Izmir Turkey-1962: Person Wearing White Shorts Water Skiing On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationIzmir, Turkey
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Izmir Turkey

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Person Wearing White Shorts Water Skiing On A Bright... — Clip Details

A person water skis across a sunlit lake in this 1962 8mm home movie from Izmir, Turkey. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip captures a lone skier in dark clothing and white shorts gliding over the sparkling blue water, leaving a white wake behind. Distant hills frame the scene under a bright sky, with natural film grain and slight motion blur adding to the authentic retro feel. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century recreation and leisure.

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: 127007989

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 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: Izmir, Turkey 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Turkish leisure footage for productions needing archival water-skiing, coastal recreation, or mid-century holiday activity inserts.
Period detail: The clothing, small water skis, telephoto framing, and 8mm color stock support the supplied 1962 home-movie context, though no landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the casual value of someone filming a lone water skier from shore or a boat as the skier passes across open water.
What appears in frame: A single skier in dark top and white shorts, water skis, tow rope, bright wake, sparkling blue water, distant hills, and film-frame edges are visible.
Film character: The scan shows dense 8mm grain, soft focus, high sun glare, slight motion blur, and contact-sheet frame borders that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief recreation insert, travel-memory beat, transition into leisure sequences, or cutaway for mid-century outdoor activity.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational water sport in the supplied Izmir, Turkey setting, with open water and hills suggesting a sunny coastal or lakeside outing.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, private property, children, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm water skiing Turkey, Izmir home movie leisure, vintage watersports footage, and sunny holiday recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Izmir material, then broader vintage watersports or Mediterranean leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied 1962 Izmir home-movie footage, a distant person water skis across sunlit water below low hills. — A lone water skier moves across bright water with distant hills behind.

A distant skier in dark clothing and light shorts rides over a white wake on blue water in the 1962 Izmir footage. — The skier passes near the right edge as the wake breaks across the water.

The skier appears slightly blurred while moving along a bright foamy wake, with hills faintly visible beyond the water. — Motion blur emphasizes the skier moving along the sunlit wake.

A distant skier leans back on water skis while a taut tow rope stretches across the frame over blue water. — The tow rope becomes visible as the skier leans back over the wake.

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