Utah-1969: Man Diving into River from Cave

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationUtah, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Utah

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Man Diving into River from Cave — Clip Details

UTAH-1969: A man in swim trunks stands at the edge of a dark cave opening, then leaps into a river below. The 8mm film captures the rugged, rocky canyon walls and the natural pool beneath, with a blue sky visible above. The footage shows the man mid-jump, then plunging into the water, all rendered in the grainy, color-bleached style of vintage home movie film from 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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127574406

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: Utah, United States 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: 1969 Utah 8mm home-movie footage suited to archival requests for outdoor recreation, canyon swimming, and a brief human-scale diving moment in a rugged natural setting.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s casual swimwear and handheld amateur filming, with the period supported by the supplied 1969 metadata rather than visible signage or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: A companion films an unstaged-looking moment as a man steps from a shadowed rock opening and jumps into the water below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include steep canyon rock, a dark cave-like opening, a man in swim trunks, blue sky, a natural pool, rippling water, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, high-contrast shadow, warm color fading, handheld framing, and brief exposure shifts that give it strong home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, action cutaway, vacation-memory beat, or transition into a sequence about canyon swimming or summer travel.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational use of a rocky Utah water setting, while the frames do not identify a specific river, park, or landmark.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from location or personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Utah 8mm canyon swimming, vintage home movie man diving into river, rocky cave jump footage, and Super 8 outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with other Utah 1969 outdoor footage, and then with broader vintage swimming, canyon, river, and summer recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Utah home-movie frame showing pale canyon rock, dark shadowed water, and a strip of blue sky above. — Rock walls and shadowed water establish the canyon setting before the jump.

A man in swim trunks appears at a dark cave-like rock opening in the Utah canyon footage. — The swimmer stands near the edge of a shadowed rock opening.

The man is captured mid-dive from a shadowed rock opening toward the natural pool below. — The diver drops from the rock opening into the canyon pool.

The final frame shows rippling water and splash marks in the shadowed canyon pool after the jump. — Ripples and pale splash patterns mark the swimmer's entry into the water.

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