California USA-1963: Sea Lions on Rocky Cliffs with Crashing Waves

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Sea Lions on Rocky Cliffs with Crashing Waves — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures sea lions resting on rocky cliffs along the California coastline. Waves crash against the rugged shoreline as the animals move slowly across the uneven terrain. The footage has a distinct purple and pink color cast typical of 1960s Super 8 film, with visible grain and soft focus. The scene conveys a quiet, natural moment of wildlife in its coastal habitat, offering authentic archival footage of California's marine life.

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: 124934775

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: 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: 1960s California coastal wildlife footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing authentic home-movie views of sea lions and surf.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie look, soft focus, and magenta-purple color shift support the 1963 metadata, while the visible setting remains a rocky California shoreline.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's view, watching sea lions rest and shift slowly on rocks while waves break below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark shoreline rocks, pale surf, resting sea lions, a sloped cliff edge, scattered stones, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries physical-film texture through visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and a strong pink-purple color cast.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a coastal wildlife cutaway, natural-history insert, transition, or quiet memory beat within a California or 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a mid-century amateur view of marine wildlife on a rugged coastline without visible crowds, signage, buildings, or modern infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status and any wildlife-location or collection-specific restrictions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 8mm California coastline sea lions, vintage home movie shoreline rocks, and archival surf wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1963 California coastal material, then broader vintage shoreline, surf, marine wildlife, or home-movie nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 California 8mm frame showing sea lions on rocky coastal terrain with waves breaking along the shore. — Sea lions rest on shoreline rocks while waves wash across the rugged coast.

1963 California coastal frame with sea lions on uneven rocks beside foamy surf, tinted by aged 8mm color. — Sea lions remain on the rocks as surf breaks along the coastline.

A soft 1963 California 8mm view of sea lions on a rocky slope above active surf. — The camera holds on a sloping rock face with sea lions near the lower shoreline.

1963 California home-movie frame of sea lions resting on shore rocks near pale breaking waves. — Sea lions are visible against dark rocks as waves move through the shoreline below.

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