Kenya-1969: Two Elephants Standing in a Savanna 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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Two Elephants Standing in a Savanna Landscape — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures two elephants in a grassy savanna landscape in Kenya. The larger elephant stands facing the camera while a smaller one grazes nearby, both appearing calm under bright sunlight. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: warm color tones, film grain, and natural shadows, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s. The scene is framed with dark borders, typical of home movie projections.

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: 127568169

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s wildlife, safari, Kenya, and African travel sequences needing brief editorial or documentary home-movie footage of elephants in open grassland.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color, soft focus, dark frame borders, and visitor-shot composition consistent with the supplied 1969 Kenya metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged safari-observer viewpoint, holding on calm elephants from a fixed or lightly handheld distance rather than a composed wildlife-film setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two elephants, short grass, reddish earth, scrubby vegetation, strong sunlight, animal shadows, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries a warm 8mm film texture with visible grain, soft detail, slight color fading, and projection-like dark edging around the frame.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, safari memory beat, travel cutaway, or quiet transition within a Kenya or African nature sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a tourist or home-movie view of elephants in a Kenyan landscape without identifying a specific reserve, route, or event from the frames alone.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, wildlife location context, and project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage safari home movie, African wildlife footage, and two elephants in savanna landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1969 Kenya safari material, then broader vintage elephant or African wildlife clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing one elephant facing the camera while another stands nearby in a sunlit grassy landscape. — Two elephants stand in bright sunlight, with one facing the camera and another near low vegetation.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame of two elephants in open grassland, with the nearer elephant facing the camera. — A nearer elephant faces the camera as a second elephant stands beside low brush.

1969 Kenya 8mm still with two elephants in a bright grassy clearing, one centered and one grazing or standing to the right. — The elephants remain calm in the clearing, with scrub and red earth behind them.

1969 Kenya frame showing two elephants in a sunlit savanna-like setting, with soft 8mm color and dark projection borders. — A larger elephant stands near center while the smaller elephant remains to the right by vegetation.

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