Washington USA-1963: Lake Water with Fish at Surface

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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

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Lake Water with Fish at Surface — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene with shimmering water reflecting light in soft purple and blue hues. The surface is dotted with gentle ripples and scattered bubbles, creating a dreamy, nostalgic texture. In the final frame, a fish breaks the surface, its dark form briefly visible as it swims through the shallow, sunlit water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly warped frame, evoking a personal memory of a summer day. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring mid-century Americana and nature.

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: 124935826

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 1708 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: 6.5 to dc with my father
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: hawaii,arizona,washington dc
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: Washington, 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 Washington 8mm home-movie nature footage for editors needing a quiet lake-water insert, wildlife cutaway, or reflective Americana transition.
Period detail: The frames show no dated landmarks or objects, so the 1963 period context comes from supplied reel metadata rather than visible era-specific clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers close to the water surface in an unstaged home-movie manner, watching ripples, reflections, and a fish briefly nearing the surface.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippled lake water, bright surface reflections, bubbles or foam flecks, shallow brownish water, a dark fish shape, film gate edges, and scan seams.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries coarse grain, purple-blue color shift, soft focus, exposure variation, and slight frame instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as a brief insert, nature cutaway, reflective pause, or memory beat between family, travel, lakeside, or mid-century outdoor scenes.
Historical context: The clip offers a small-scale record of recreational lakeside observation, with attention on water texture and wildlife rather than identifiable human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, source licensing, and any production-specific wildlife or location concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s Washington lake water, 8mm fish near surface, vintage home movie ripples, and archival outdoor nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 Washington outdoor footage, then broader vintage lake, water reflection, and fish-wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Washington 8mm frame showing rippled lake water with scattered bright reflections and dark frame edges from the film scan. — Ripples and reflected light move across the lake surface.

1963 Washington 8mm frame of lake water, with clustered bright reflections across the surface and a dark vertical film boundary. — Scattered highlights shimmer across the rippled water.

1963 Washington 8mm frame showing a close, abstract view of rippling lake water with bright highlights and visible film grain. — The water surface fills the frame with moving highlights.

1963 Washington 8mm frame showing shallow lake water with a dark fish shape near the surface amid glare and soft focus. — A fish briefly appears near the shallow water surface.

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