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United States-1960: Man Riding Two Water Skis Toward the Camera

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  • Year1960
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationUnited States
  • Duration3s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1960 · United States
  • StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1960 · United States · Reel 811b951f contains 10 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

  • outdoor recreation
  • water sports
  • balance
  • physical activity
  • summer leisure
  • amateur filmmaking
Shot type
medium
Camera
handheld · tracking · Near water level, facing the skier along the tow rope
Setting
outdoor · Open water with a distant wooded shoreline
Time and weather
Daytime · Likely summer · No visible precipitation; sky outside the frame
Lighting
Soft natural daylight with uneven projected brightness
People
1 · One adult man, bare-chested, wearing patterned swimming trunks and a red flotation belt while holding a tow handle on two water skis.
Objects
two water skis · tow rope · tow handle · patterned swimming trunks · red flotation belt · water spray · wake
Colors
gray-green · brown · muted red · white · black
Master dimensions
3840 × 2160
Audio
Silent
Date confidence
Low
Location confidence
Low

Moments in the footage

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  1. The opening framing crops the man's upper body above his trunks and skis.
  2. His full stance is visible as he grips the handle with spray rising behind him.
  3. He continues upright on two skis with the tow rope extending toward the foreground.
  4. He bends his knees slightly while riding through the wake.

Man Riding Two Water Skis Toward the Camera — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1960 home movie footage shows a bare-chested man riding two water skis while gripping a tow handle. A taut rope runs toward the foreground as white spray rises around his legs and spreads behind him. He wears patterned swimming trunks and a red flotation belt, maintaining a slightly bent stance over the wake. The single handheld shot follows him across open water, with brief changes in framing and a dark wooded shoreline beyond.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
3s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
800003626

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

  • 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
1960 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
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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • water skiing
  • male skier
  • two skis
  • tow rope
  • tow handle
  • water spray
  • boat wake
  • swimming trunks
  • flotation belt
  • bare chest
  • open water
  • wooded shoreline
  • outdoor recreation
  • United States
  • 1960
  • man riding two water skis
  • water skier holding tow handle
  • vintage water skiing home movie
  • United States water skiing footage
  • circa 1960 recreational water skiing
  • two ski stance over wake
  • male skier approaching the camera
  • tow rope stretching toward foreground
  • water spray around ski tips
  • patterned swimming trunks on skier
  • red flotation belt water skier
  • wooded shoreline behind water skier
  • American boating recreation circa 1960
  • projected home movie water sports
  • small gauge film water skiing
  • single shot of water skier
  • bare chested man on skis
  • archival footage of lake recreation
  • water skiing across boat wake
  • silent vintage summer recreation footage
  • water sports
  • balance
  • physical activity
  • summer leisure
  • amateur filmmaking
  • 1960s home movie
  • stockfilm exclusive

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
This circa 1960 American home movie supplies a close action insert for documentaries about water sports and recreational leisure.
Period detail
Patterned trunks and a bulky red flotation belt support the broad circa 1960 estimate without fixing a precise date.
Home-movie behavior
The man concentrates on maintaining his balance while the camera operator follows his movement with uneven framing.
What appears in frame
The view includes a bare-chested man, patterned trunks, a red flotation belt, two ski tips, a tow handle, a taut rope and spreading spray.
Film character
Soft detail, visible grain, muted color, brightness variation and dark edge marks give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role
Use the continuous passage as a brief action insert between towing-boat views, wider passes or a skier's fall.
Historical context
The passage records recreational water skiing circa 1960, with the participant's clothing, flotation equipment and stance clearly visible.
Research note
A face is visible but soft; copyright permission does not establish likeness clearance, and no readable brand or location identifier appears.
Research search match
The clip answers searches for circa 1960 American water skiing, a man on two skis and small-gauge home movie recreation.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with this reel's towing passes, falls and cruiser passengers, then with other United States leisure footage circa 1960 and broader water-sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1960: a cropped skier's legs and two dark ski tips emerge through spray, with the tow rope leading forward.

The opening framing crops the skier's upper body while showing his legs, ski tips and tow rope.

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United States, circa 1960: a bare-chested man in patterned trunks and a red flotation belt rides two skis while gripping a tow handle.

The skier holds both hands together on the handle as spray fans out behind him.

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United States, circa 1960: a man maintains a wide two-ski stance on open water, with the rope running from his hands toward the foreground.

An upright stance keeps the two skis separated as the man travels through the wake.

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United States, circa 1960: the skier flexes his knees over the wake, with two dark ski tips and a broad trail of spray visible.

The skier continues through the wake with knees flexed and the rope held taut.

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