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Pile Of Logs Burning At Night (Trestles Beach, 2019)

5s HD 1080p 29.97fps Beach Trestles Beach, 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

TRESTLES BEACH CALIFORNIA-2019: A glowing pile of logs burns steadily at night, casting flickering light on the dark surroundings. The fire crackles atop a wooden structure, likely a trestle or fire pit, with embers rising into the night air. The raw, unfiltered quality of the footage enhances its authenticity, making it ideal for storytelling, ambient scenes, or nostalgic visuals.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
A tight night fire insert shot in California in 2019, suited to documentary campfire sequences, narrative ambient B-roll, brand films needing warmth or rawness, and social content requiring an elemental mood beat.
Edit role
At 5 seconds this works best as a cutaway, texture insert, or atmosphere beat layered under narration or music, not as an opener or closer that requires geographic context.
Visual details
A locked close-up of a burning log pile at night fills the frame with yellow-orange flames, a deep red-glowing ember bed, and charred wood, surrounded by complete darkness; no people are visible in any frame.
Shot mechanics
Appears to be a static, ground-level locked shot with the camera fixed close to the fire in medium close-up; no pan, tilt, or drone perspective is apparent from the frames, and the fire provides all visual movement.

Tags

firefire pitlogsnightdarkpileburningobjectstrestles BEACH californiaintroabstractbusinessbuymodernart

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
8 MB
Location
Trestles Beach, 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 tight close-up shot of a burning log pile at night at Trestles Beach, California; yellow-orange flames reach upward at the right, a deep red ember bed fills the center, dark surroundings, no people visible.
The opening frame establishes the fire with active flames on the right and a fully lit ember bed, all against complete darkness. (0:00)
At one second, flame tongues have shifted toward the center and upper right compared to the opening frame, with the glowing ember bed and charred log structure visible beneath; no people visible.
One second in, the flames have redistributed toward the center as the fire continues its active burn. (0:01)
At two seconds, lighter ash-colored material is more distinct among the embers in the lower portion of the frame, while flame activity continues at the top and right; dark background, no people visible.
Pale ash and lighter burning material become more prominent in the ember bed as the fire progresses into its second second. (0:02)
At three seconds, a large flame rises prominently on the left side of the frame with intense ember activity spread across the burning pile and completely dark surroundings; no people visible.
A large flame surges on the left side at the clip's midpoint, marking a shift in where the fire's energy is concentrated. (0:03)

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