Sea Of Galilee Israel-1976: Ship on Water with Distant Shoreline

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationSea Of Galilee, Israel
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Israel

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Ship on Water with Distant Shoreline — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a white boat moving across the calm waters of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The footage, framed by dark borders typical of Super 8 film, shows the vessel from a distance as it glides across the blue surface, leaving a faint wake. A hazy shoreline is visible in the background, with the boat gradually becoming clearer before the camera pans to reveal more of the distant land. The grainy texture and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, perfect for historical or documentary projects.

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: 127398944

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 1239 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: holy land trip,march,jerusalem,bethleham
Reel-level year note: 1976
Reel-level location note: israel,zurich,switzerland
Date: 1976 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: Sea Of Galilee, Israel 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: 1970s 8mm travel footage for edits needing a quiet Sea of Galilee boat cutaway, shoreline insert, or archival waterway establishing detail.
Period detail: The soft color, grain, dark frame edges, and distant white vessel support a 1970s amateur 8mm travel-film reading without showing precise dated landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, watching a boat cross calm water before the camera pans toward a hazy shoreline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm blue water, a distant white boat, faint wake lines, hazy landforms, dark film borders, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The scan shows muted color, visible grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and gate-edge borders typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short cutaway, travel transition, reflective memory beat, or geographic insert between broader Israel or lake sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents leisure or transport activity on the Sea of Galilee from a distant observer's viewpoint, without identifiable people or institutions.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm Sea of Galilee boat, Israel lake home movie, distant vessel on water, and vintage shoreline pan.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1976 Sea of Galilee or Israel travel footage, then with broader vintage boat and shoreline material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 8mm Sea of Galilee frame showing a distant white boat on calm blue water with soft focus and dark gate-edge borders. — A small white boat moves across calm water in a distant view.

The white vessel appears farther across the Sea of Galilee, leaving a faint wake within a grainy 1970s 8mm frame. — The boat leaves a thin wake across the open water.

A soft 8mm view of the Sea of Galilee shows calm water and a hazy low shoreline after the camera pans from the boat. — The camera settles on a hazy shoreline beyond the water.

The final 1976 Sea of Galilee frame shows blue water and distant hazy land, with visible grain and dark 8mm frame edges. — Distant land remains visible across the lake in soft haze.

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