Kenya-1969: Herd Of Gnus Standing In Tan Field On A Bright Sunny Day

$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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Herd Of Gnus Standing In Tan Field On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A herd of gnus stands in a dry, tan field under a bright, sunny sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the animals in their natural habitat, surrounded by sparse green shrubs and trees. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity. The camera remains steady, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife in the Kenyan savanna during the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127570172

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: Supports 1960s Kenya wildlife archive requests needing brief home-movie footage of gnus or wildebeest in dry savanna habitat.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and faded home-movie palette are consistent with late-1960s amateur travel footage, with no visible modern structures.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, observing the herd from a distance without narration, people, vehicles, or directed action visible.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include gnus in a loose herd, tan dry grass, sparse shrubs, small trees, blue sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows visible grain, slight blur, faded color, gate edges, and handheld framing that give it a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition within a sequence about East African landscapes or animal herds.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for amateur wildlife viewing in Kenya, showing animals in open dry vegetation rather than a built tourist setting.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location attribution, copyright status, and archive licensing should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, gnus in savanna, wildebeest herd home movie, and East Africa travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Kenya travel footage, then other 1969 Kenya wildlife clips, then broader 1960s East African nature material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Start of a 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife shot, mostly motion-blurred dry grass and shrubs with the herd not yet clear. — Motion-blurred dry vegetation appears at the opening of the wildlife clip.

A small herd of gnus stands in a dry Kenyan field, framed by sparse shrubs, trees, and bright blue sky. — A herd of gnus stands in tan grass near scattered shrubs and trees.

The 1969 Kenya home-movie frame shows gnus clustered in dry savanna grass with darker trees in the background. — The herd remains grouped in the dry field, partly softened by grain and focus.

Several gnus stand across a dry Kenyan savanna field, with scattered bushes, trees, and visible 8mm frame edges. — Several gnus stand among dry grasses and low vegetation near the end of the clip.

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