Nigeria-1969: Buffalo and Herd of Antelope Rest Alert in Savanna Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Buffalo and Herd of Antelope Rest Alert in Savanna Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a wild buffalo standing in a grassy savanna, its dark form contrasting with the golden field. The scene transitions to a group of antelope, likely gazelles, resting and alert in the tall grass. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a handheld perspective, offering a nostalgic glimpse of African wildlife. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127564200

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

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: 1960s Nigeria wildlife home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing brief savanna animal cutaways from amateur 8mm material.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1960s field photography through the 8mm format, muted color, handheld framing, and telephoto-like views of animals in tall grass.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor or traveler viewpoint, observing wild animals at a distance rather than arranging a formal wildlife shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall savanna grass, several antelope-like animals, a dark buffalo in the source clip, soft focus, film grain, and black frame edges.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, warm faded color, and handheld framing that signal original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, transition, or memory beat within sequences about travel, African landscapes, conservation, or family-filmed journeys.
Historical context: The imagery provides a cautious visual record of wildlife observed in Nigeria in 1969, without identifying a park, reserve, or specific species beyond what is visible.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location specificity, copyright status, and any archive licensing terms should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife footage, antelope in savanna home movie, African buffalo archival film, and vintage grassland animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s African wildlife or savanna home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing antelope-like animals partly hidden in tall savanna grass, viewed from a distance. — Antelope-like animals are seen among tall grass in a distant savanna view.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with several antelope-like animals in a grassy savanna, including one alert animal facing left. — Several antelope-like animals remain alert and partly obscured by grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a small group of antelope-like animals clustered in tall savanna grass. — A small group of antelope-like animals gathers in the grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with one antelope-like animal blurred by distance and motion in dense grass. — One antelope-like animal appears blurred in the tall grass near the end of the clip.

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