San Diego California-1962: Sunset Over A Mountain Top With Blue Skies And Tree

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Sunset Over A Mountain Top With Blue Skies And Tree — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a mountainous horizon. The sun glows intensely at the edge of the frame, casting warm orange and golden light across the sky, which transitions into deep blue above. Wispy clouds streak across the upper atmosphere, while silhouetted tree tops and a distant utility pole frame the scene. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, timeless quality. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring mid-century Americana.

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: 123807453

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 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: San Diego, 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 San Diego-area 8mm home-movie sunset footage for documentary inserts, reflective transitions, or period atmosphere without people on screen.
Period detail: The frame may show a mid-century residential or hillside viewpoint, with only a utility pole, treetop silhouettes, and exposed color 8mm texture as era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie pause on changing evening light, filmed from a fixed personal viewpoint rather than a formal scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low sun at the horizon, blue upper sky, orange cloud bands, dark treetop silhouettes, a distant utility pole, and black frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, exposure bloom around the sun, and slight framing instability that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a sunset cutaway, contemplative transition, end-of-day insert, or memory beat between San Diego or 1960s home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday attention to landscape and evening light in a 1962 home-movie context, without identifiable people, events, or landmarks visible.
Research note: No faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-context questions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1962 8mm San Diego sunset, vintage home movie horizon, 1960s California evening sky, and archival sunset over trees.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1962 San Diego footage, then with broader vintage California sunset or nature cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego-area 8mm frame of the sun low on the horizon, with orange cloud bands, blue sky, and dark tree silhouettes. — The sun sits at the horizon beneath blue sky and streaked evening clouds.

1962 San Diego-area 8mm frame with a bright sun flare at the horizon, layered clouds, blue evening sky, and silhouetted trees. — A bright sun flare glows near the right edge of the dark horizon.

1962 San Diego-area 8mm frame showing a low orange sun partly softened by exposure bloom beneath blue sky and wispy clouds. — The orange sun brightens the lower sky while the foreground remains in silhouette.

1962 San Diego-area 8mm frame of a star-like sun flare near the horizon, framed by dark tree edges and layered evening clouds. — The final frame holds on the sun flare against a silhouetted horizon and clouded sky.

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