San Diego County California-1968: Dolphins Leaping from Water

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 San Diego California

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Dolphins Leaping from Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a dolphin show at a marine park in San Diego County, California. The footage shows dolphins leaping from the water in a large pool, with spectators visible in the background. The color palette features deep blues and purples with a distinct vintage film grain, typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. A white cap and a spectator's head appear in the foreground, adding to the authentic, personal feel of the recording. The clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century entertainment and archival footage of marine animals.

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: 124630325

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: 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 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1968 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: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing visitor-shot marine park entertainment footage in Southern California.
Period detail: The frames show a large outdoor pool, curved spectator rail, and mid-century home-movie color consistent with the 1968 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The foreground head, off-center framing, and contact-sheet jitter preserve a visitor's casual view rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leaping dolphins, a blue performance pool, white pool edging, seated spectators, foreground heads, splashing water, and frame bars.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, blue-purple color shift, soft focus, and handheld framing that give the footage clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for recreational animal shows, tourism, or family travel in the late 1960s.
Historical context: The clip documents public spectators watching trained dolphins in a marine park setting, reflecting leisure and animal-show viewing culture visible in the scene.
Research note: People are visible in the crowd and foreground, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright status is separate from releases.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1968 San Diego marine park dolphin show, vintage 8mm dolphin performance, and home movie aquatic animal attraction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other San Diego or 1968 California travel clips, then broader marine animal show or amusement attraction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County marine park footage showing a dolphin near the surface of a blue pool, with spectators and a foreground head partly visible. — A dolphin surfaces near the edge of the show pool as spectators watch from the curved seating area.

A dolphin appears upright in the blue performance pool at a San Diego County marine park, with seated spectators visible behind the rail. — A dolphin rises from the water during the show, framed through the dark edge of the film scan.

Multiple dolphins leap from the pool during the 1968 marine park show, with splashes below and spectators lining the far side. — Several dolphins jump in formation as the visitor camera catches the crowd and pool edge behind them.

The show pool churns with splash marks after a dolphin movement, with the white pool edge and dark film frame borders visible. — Water churns in the pool after the dolphins' jump, with only a partial dolphin shape at the lower edge.

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