Florida USA-1962: Water Ski Acrobats Perform Balance Stunt On Lake

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Florida

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Water Ski Acrobats Perform Balance Stunt On Lake — Clip Details

FLORIDA USA-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a water ski acrobatic performance on a sunny day. Three athletes in red swimsuits execute a synchronized stunt on the water, with one skier balanced atop the shoulders of two others, arms outstretched for balance. The scene unfolds on a calm lake or coastal waterway, with a motorboat pulling the skiers and spectators visible on a distant shoreline. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—slight grain, soft focus, and a faded color palette—evoking a nostalgic 1960s American leisure moment. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical recreations.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127002072

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 1332 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1961-1962
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1962 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: Florida, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Florida leisure, water-sport, and vacation-era productions needing brief home-movie footage of a water ski show.
Period detail: The red swimwear, open-water recreation setting, and soft 8mm color may show early 1960s American resort or lakeside entertainment.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, watching a short water ski balance stunt from shore or a nearby viewing point rather than from a staged camera position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three water skiers, a shoulder-balance formation, red swimsuits, lake surface, boat wake, distant shoreline, trees, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with faded color, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and small dust marks that signal original physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for vintage Florida recreation, water skiing, athletic spectacle, or family travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects midcentury leisure culture around public water-sport performances, while the specific venue and participants are not identified in the frames.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1962 Florida 8mm water skiing, vintage water ski acrobats, home movie lake show, and 1960s American recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Florida 1962 outdoor leisure footage, then related vintage water-sport, beach, lake, and motorboat scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1962 Florida home-movie footage, three water skiers in red swimwear form a shoulder-balance stunt on open water. — Three water skiers hold a stacked balance formation on the lake.

The 1962 Florida water ski act continues with one performer balanced above two others as wake spreads across the lake. — The upper skier balances with arms out while two skiers support the formation.

A soft 8mm frame shows textured lake water and wake after the water ski formation moves out of the shot. — The camera lingers on the wake and open water as the stunt passes from view.

The water skiers appear farther away near the tree-lined shore in this 1962 Florida 8mm home-movie frame. — The skiers recede toward the shoreline as the lake surface fills most of the view.

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