Kenya-1969: Wild Elephant In The Wild Hiding Behind A Tree

$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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Wild Elephant In The Wild Hiding Behind A Tree — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a majestic elephant in the Kenyan savanna. The elephant stands in tall grass under a bright blue sky, its massive form partially obscured by a large tree. The footage shows the animal moving slowly through the dry landscape, with sparse acacia trees and shrubs dotting the terrain. The warm, slightly faded colors and natural film grain give the clip a nostalgic, authentic feel, offering a rare glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat during 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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127569262

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Kenya wildlife home-movie footage suited for documentary cutaways, museum interpretation, or nature-history sequences needing an elephant in dry savanna habitat.
Period detail: The 8mm color, bright exposure, handheld framing, and safari-viewpoint composition support a late-1960s travel-film context without showing specific landmarks or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a cautious distance as the elephant moves through brush, giving the scene the unstaged feel of a visitor filming wildlife in the field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant, tall dry grass, leafless trees, scrub vegetation, reddish soil, distant low hills, blue sky, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, safari memory beat, environmental cutaway, or transition into broader material on East African landscapes.
Historical context: The footage may show a visitor's view of Kenyan savanna wildlife in 1969, with the animal framed among dry-season trees and brush rather than a staged setting.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still clear underlying footage rights and verify any wildlife-location claims before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Kenya elephant 8mm, vintage safari home movie, African savanna wildlife footage, and elephant behind tree archival film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Kenya 1969 travel footage, and then broader vintage safari, elephant, or African savanna wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing an elephant in tall dry grass, partly framed by dark film edges and distant low hills. — An elephant stands in tall savanna grass under a bright sky.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing dry scrubland, a large tree, and an elephant partly obscured in the distance. — The elephant is partly hidden among brush beyond a leafless tree.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a scrubby savanna view with the elephant partly concealed near trees and brush. — Brush and trees obscure the elephant in the dry landscape.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing dry savanna trees and brush after the elephant has moved mostly out of clear view. — The final frame holds on trees and brush in the dry savanna.

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