South Africa-1969: A Rhino Standing Still and Watching the Landscape

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSouth Africa
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 South Africa

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Rhino Standing Still and Watching the Landscape — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a rhinoceros standing still in a dry, grassy landscape. The animal faces the camera, its thick, gray hide and prominent horn clearly visible against a backdrop of sparse shrubs and dusty earth. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, conveying a quiet moment in the wild. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife footage ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127486260

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: 1969 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: South Africa 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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 South Africa 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing a brief archival rhinoceros observation shot or natural-history cutaway.
Period detail: The clip may show a late-1960s safari or wildlife-viewing context through its 8mm home-movie format, muted color, and distant handheld framing.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the rhinoceros from a cautious distance, giving the moment the feel of a visitor-shot wildlife sighting rather than staged nature filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rhinoceros, prominent horn, dry earth, pale grasses, scattered shrubs, and dark film-frame borders from the contact sheet.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, warm faded color, and slight exposure unevenness that support its physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, safari memory beat, natural-history transition, or quiet establishing cutaway within a South Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a rhinoceros in a dry open landscape without visible people, vehicles, buildings, signage, or other identifying public context.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but wildlife location claims and copyright status should still be checked against the source reel and license terms.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 South Africa 8mm rhinoceros footage, vintage home movie rhino, and archival safari wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then South Africa 1969 wildlife material, then broader vintage safari or rhinoceros footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a rhinoceros facing the camera in a dry grassy landscape. — A rhinoceros stands still on dusty ground with sparse brush in the background.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of a rhinoceros watching toward the camera amid dry grass and shrubs. — The rhinoceros remains nearly still, facing the camera from the open scrubland.

The animal shifts subtly while standing in the dry, brushy landscape.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame with the rhinoceros paused in a sparse dry landscape, looking toward the lens. — The rhinoceros stands alert near a patch of bare earth and low vegetation.

Visually Similar Clips