California-1978: Two Young Men Swim in Pool

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 California

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Two Young Men Swim in Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage home movie captures two young men swimming in a backyard pool in California. The footage opens with a red beach ball floating on the water's surface before revealing the men enjoying a sunny day. One man smiles at the camera while the other swims nearby, with a white diving board and chain-link fence visible in the background. The warm, grainy aesthetic and natural lighting evoke a nostalgic, carefree summer memory from the late 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125593447

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1978 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: California, United States 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing brief backyard pool recreation, casual swimming, or summer leisure inserts with visible people.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1970s backyard leisure details including a simple residential pool edge, white diving board, chain-link fencing, and warm 8mm color.
Home-movie behavior: The unstaged value comes from two young men casually swimming, one smiling toward the camera while another moves through the water near a floating ball.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a backyard swimming pool, red or orange ball, two swimmers, white diving board, chain-link fence, pool coping, hedge, and sunlit water.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm texture with visible grain, slight exposure variation, saturated pool color, and a handheld home-movie framing style.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, summer transition, recreational cutaway, or visual insert for family and youth leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal home filming of private recreation, showing casual pool activity rather than a staged or public event.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; copyright, personal releases, and any property considerations should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1978 California 8mm home movie pool swimming, backyard summer recreation, young men swimming, and beach ball pool footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1978 home movies, then broader 1970s swimming pool or summer leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1978 California 8mm frame showing a red-orange ball floating on sunlit pool water near the pool edge. — A ball floats alone on the surface of the backyard pool.

1978 California home-movie frame with a young man in a backyard pool, a white diving board, hedge, and pool edge behind him. — A swimmer faces the camera from the pool near the diving board.

1978 California 8mm frame showing two young men swimming in a backyard pool, with a white diving board and fence in the background. — Two swimmers share the pool while one looks toward the camera.

1978 California home-movie frame with two young men in the pool, a floating ball, chain-link fence, hedge, and white diving board. — Two swimmers move through the pool as a ball floats between them.

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