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LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA-2019: Lights Of Fast-Moving Cars At Night

5s 4K UHD 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.

Tags

carslightsvelocitynightmovementtime lapsetrafficstreetfast-movingtransportationLOS angeles california2019amateurb-rollcurrentintroductioncameraromance

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Year filmed
2019
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.

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)

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