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Time Lapse Recording From The Windshield Of A Car (Coast, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Landscape Coast, 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 footage shows a snowy landscape transitioning from dawn to dusk, with shifting light and motion blur creating a cinematic, dreamlike effect. The view from the moving vehicle offers a unique perspective of the rugged terrain and changing weather, evoking a sense of journey and solitude.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, documentary driving sequences, agency mood reels, and brand films needing a windshield view through snowy mountain roads in Coast California, United States.
Edit role
The short time-lapse works as an opener, transition, or road-journey insert between broader California travel scenes and closer vehicle or traffic coverage.
Visual details
Frames show a two-lane mountain road seen through a windshield, snowbanks along the shoulders, rocky hillsides, evergreen brush, blue sky, low sun on peaks, a visible dashboard edge, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The camera appears mounted inside a moving car behind the windshield, with the hood and wipers in the foreground, the road as the midground, and snow-covered hills forming the background.

Tags

mountainstime-lapsesnowydawndusktimelapserecordingwindshieldcardrivingsunsetsunrisetransportationcentral COAST californiaamateurintrocinematicmodern

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
63 MB
Location
Coast, 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.

Windshield view in Coast California, United States, showing a straight two-lane road between snowbanks, dark hillsides, distant sunlit ridges, and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the dashboard point of view on an empty snowy road. (0:00)
Windshield view in Coast California, United States, with the road running forward toward a slight bend, snow-covered shoulders, shrub-covered hills, and no visible people.
This frame shows the drive progressing deeper into the snowy hillside road. (0:01)
Windshield view in Coast California, United States, showing a road curving left between a dirt cut bank, snow-covered roadside brush, distant mountains, and no visible people.
The road curve adds motion-friendly visual direction for a transition or insert. (0:02)
Empty mountain road with snow piled along both shoulders.

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