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Venezuela-1959: Sunset Over Ocean, Bioluminescent Boat At Night, Man Boarding Dock

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  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationVenezuela
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1959 Venezuela

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Sunset Over Ocean, Bioluminescent Boat At Night, Man... — Clip Details

Venezuela 1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a serene sunset over the ocean, with golden light reflecting on the water and silhouetted hills on the horizon. The scene transitions to a small motorboat at night, its wake glowing with bioluminescent blue light as it cuts through dark waters. A man in a white shirt and hat boards a dock, pulling a large green crate. The footage shows classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and authentic 1950s home movie charm.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
ExteriorNight
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124868706

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
1959 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
Venezuela 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

  • watercraft
  • outdoors
  • nature
  • objects
  • color
  • view
  • brown
  • yellow
  • boat
  • golden
  • ocean
  • sunset
  • venezuela
  • 1959
  • 1959 Venezuela home movie
  • vintage 8mm film
  • sunset over ocean
  • bioluminescent water
  • motorboat at night
  • classic Super 8 footage
  • 1950s travel
  • retro boat footage
  • golden hour film
  • archival home movie
  • vintage watercraft
  • nostalgic travel
  • 8mm film grain
  • old film footage
  • historical footage
  • documentary style
  • vintage color film
  • tropical sunset
  • night boat ride
  • man boarding dock

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for requests needing late-1950s Venezuela home-movie footage of coastal travel, night boating, bioluminescent water, or dockside activity.
Period detail
The small motorboat, dock structure, clothing, and 8mm color stock may show late-1950s leisure travel and harbor access without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior
The footage has an unstaged traveler perspective, watching a boat move through glowing night water and then catching a man handling gear at a dock.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a small motorboat, dark open water, blue glowing wake, a wooden dock, coiled rope, a man in a white shirt and hat, and a large green crate.
Film character
The clip shows dense 8mm grain, high-contrast night exposure, soft focus, handheld framing, and saturated blue-green color shifts typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a night-travel insert, a coastal transition, a bioluminescence cutaway, or a memory beat within a 1950s Latin American travel sequence.
Historical context
The scene documents private coastal movement and dockside handling of equipment in Venezuela, with visual emphasis on water travel rather than public events.
Research note
People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match
Search matches include 1959 Venezuela 8mm home movie boat at night, bioluminescent wake, coastal dock boarding, and vintage motorboat footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Venezuela 1959 coastal or travel footage, then broader archive themes of boats, docks, ocean sunsets, and night water.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark 1959 Venezuela home-movie frame showing a small boat barely visible on night water.
A small boat is seen in low light on dark water.
Small motorboat in Venezuela at night, its wake glowing blue as it moves across dark water.
A motorboat cuts through night water with a luminous blue wake.
Overhead home-movie view of a small boat in dark Venezuelan water with a blue luminous trail.
The boat leaves a bright blue trail across the dark surface.
Man in a white shirt and hat boards or works beside a dock in Venezuela, pulling a large green crate near coiled rope.
A man handles a large green crate at the edge of a dock.

Visually Similar Clips

← Previous in archiveVenezuela-1959: Person Filming The Sun Setting Behind A Mountain Over The SeaNext in archive →Venezuela-1959: A Group Of Fishermen Working On A Dock
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