Marlborough New Zealand-1978: Capped Crewman at the Bow as a Ferry Eases Into Its Linkspan Berth

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationMarlborough, New Zealand
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · Marlborough, New Zealand
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1978 · Marlborough Sounds & Marlborough · Reel 7588725b contains 21 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

sea travel
arrival
maritime work
ferry crossing
transport infrastructure
1970s tourism
New Zealand travel

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld
Setting: outdoor · harbour ferry terminal with linkspan below a hillside town
Time and weather: day · summer · overcast
Lighting: soft diffuse daylight
People: 4 · A crewman in a white peaked cap and white shirt seen from behind at the bow rail, a dark-haired passenger in a white T-shirt at right, and two small figures on the quay.
Vehicles: inter-island ferry · rail freight wagons · parked cars
Objects: bow rail · linkspan loading ramp · gantry towers · timber dock walls · terminal building · bollard · rail wagons · parked cars
Colors: slate blue · muted green · white · grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A capped crewman leans on the bow rail as the ship approaches the linkspan.
Timber dock walls close in while a figure in blue waits on the quay.
The bow keeps edging toward the loading ramp beneath the hillside town.

Capped Crewman at the Bow as a Ferry Eases Into Its... — Clip Details

Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, circa 1978 home movie footage. Filmed from the bow of an inter-island ferry as it eases into a linkspan berth, a crewman in a white cap and white shirt leans on the rail while a dark-haired passenger looks on at the right. Ahead, timber-faced dock walls frame dark water, with the loading ramp gantry, a lone figure on the quay, rail wagons and a hillside town beyond. One steady, slightly handheld shot on warm, faded Super 8 colour.

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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002363

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1978 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: Marlborough, New Zealand 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: Serves requests for 1970s New Zealand sea travel, giving a visitor's view of an inter-island ferry arriving at its rail and road terminal for documentary or tourism-history use.
Period detail: Faded warm colour stock, the crewman's white peaked cap and timber-faced dock walls may show a 1970s setting, with rail wagons parked behind the terminal.
Home-movie behavior: A passenger filmed over the shoulders of a crewman and a fellow traveller, catching the unstaged moment of arrival as people lean on the rail to watch the ship dock.
What appears in frame: A capped crewman at the bow rail, a dark-haired passenger at right, timber dock walls, dark water, the linkspan ramp and gantry towers, a figure on the quay, and a hillside town behind.
Film character: Soft Super 8 grain with warm, slightly faded colour, deep shadow in the berthing slot and a gentle handheld drift typical of projected home-movie transfers.
Edit role: Works as a short arrival insert or transition into South Island scenes, or as a memory beat that marks the end of a sea crossing.
Historical context: Roll-on roll-off rail ferry service between Wellington and Picton began in 1962, and this shot shows a terminal where rail wagons and the ship meet.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights for the crewman and passenger, who are seen mostly from behind, and from any interest of the ferry and port operators.
Research search match: Super 8 ferry arriving New Zealand 1970s, crewman at bow rail, Cook Strait inter-island ferry home movie, Marlborough Sounds terminal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's New Zealand flag on ferry deck clip, then other Marlborough Sounds and South Island travel scenes of circa 1978, then vintage sea-arrival footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Ferry crewman at the bow approaching a linkspan terminal in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, circa 1978 — A crewman in a white cap watches from the bow as the inter-island ferry nears its linkspan, circa 1978.
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Super 8 view from a ferry deck easing into its berth below a hillside town in Marlborough, New Zealand, circa 1978 — Timber dock walls close in as the ship eases toward the loading ramp, with a figure in blue waiting on the quay.
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Rail and road ferry linkspan with freight wagons and hillside houses, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, circa 1978 — Behind the linkspan, rail wagons and parked cars sit below a hillside of scattered houses.
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Crewman and passenger at the bow rail at the end of a Cook Strait ferry arrival, New Zealand, circa 1978 — The bow nears the ramp as the crewman and a passenger keep watch from the rail.
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