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HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: A View Of A Towering Oil Rig And Waves

5s 4K UHD Huntington Beach, California, United States 2020
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About this clip

A young boy in a red jacket stands on a sandy beach, watching waves crash against the shore. The sun glints off the water as seagulls fly overhead. In the distance, a towering oil rig rises from the ocean, its structure silhouetted against the sky. The scene captures a quiet moment of coastal life, blending natural beauty with industrial presence. The contrast between the serene waves and the imposing rig creates a striking visual narrative. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about modern coastal environments.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits documentary, editorial, environmental, energy, and coastal California sequences that need Huntington Beach surf with an offshore oil rig in the background.
Edit role
Use as a short cutaway or transition beat between beach activity and offshore industry, with waves carrying the foreground action across the 7-second clip.

Tags

waterwavesmineralsresourcesminingoilviewtoweringrigcrashingonshoreindustrialhuntington BEACH california2020footageintroductionprettyromancecute

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

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

Offshore oil rig silhouetted beyond bright breaking surf at Huntington Beach, California, with no visible people in this opening frame.
This opening frame shows the rig and sunlit wave line as the clip's main coastal-industrial composition. (0:00)
Oil rig on the horizon behind choppy surf and water glare.

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