San Diego County California-1968: Dolphin Performing In Pool At Marine Park

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

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Dolphin Performing In Pool At Marine Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a dolphin swimming and leaping in a pool at a marine park in San Diego County, California. The grainy, slightly faded footage shows the dolphin performing in the water while a person stands on the pool deck. The scene has a nostalgic, archival quality with soft colors and visible film grain, evoking mid-century family entertainment at a coastal attraction.

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: 124630513

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing brief home-movie footage of a dolphin show or marine-park entertainment in Southern California.
Period detail: The faded 8mm color, pool setting, and distant deck figure support a late-1960s visitor view, with San Diego County and 1968 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching a dolphin surface and leap from across the pool rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin in the pool, pale blue water, a pool deck, a distant standing person, painted or striped deck markings, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld framing give the scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for family tourism, marine parks, or mid-century animal entertainment.
Historical context: The footage reflects a period visitor experience of watching trained marine animals, without confirming the specific park beyond the supplied San Diego County metadata.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from location or personality rights.
Research search match: Searches such as 1968 8mm dolphin show, San Diego County marine park home movie, or 1960s dolphin pool footage would match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 San Diego County footage, then broader 1960s marine-park or family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County 8mm frame showing a dolphin surfacing in a marine-park pool with a distant person on the deck. — A dolphin surfaces in the pool while a person stands on the far deck.

Soft 8mm view of a dolphin in a San Diego County marine-park pool, with a person standing on the opposite deck. — The dolphin moves through the pool near the far side of the performance area.

Faded 1968 8mm frame of a dolphin jumping from a marine-park pool in San Diego County, with deck markings in the background. — A dolphin rises out of the pool during the performance.

Grainy 8mm home-movie frame of a dolphin splashing in a San Diego County marine-park pool, with a distant person on deck. — The dolphin splashes back into the pool as the far deck remains in view.

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