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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • 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.

Open Clip Documentation RecordRequest source information

Topics & Keywords

  • men
  • water
  • boat
  • shelter
  • waves
  • people
  • rowing
  • nature
  • colombo ceylon
  • 1946
  • 1946 Colombo Ceylon footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • boat journey 1946
  • colonial era travel
  • maritime scene
  • ocean waves
  • waterfront dock
  • silhouetted passengers
  • historical footage
  • archival film
  • retro travel
  • old film grain
  • nostalgic travel
  • vintage documentary
  • 1940s home movie
  • Ceylon history
  • sea view
  • window frame shot
  • vintage travel footage

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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