Colombo Ceylon-1946: People Viewing Waterfront And Ocean From Boat

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Viewing Waterfront And Ocean From Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a serene view from a boat in Colombo, Ceylon. Silhouetted figures are seen through a window frame, gazing out at a waterfront with a large sheltered dock and moored boats. The scene transitions to sweeping ocean views with gentle waves rolling under a cloudy sky, all rendered in the authentic grain and color palette of mid-century Super 8 footage. This archival clip evokes a sense of quiet travel and historical nostalgia.

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: 124755348

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 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: Colombo, Sri Lanka 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

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: 1940s 8mm travel footage for productions needing Colombo waterfront, boat-window observation, and ocean cutaways with visible travelers.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-1940s harbor shelter, small moored boats, and visitor silhouettes seen from aboard a boat in Colombo, Ceylon.
Home-movie behavior: Unstaged figures look outward from a shaded boat interior, giving the scene the quiet observational value of personal travel footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include silhouetted passengers, window framing, harbor water, covered waterfront structures, moored boats, open sea, surf, and cloudy sky.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, deep interior silhouettes, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel insert, harbor-to-sea transition, reflective cutaway, or memory beat within a 1940s journey sequence.
Historical context: The views place private travelers between sheltered harbor space and open ocean without supporting claims about a specific event or landmark.
Research note: People and faces are visible in silhouette, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or location-rights assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1946 Colombo Ceylon 8mm home movie, boat window harbor view, silhouetted travelers, and ocean waves travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel scenes, then Colombo or Ceylon material from 1946, then broader boat, harbor, and ocean home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A silhouetted traveler on a boat looks out toward Colombo harbor structures and small boats in 1946 home-movie footage. — A shaded boat interior frames a traveler facing the waterfront.

Two silhouetted passengers appear inside a boat as the Colombo waterfront and moored boats sit beyond the window. — Passengers in shadow look outward from a boat toward the harbor.

A 1946 8mm view shifts from harbor observation to open ocean, with low waves under a cloudy sky. — The view opens onto surf and a broad horizon.

Open sea and gentle surf are seen through a dark boat-window frame in Colombo-area 1946 travel footage. — A dark window frame divides the ocean view.

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