Kenya-1969: A Majestic Elephant Grazing In The Savanna

$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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A Majestic Elephant Grazing In The Savanna — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage footage captures a majestic African elephant grazing in a sun-drenched savanna. The elephant, with prominent tusks, moves slowly through tall dry grass, its trunk reaching for foliage. The scene unfolds under a bright blue sky with distant hills, framed by the characteristic dark borders of a home movie. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering authentic wildlife footage from a classic era of amateur filmmaking.

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: 127569201

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: 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary or educational requests for period safari, savanna habitat, or African elephant behavior inserts.
Period detail: The faded color, 8mm frame edges, handheld framing, and metadata-supported 1969 Kenya setting place the scene in late-1960s amateur travel filming.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler filming from a fixed viewpoint as the elephant feeds without staging or presenter interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked elephant, tall dry grass, low green shrubs, open savanna, distant hills, blue sky, and dark film gate borders.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and gate borders typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, safari memory beat, transition into African landscape coverage, or brief contextual insert.
Historical context: The scene documents a visitor-shot view of an elephant grazing in open Kenyan savanna, without visible people, vehicles, buildings, or named landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source permissions, and any wildlife or location-use requirements.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, vintage safari home movie, African savanna wildlife, and tusked elephant grazing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 travel footage, then broader vintage safari, African wildlife, or savanna landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant grazing among dry grass and shrubs in open savanna. — A tusked elephant stands partly shaded while feeding in tall savanna grass.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a tusked elephant facing the camera in tall grass under a blue sky. — The elephant faces the camera as it grazes near low shrubs in the savanna.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing an elephant using its trunk near green foliage in the savanna. — The elephant lowers its trunk toward foliage while standing in dry grass.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a tusked elephant partly obscured by brush while grazing in savanna grass. — Brush partly covers the elephant as it continues grazing in the open landscape.

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