Kenya-1969: Waterbuck With Spiral Horns In Savanna Grassland

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Waterbuck With Spiral Horns In Savanna Grassland — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A waterbuck with prominent spiral horns stands alert in a sun-dappled grassy clearing, its dark brown coat contrasting with a bright white rump patch. The animal turns slowly, surveying its surroundings in a natural savanna setting with dense green bushes in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the serene moment with authentic vintage grain and warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of 1960s home movies. The camera remains steady, observing the animal's calm, deliberate movements in its natural habitat.

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: 127567683

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: Kenya 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: Useful for 1960s Kenya wildlife requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of an antelope or waterbuck in a grassy savanna clearing.
Period detail: The period is supported by the 1969 metadata and visible 8mm color-film texture, with no modern objects, signage, vehicles, or buildings visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera quietly holding on the animal as it stands and walks through the clearing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a horned antelope, white rump patch, green grass, sunlit path, dense bushes, tree trunks, soft shadows, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The footage shows warm faded color, moderate grain, slight softness, and steady amateur framing typical of scanned 8mm travel or safari home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, Kenya travel insert, nature transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a visitor-level view of East African wildlife habitat, focused on the animal and landscape rather than people, infrastructure, or organized tourism.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still confirm clip copyright status and any wildlife-location licensing needs for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, vintage safari home movie, waterbuck in grassland, horned antelope cutaway, and East Africa nature archive.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife scenes, then broader 1960s travel home movies or savanna animal material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a horned antelope or waterbuck standing alert in sunlit grass near thick vegetation. — A horned antelope stands broadside in a green clearing, with bushes behind it.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a horned antelope walking through open grass with dense shrubs in the background. — The animal moves slowly across the clearing, its white rump patch visible against the grass.

The antelope appears in profile as it crosses the sunlit grass near the edge of the bushes.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a horned antelope paused in a grassy clearing, with bushes and tree trunks beyond. — The animal pauses near the center of the clearing, framed by grass, bushes, and tree trunks.

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