Kenya-1969: Waterbuck Stands Alert in Forest Clearing

$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.

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

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Waterbuck Stands Alert in Forest Clearing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a waterbuck standing alert in a grassy clearing within a Kenyan forest. The antelope, with its distinctive white rump patch and long, spiraling horns, faces the camera directly, its ears perked and gaze fixed. The scene unfolds under natural daylight, with lush green foliage and trees forming the backdrop. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and soft focus of Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s.

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: 127567728

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 wildlife or travel-documentary edits needing Kenyan home-movie footage of a horned antelope standing alert in a forest clearing.
Period detail: The visible period clues come mainly from the 8mm home-movie texture, soft focus, and metadata placing the scene in Kenya in 1969.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, visitor-shot feel of someone holding on a wild animal that has noticed the camera but remains still.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a horned waterbuck, white rump patch, grassy clearing, narrow dirt path, dense green foliage, tree trunks, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, muted color, soft focus, slight registration variation, and natural daylight exposure typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, safari travel cutaway, quiet observation beat, or transition into a broader sequence on East African landscapes.
Historical context: The scene documents a tourist or amateur wildlife-viewing perspective in Kenya, without visible people, vehicles, signs, or identifiable built surroundings.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and location claims should be checked against reel notes; copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, vintage safari home movie, waterbuck in forest clearing, and African antelope archival film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Kenya 1969 wildlife material, then broader 1960s African nature or safari home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a horned waterbuck facing the camera in a green forest clearing. — A waterbuck stands alert near a narrow path in a wooded clearing.

Vintage Kenya wildlife frame with a waterbuck standing still in daylight against dense green foliage. — The antelope remains still with its head turned toward the camera.

1969 8mm home-movie frame of a waterbuck standing alert in a Kenyan wooded clearing. — Soft-focus 8mm footage holds on the waterbuck in the clearing.

Kenya 1969 wildlife frame showing a horned waterbuck beside a narrow path and dense trees. — The waterbuck stands side-on while watching the camera from the clearing.

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