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California USA-1963: Several Powerful Waves Crashing On A Rocky Shore On A

$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.

  • Year1963
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Several Powerful Waves Crashing On A Rocky Shore On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a serene California shoreline at dusk. The scene shows powerful waves crashing onto a rocky beach under a cloudy, purple-tinged sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with dark silhouettes framing the view. The ocean's rhythmic motion and the quiet atmosphere evoke a sense of nostalgia and timeless coastal beauty, ideal for historical or editorial projects.

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
124934801

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

  • shore
  • beach
  • blue
  • cloudy
  • rocks
  • powerful
  • waves
  • crashing
  • rocky
  • afternoon
  • nature
  • california USA
  • 1963
  • 1963 beach footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • California coastline
  • rocky shore waves
  • dusk ocean view
  • Super 8 home movie
  • archival 1960s footage
  • purple sky beach
  • classic film grain
  • nostalgic ocean clip
  • vintage California
  • 1960s home movie
  • documentary footage
  • retro coastal scene
  • old film footage
  • seaside waves
  • 8mm film
  • vintage nature
  • historical footage
  • cinematic beach

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s California coastal home-movie footage for documentary inserts, mood transitions, or archival references to Pacific shoreline conditions.
Period detail
The clip may show a 1963 8mm home-movie view, with no clothing, vehicles, signage, or architecture visible to provide independent period clues.
Home-movie behavior
The camera observes the surf from a fixed, visitor-like viewpoint, valuing atmosphere and motion rather than staged action.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include dark foreground framing, wet beach, low rocks, white surf lines, a cloudy purple-blue sky, and distant ocean horizon.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, saturated dusk color, slight exposure variation, and dark edge framing.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a coastal cutaway, reflective transition, memory beat, or establishing insert for a California shoreline sequence.
Historical context
The scene documents an undeveloped-looking shoreline view where the ocean, rocks, and sky dominate without visible people or built structures.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source permissions, and any location-specific requirements.
Research search match
Useful searches include 1960s California coast 8mm, vintage home movie rocky beach, Pacific waves archival footage, and dusk shoreline surf.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then California 1963 coastal clips, then broader vintage ocean, surf, and rocky shoreline material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 California 8mm view of waves breaking across rocks and wet sand, framed by dark film edges.
Waves break along a rocky California shoreline beneath a cloudy dusk sky.
1963 California coastal frame showing low waves, scattered rocks, wet beach, and a purple-toned sky.
Low surf lines move toward rocks on the dim shoreline.
1963 California home-movie frame of a broad shoreline, white surf bands, rocks, and muted blue-purple sky.
A broad, quiet beach view shows surf bands crossing the shoreline.
1963 California 8mm frame of waves breaking near rocks, with wet sand and dark edge framing in the foreground.
Breaking waves and rocks remain visible through the dark film-frame borders.

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