld view of trees and stadium surroundings between performance shots.

Final Bowling Green University clip frame showing a shadowed stadium perimeter, trees, sky, and a distant sign-like element. — The shot ends on a dim stadium-side view with trees and a distant sign.

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