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Traffic and street activity in Los Angeles, California, United States, 2019 · clip 1 of 4

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Road Los Angeles, California, United States 2019
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About this clip

LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA-2019: Time lapse of traffic moving slowly at night with glowing car lights streaking through the city streets. The motion blur of headlights and taillights creates a cinematic, abstract rhythm against the dark backdrop. A modern, atmospheric glimpse into Los Angeles at night, perfect for editorial, documentary, or ambient background use.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Works for Los Angeles travel edits, documentary city segments, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing night traffic, urban light trails, and a wide elevated road view.
Edit role
Use this short time-lapse as an opener, transition, traffic cutaway, night-city texture, or closing beat between Los Angeles street scenes.
Visual details
A dark Los Angeles night view shows slow traffic on a multi-lane road, red taillight streaks, white headlights, traffic signals, distant city lights, a tall building edge, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The clip is composed as a wide elevated view with roadway activity in the foreground, dark open midground, distant lights near the horizon, and a fixed-looking frame across the sampled stills.

Tags

darknightcarslightstrafficcitytimelapsemovingslowlybackgroundtransportationLOS angeles californiaprofessionaldigitalintroabstractamateur

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
31 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.

Opening frame of a wide elevated Los Angeles night traffic view with red taillights, white headlights, distant city lights, a dark sky, and no visible people.
The first frame establishes the elevated night view over slow road traffic and distant city lights. (0:00)
A second Los Angeles night frame shows traffic compressed along the lower road, red taillight trails, bright white lights in the distance, and no visible people.
This moment shows the time-lapse light pattern building along the lower edge of the road. (0:01)
Mid-early frame of Los Angeles road traffic at night, with a dark open middle area, a line of vehicle lights near the bottom, and no visible people.
The frame keeps the roadway activity low in the composition while distant lights define the city horizon. (0:02)
Nighttime Los Angeles traffic passing through a lit intersection.

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