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Trees Shaking In Strong Winds Before A Storm (Malibu, 2020)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Nature Malibu, California, United States 2020
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

Malibu California-2020: Trees violently shake in strong winds during a storm warning, capturing the raw power of nature before a storm hits. The scene reflects a tense, atmospheric moment in a residential area, with the storm approaching under overcast skies.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for a Malibu travel edit, coastal weather documentary, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing palm silhouettes, wind, and ocean glare before a storm.
Edit role
The 7-second clip works as a short opener, cutaway, transition, or tension beat between wider Malibu coast coverage and closer storm or wind details.
Visual details
Tall palm trees appear in black silhouette against a bright silver ocean, with a dark gray sky above, hard backlight on the water, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Ground-camera view framed across the palm trunks and crowns, with trees in the foreground and midground, the ocean horizon behind them, and a wide horizontal composition.

Tags

stormangernaturedangerousunsafetreesshakingwindydaycomingmalibu californiab-rollkindamateurintroductionbusinessnewcute

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
59 MB
Location
Malibu, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

At 0:00 in Malibu, tall palm trees are silhouetted against a silver ocean under a dark gray sky, with no visible people.
The opening frame sets up the clip with black palm silhouettes and bright coastal backlight. (0:00)
At 0:01 in Malibu, a cluster of palm crowns and trunks stands dark against the reflective ocean surface, with no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the dense palm cluster and the hard glare on the water behind it. (0:01)
At 0:02 in Malibu, palm trees remain in dark silhouette while the bright ocean fills the background beneath a heavy gray sky, with no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean coastal weather insert with palms against the sea. (0:02)
At 0:03 in Malibu, several tall palm trunks and crowns cut across the reflective ocean and muted horizon, with no visible people.
This moment keeps the composition wide, with palm forms layered across the ocean background. (0:03)

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