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Entranced By The Flickering Incandescence Of A Warm Flame (Ojai, 2019)

5s HD 1080p 29.97fps Nature Ojai, 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 soft glow of the fire casts dynamic shadows across his face, creating a moment of quiet wonder and nostalgia.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits documentary atmosphere, agency mood reels, brand films, social cuts, and holiday or memory-driven edits needing a dark Ojai fire texture with no visible people.
Edit role
Use as a short insert, transition, or quiet beat between night scenes, with the flickering flame and ember glow carrying a five-second atmospheric pause.
Visual details
A small yellow-orange flame rises from a dark fire pit or bed of embers, with red coals, tiny sparks, deep black background, and no visible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames hold a close, low-light composition on the flame and surrounding embers, with most of the image falling into darkness and no camera movement confirmed from the stills.

Tags

backgroundfake fireambiancememorizingholidaysentrancedflickeringincandescencewarmflameemergingpitbackgroundstexturesojai californiabuyprofessionalart

Shot slate

Resolution
1920 × 1080
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
2 MB
Location
Ojai, 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.

A small yellow flame curls upward from dark embers in Ojai, California, with faint red coals around it and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes a mostly black fire texture with a compact flame at the lower center. (0:00)
The flame brightens at the base and leans upward in the dark Ojai fire pit, with scattered ember points and no visible people.
This second shows the fire lifting from the ember bed while the surrounding frame stays nearly black. (0:01)
A taller narrow flame rises from the ember bed in Ojai, California, with a few dim red coals visible nearby and no visible people.
The flame stretches higher here, giving editors a stronger vertical shape for a fire insert. (0:02)
The flame bends left across a low ember bed in the dark Ojai night frame, with red coals glowing faintly and no visible people.
This frame captures a sideways flicker that adds variation within the short fire texture. (0:03)

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