South Africa-1969: Two Impalas Walking in Field and Then Running Away

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSouth Africa
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 South Africa

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Two Impalas Walking in Field and Then Running Away — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures two impalas in a grassy field in South Africa. The male, distinguished by its long, curved horns, and a female walk calmly through the green landscape before suddenly bolting. The footage, viewed through a dark frame suggesting a window or vehicle view, shows the animals fleeing in alarm. The natural setting features dense foliage and trees, with the film's characteristic grain and color palette evoking a strong sense of nostalgia. This archival wildlife footage is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or historical content.

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: 127579972

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: South Africa 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: Useful for 1960s South Africa wildlife coverage needing a brief 8mm home-movie insert of impalas moving from calm grazing to sudden flight.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft exposure, and dark viewing frame support a late-1960s home-movie feel, with no visible landmarks to narrow the South African setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged visitor-shot wildlife moment, likely filmed from behind a window or vehicle opening as the animals react and run.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two impalas, one horned male, grass, dense shrubs, tree cover, a dark foreground frame, and slight motion blur.
Film character: The footage shows fine 8mm grain, muted color, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, safari-memory beat, transition from observation to alarm, or brief nature insert in a period sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows mid-century tourist or personal wildlife filming in a natural South African setting without supporting evidence for a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location/property context, and species depiction for their project.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 South Africa 8mm impalas, vintage safari home movie, antelope running in grass, and archival wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel South Africa travel footage, then other 1969 South Africa wildlife material, then broader vintage safari or antelope behavior clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two impalas in a grassy South African field in 1969, with a horned male and another animal moving near dense vegetation. — Two impalas walk calmly through grass near a wooded edge.

The impalas move across a green field in South Africa, the horned male trailing near the shrubs in soft 8mm color. — The pair continues across the clearing, framed by foliage.

A 1969 8mm frame shows one impala partly exiting left while the horned male stands near dense South African vegetation. — One impala moves out of frame as the horned male remains near the shrubs.

The horned impala bolts across the South African field, captured with motion blur and soft 8mm home-movie texture. — The horned impala runs through the clearing as the frame blurs with movement.

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