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Black And White Footage Of Tall Palm Trees Swaying In (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

The cinematic shot evokes a timeless, romantic atmosphere with a tropical coastal vibe. The wind moves through the fronds, creating natural motion against a distant ocean backdrop. This vintage-style clip offers a nostalgic, artistic perspective of Southern California’s iconic landscape. Ideal for editorial, documentary, or ambient background use.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This black and white Malibu palm and ocean clip fits travel edits, coastal documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing a Southern California shoreline texture without people in frame.
Edit role
Use it as a short cutaway, transition, atmospheric insert, or closing beat between beach scenes, with silhouetted palms and bright ocean carrying a quiet five-second visual pause.
Visual details
Tall palm trees appear as dark silhouettes in the foreground against a bright, silver-gray ocean background, with black and white contrast, a high horizon band, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The ground-camera view compresses palm trunks and fronds across the foreground while the ocean fills the background, with a stable, telephoto-like composition and no camera move evident from the frames.

Tags

plantsmarinecurrenttropicalbreezyblackwhitefootagetallpalmtreesswayingwindoceanwaterdistancenaturemalibu california

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
111 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.

Black and white Malibu frame with clustered palm silhouettes at the left and center against bright ocean water, no visible people.
The opening frame shows a graphic palm silhouette layer over the ocean for a Malibu coastal texture. (0:00)
Black and white Malibu view with a tall central palm and smaller palms beside it set against rippled ocean glare, no visible people.
This second shows the tall central palm shape and bright water texture that define the clip. (0:01)
Black and white Malibu frame with multiple palm crowns spread across the foreground and a pale ocean surface behind them, no visible people.
The middle moment widens the palm cluster across the frame while keeping the ocean as a clean background. (0:02)
Black and white Malibu frame with denser palm silhouettes across the foreground and bright textured ocean filling the distance, no visible people.
This frame gives editors a busier palm silhouette pattern while remaining free of crowds and signage. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.