Low-resolution preview (256x144) for evaluation. The licensed download is the clean 4K UHD master at the stated resolution.

Download the free low-res preview to test in your edit

Lights Of Fast-Moving Cars At Night (Los Angeles, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Road Los Angeles, California, United States 2019
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 time-lapse effect highlights streaks of light from headlights and taillights, creating a dynamic display of urban motion and velocity. Ideal for modern, urban-themed projects, documentaries, or visual storytelling about transportation and movement.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits Los Angeles night traffic b-roll for documentary segments, agency mood reels, travel edits, brand films, or social cuts about urban transportation and late-hour movement.
Edit role
Use as a short transition, pacing beat, or cutaway between city scenes when an editor needs traffic energy and light streaks without cutting to people or close vehicle detail.
Visual details
A dark elevated nighttime view shows dense car traffic curving through the lower frame, red taillights and white headlights, distant city lights on the horizon, a building edge at right, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames hold a wide elevated composition with road traffic in the foreground, a dark open midground, distant lights across the background, and no evident camera movement across the sampled stills.

Tags

carslightsvelocitynightmovementtime lapsetrafficstreetfast-movingtransportationLOS angeles californiaamateurb-rollcurrentintroductioncameraromance

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
32 MB
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Year filmed
2019
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.

Los Angeles night view from above with car headlights and taillights along a curving road, distant lights on the horizon, a dark sky, and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the elevated night traffic view and the distant city light line. (0:00)
Los Angeles nighttime traffic fills the lower frame with red taillight streaks, bright road lighting, a vertical building edge at right, and no visible people.
This frame shows the traffic thickening along the lower roadway as light trails mark the flow of cars. (0:01)
Los Angeles road traffic forms bright red and white lines across the bottom of the frame, with a dark open area in the middle distance and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the contrast between the active roadway and the dark open midground beyond it. (0:02)
A wide Los Angeles night frame shows heavy traffic curving through the foreground, small distant lights across the horizon, a dark sky, and no visible people.
This moment works as a wide traffic insert, with the roadway pattern visible across the bottom of the shot. (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.