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Lights Of Fast Moving Cars At Night In Street (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

Streaks of light from headlights and taillights blur across the street in a dynamic time-lapse effect, creating a cinematic and abstract portrayal of urban motion. The scene evokes a sense of velocity and modern energy, perfect for intros, backdrops, or any project needing a stylish, atmospheric night drive.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Nighttime Los Angeles traffic timelapse for urban documentaries, travel edits, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing city movement from an elevated road view.
Edit role
Use as a short opener, transition, traffic insert, or night-city texture between street-level scenes, with the 7-second runtime suited to quick pacing beats.
Visual details
A dark night skyline sits above a busy intersection and curved road, with red taillight trails, white headlight streaks, traffic signals, distant building lights, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition appears elevated and wide, consistent with an aerial or high vantage, with the road in the lower frame, city lights across the horizon, and a tall building edge on the right.

Tags

carslightsvelocitynightmovementtime lapsetrafficstreetfastmovingobjectsLOS angeles californiacinematicintrostunningbusinessart

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
33 MB
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Year filmed
2019
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 traffic seen from an elevated view, with red and white vehicle light streaks crossing a road below distant city lights and no visible people.
The opening frame sets the elevated nighttime traffic view with dense car lights along the lower edge of the scene. (0:00)
Los Angeles traffic trails sweep through the lower road while a dark open sky and distant illuminated buildings stretch across the background, with no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the curve of red taillights and the separation between the road foreground and distant city lights. (0:01)
Elevated Los Angeles road view at night, showing layered red traffic streaks across the lower frame, bright horizon lights, and a tall building edge on the right with no visible people.
The right-side building edge frames the flow of vehicle lights across the road below. (0:02)

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