United Kingdom-1952: View Of A Large Body Of Water With A Large Cliff In The

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationUnited Kingdom
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 United Kingdom

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View Of A Large Body Of Water With A Large Cliff In The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a scenic view of a rugged coastal island with dramatic cliffs and a grassy top, seen across a large body of water. The footage, framed by the dark edges of a window or boat porthole, shows subtle camera movement and the characteristic grain and color fade of mid-century amateur film. The final frame reveals a lighthouse and small buildings on a nearby shore, suggesting a journey along the British coastline. This archival clip evokes a sense of travel and discovery from the early 1950s.

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: 124605705

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 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: United Kingdom 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s United Kingdom coastal travel sequences, documentary geography inserts, or archive-led transitions showing water, cliffs, and a lighthouse from an amateur-film perspective.
Period detail: The 1952 metadata and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-century travel context, while the visible frames show coastal cliffs, open water, and a shoreline lighthouse without identifiable signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, likely filmed from a moving boat or through a dark-framed window, emphasizing observation rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, a rugged cliffed island, grassy high ground, dark window or porthole edges, a white lighthouse, low shore buildings, and a rocky shoreline.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, vertical marks, slight exposure variation, and gentle handheld movement that reflect its original amateur-film source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief coastal establishing insert, travel cutaway, maritime transition, or quiet memory beat within a British Isles archive sequence.
Historical context: The frames document mid-century leisure or travel viewing of a coastal landscape, but the specific island, lighthouse, and route are not identifiable from the visible evidence alone.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or landmark permissions should still be reviewed before commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 8mm United Kingdom coastal home movie, cliffs across water, lighthouse shoreline footage, and vintage British Isles boat-view travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with United Kingdom 1952 coastal or lighthouse material, and then with broader mid-century travel and maritime landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 United Kingdom 8mm view of a rugged cliffed island across water, seen through dark window or porthole framing. — A cliffed coastal landform is seen across open water through dark framing.

1952 United Kingdom coastal view showing a dark cliff face and grassy high ground across open water. — The coastal cliff remains centered across the water with soft 8mm color fade.

1952 United Kingdom 8mm frame with a white shoreline lighthouse, low buildings, water, and a dark hillside behind. — A white lighthouse and adjoining low structures appear along the shoreline.

1952 United Kingdom coastal frame showing a white lighthouse complex beside water, backed by a grassy hillside. — The final view settles on the lighthouse complex along the coastal edge.

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