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School Of Fish Swimming Near Surface In Very Blue (Laguna Beach, 2020)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Laguna Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2020
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 natural movement of the fish creates a mesmerizing, cinematic sequence with rich aquatic color and gentle wave motion. This authentic, unscripted footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into marine life, perfect for nature documentaries, travel content, or abstract water-themed visuals. The raw, analog quality enhances its emotional and aesthetic appeal.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K aerial fish-school clip for a wildlife documentary, coastal travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing clear blue water and natural marine movement from Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The short runtime works as a water-texture insert, transition beat, or calm cutaway between beach, coastline, and marine-life shots rather than a full establishing scene.
Visual details
Small fish are visible just below the turquoise ocean surface, with soft wave ripples, bright sun glints, no land or horizon, and no visible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as a top-down aerial composition consistent with the DJI drone hint, with the water surface filling the frame and fish distributed across the foreground and midframe.

Tags

sea lifeaquawaterwavessurfaceschoolfishswimmingblueoceananimalswildlifelaguna BEACH BCS mexicostunningromancefootagemodernnewabstract

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
77 MB
Location
Laguna Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2020
Published
Aug 2020

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.

Overhead view of turquoise water in Laguna Beach, Baja California Sur, with scattered small fish below the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the fish school spread beneath a bright blue-green water surface. (0:00)
Blue-green ocean surface in Laguna Beach, Baja California Sur, with fish clustered faintly under ripples and no visible people.
This moment keeps the view tight on fish movement under the rippled water. (0:01)
Overhead turquoise water in Laguna Beach, Baja California Sur, with pale fish shapes scattered near the surface and no visible people.
The frame shows individual fish flashes spread across the open water. (0:02)
Aqua ocean surface in Laguna Beach, Baja California Sur, with a looser fish grouping beneath soft ripples and no visible people.
The mid-clip frame gives editors a cleaner water texture with fish still visible below the surface. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.