California-1964: View Of Ocean Surf And Green Grass On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 California

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View Of Ocean Surf And Green Grass On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a bright, sunny day at a California coastline. Viewed through a dark frame, likely a window or doorway, the footage shows rolling ocean waves breaking on a rocky shore. Green grass and wildflowers grow along the cliff edge, with scattered rocks in the foreground. The sky is partly cloudy, and the film exhibits natural grain, scratches, and slight color fading typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The scene evokes a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere of a classic American seaside moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127381240

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s California coastal atmosphere, nature inserts, travel-memory sequences, and documentary cutaways needing real 8mm ocean surf footage.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-1960s seaside viewpoint, with no visible cars, clothing, signage, or architecture to further date the scene beyond the supplied 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The dark foreground framing suggests a casual home-movie view from behind a window, doorway, or nearby structure rather than a staged scenic composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling ocean surf, a rocky shore, green cliff grass, small wildflowers, partly cloudy sky, bright water glare, and dark vertical framing.
Film character: The footage has an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, frame-edge darkness, minor scratches, and slightly faded coastal color.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet coastal insert, reflective transition, exterior cutaway, or memory beat within a California or seaside sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a leisure-oriented coastal view in California, emphasizing shoreline landscape rather than identifiable people, property, or events.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable property identifiers are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-based property concerns separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm California coast, vintage home movie ocean surf, rocky shoreline waves, and sunny seaside landscape footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1964 California coastline material, then broader vintage ocean, surf, and travel-memory scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 California coastal surf rolls toward a rocky shoreline with grass and a partly cloudy sky, seen through a dark foreground frame. — Ocean surf and rocky shoreline viewed through dark foreground framing.

A bright California ocean view shows white surf, scattered rocks, and cliff-edge grass within dark 8mm frame borders. — White surf rolls across the rocky coast under a clouded sky.

The California shoreline appears in bright sun, with glinting ocean water, surf lines, rocks, grass, and small yellow wildflowers. — Bright water glare and surf beyond grass and shoreline rocks.

A 1964 California coast view shows sparkling ocean surf, dark shoreline rocks, grasses, and a strong vertical foreground frame. — Sparkling surf and rocky coastline seen from a shadowed foreground viewpoint.

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