Nigeria-1969: Wild Antelopes and Hyenas in Savanna Grassland

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Wild Antelopes and Hyenas in Savanna Grassland — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a serene African savanna scene. A young antelope stands alert in tall grass, while a larger antelope with prominent horns stands nearby. The footage, marked by classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, shows wildlife in their natural habitat under a bright sky. The final frame reveals two hyenas resting in the grass, offering a glimpse of the region's diverse fauna. This archival footage evokes a sense of nostalgia and offers authentic wildlife observation from a bygone era.

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: 127562502

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: Nigeria 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 archival requests needing real 8mm wildlife cutaways from Nigeria or West African savanna environments for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail: The 1969 dating is supported by metadata, while the visible clues are mainly the 8mm color stock, handheld framing, soft focus, and home-movie wildlife observation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot quality, with the camera observing antelope and hyenas from a distance rather than presenting a managed wildlife sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall savanna grass, a young antelope, a larger horned antelope, distant tree line, bright sky, resting hyenas, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm look with heavy grain, muted color shifts, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, transitional savanna cutaway, or memory beat within material about Nigeria, African wildlife, or travel filming.
Historical context: The frames show wildlife in open grassland and support general visual context for late-1960s amateur filming in Nigeria without identifying a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status, filming permissions, species identification, and location specificity should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm Nigeria wildlife footage, vintage African savanna antelope, home movie hyenas in grass, and archival West African nature scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Nigeria 1969 material, and then with broader 1960s African wildlife or savanna travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a young antelope and a larger horned antelope in tall grass with a distant tree line. — A young antelope stands in tall grass while a larger horned antelope grazes nearby.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with a horned antelope and smaller antelope in savanna grass beneath a bright sky. — A horned antelope stands alert beside a smaller antelope in open grassland.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two antelopes in soft-focus grassland with a dark tree line in the distance. — Two antelopes remain in view as the handheld camera frames the grassland and horizon.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two hyenas lying in tall green grass, filmed in soft focus from a distance. — Two hyenas rest low in the grass during the closing moment of the clip.

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