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City Backdrop Stock Video Footage

Licenses 8894 high quality City Backdrop stock video clips in 4K, raw formats

Time Lapse Shots of Building Construction at Night in a City's Downtown

Keith Loutit

New york anamorphic

Forma Film

Michigan and Chicago Scenics

Eric Hines

Anamorphic Los Angeles Time Lapses

Andrew Walker

Panorama of modern skyscrapers in a metropolis as day turns to night
Blue reflected lights turning on and off in skyscraper windows strobe the city skyline at night against a dark blue sky
A sunlit city skyline is mirrored vertically creating a surreal symmetrical world with skyscrapers extending both up and down
Vintage VHS footage captures a city street corner with vibrant flowers in the foreground and classic apartment buildings with fire escapes
A dramatic black and white time-lapse shows clouds moving over the iconic Chicago skyline and the John Hancock Center
A stunning timelapse cinemagraph of the brightly lit New York City skyline with bustling traffic below at night
Woman on an apartment balcony talking on the phone looking at the city view during sunrise
City skyline silhouetted against dark red sky
Full moon rises behind city skyline in purple sky
View of a man and a woman sitting on a rock by the sea with a bridge and a metropolis in the background
A city skyline with skyscraper windows lit at dusk and headlights glowing from the street
Traffic flows over bridge as rippling water reflects city lights at night
A mesmerizing wide shot captures the sprawling New York City skyline as countless lights twinkle against the deep blue night sky
Lights turn on andoff in the city buildings and skyscrapers in the city at night

Michigan and Chicago Scenics

Eric Hines

Black and white cinemagraph of a train arriving in a Chicago rail yard against the city skyline and a dramatic sky
A stunning nighttime timelapse of the Los Angeles skyline with thick, dramatic fog rolling through the illuminated city
Vintage VHS footage captures the iconic view of the Manhattan Bridge from a bustling street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
Several tall buildings in a city skyline are illuminated at night
Sun setting behind the city skyline in a metropolis area
A bleak city skyline with apartment blocks sits under a dark, foreboding sky
Point-of-view time-lapse of driving at high speed down an empty city highway surrounded by skyscrapers under a dramatic, moody sky
Exterior view of tall buildings and office buildings with flickering window lights that turn off during night
A sparkling animated still of a sprawling city skyline with shimmering lights at night
Illuminated buildings at night in a metropolis
A time-lapse of the Chicago skyline at night shows clouds rolling over the brightly lit skyscrapers
A mystical nighttime timelapse of downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers poking through a thick sea of fog
Storm clouds move across and drop rain over a desert city at dusk
A moody, dark blue high-angle view of a sprawling metropolis at night as a train passes through
A city with tall buildings is dark as the sun sets
Aerial view of a city during sunset is displayed
Urban downtown skyline with illuminated skyscrapers at dusk and visible street traffic
Exterior view of tall buildings and office buildings with flickering lights during night in the city
A vertically mirrored symmetrical view of a dense city skyline during the day
An abstract point-of-view shot of blurred city lights streaking by while driving down a street at night
A soccer team runs drills on a vibrant green sports field set against the iconic backdrop of the downtown Los Angeles skyline
A dazzling night timelapse captures the vibrant energy of the New York City skyline, with illuminated skyscrapers and bustling traffic reflected in the water
Tall buildings stand out against lit sky with structure under construction on the left
A stunning timelapse captures a vibrant pink sunset over the Chicago skyline as city lights begin to twinkle and traffic flows below
The skyline is in the shade as the sun sets
A city skyline at sunset
Illuminated skyscrapers with office buildings in the city at night
Downtown city lights silhouette trees as skyscraper under construction grows at night
This video shows a cityscape that is vertically mirrored creating a unique and disorienting visual effectthe two halves of the city meet in the middle appearing as if the skyline is reflected in a colossal central mirror with the colors of the suns
The iconic Chrysler Building stands illuminated amidst the vast, sparkling New York City skyline at dusk in a classic film-style shot
Tall city buildings cover the skyline
A stunning timelapse of the illuminated New York City skyline as the lights twinkle throughout the night
City skyline and skyscrapers next to the river at dusk
City skyline lit up at nightfall with reflections on the river
The vibrant New York City skyline blurs into a dreamy bokeh of colorful lights at night
Super 8 footage shows a grainy, dark cityscape with silhouetted buildings and flickering neon lights at dusk
A serene view of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline, framed by lush green leaves on a clear sunny day
Time lapse of the construction of a building in the citys downtown at night
An abstract and surreal mirrored cityscape of Los Angeles creates an otherworldly, inception-style landscape
Aerial view of the tall skyscrapers of the downtown Los Angeles skyline reflecting the golden light at sunset
Woman sits near window overlooking city at night and talks on smartphone
A vibrant time-lapse of the New York City skyline at night, with skyscrapers and advertisements glowing brightly over the busy streets
A view of a city skyline is displayed
City area with buildings and time lapse clouds
A moody time-lapse from a driver's perspective speeding through an empty modern city with motion-blurred skyscrapers
A vintage, grainy 8mm film captures a sprawling city skyline as the light of day fades
The moon rises over the city
Skyscrapers with lights illuminating the city at night
A surreal mirrored view of an illuminated city skyline at twilight with a gap between the buildings showing a reddish purple sky

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