San Francisco California-1963: Ocean Liner Sailing In Open Water On A Bright

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Ocean Liner Sailing In Open Water On A Bright — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a large ocean liner sailing across the open sea under a bright, clear sky. The footage, likely filmed from a moving vessel, shows the ship at a distance, its silhouette standing against a deep blue horizon. The water is calm with gentle waves, and the film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with a dominant blue-purple tint. The final frame shifts to a rocky shoreline with a pier, suggesting a coastal view. This archival clip evokes mid-century maritime travel and Americana nostalgia.

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: 123776395

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: San Francisco, 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: Useful for 1960s maritime travel, coastal approach, or ocean passage requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The distant liner profile, saturated color, and 8mm handling may show mid-century passenger-ship travel near San Francisco in 1963.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot feel, observing a ship from shore or another moving vantage point rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, a distant ocean liner, blue horizon, clear sky, rocky shoreline, and a small pier or dock.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, slight blur, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a maritime insert, coastal transition, travel memory beat, or establishing cutaway for sea travel.
Historical context: The scene reflects leisure or travel-oriented coastal observation without proving the vessel identity, route, or occasion.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright and any vessel or shoreline identification should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Search match for 1963 8mm San Francisco ocean liner, vintage home movie ship at sea, and 1960s coastal pier footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel coastal shots, then San Francisco 1963 material, then broader vintage maritime and shoreline themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco-area 8mm frame showing a distant ocean liner on open water beneath a clear blue sky. — A distant ocean liner moves across open water on a bright day.

Distant liner remains on the horizon in a soft, blue-purple 8mm view of open water near San Francisco. — The liner holds near the horizon in a soft, handheld sea view.

Soft 8mm frame with a distant ship beyond blue water and a low rocky shoreline, consistent with the San Francisco coastal setting. — A blurred ship appears beyond shoreline rocks and blue water.

San Francisco-area coastal view with rocks, open water, and a small pier or dock under a clear blue sky. — The view shifts from open water to a rocky shore and small pier.

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