Cinematic 4K Octopus Footage from Vancouver Island
Explore our exclusive collection of cinematic 4K stock footage featuring Giant Pacific Octopuses and Ruby Octopuses in their natural habitat. Filmed in the cold, clear waters off Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea using a Sony A7S III and professional underwater lenses, these clips capture rare behaviors like hunting, camouflaging, and interacting with their surroundings and even divers.
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This intimate 14-second clip captures a baby ruby octopus, no larger than a golf ball, resting on the side of a rock while visibly breathing in place. The subject remains stationary, offering a rare and stable macro perspective ideal for scientific or cinematic use. Beautifully lit to reveal its vibrant reddish hues and delicate texture, the scene showcases the octopus’s subtle breathing motion with natural realism and emotional impact.
Filmed using a Sony A7S III with a Sony 90mm f/2.8 lens in S-Log3, the footage is rich in dynamic range and perfectly suited for professional color grading. This clip is perfect for use in ocean documentaries, marine biology presentations, aquarium exhibits, or as a storytelling element in narrative film.
This extraordinary 10-second clip presents an extreme close-up of a baby ruby octopus’s eye, captured with exceptional clarity using a Sony A7S III, 90mm macro lens, and a +5 diopter for added magnification. The footage reveals pulsating chromatophores in real time, dynamic pigment shifts that give insight into cephalopod neuromuscular control and camouflage behavior.
The octopus remains motionless, allowing for a stable and richly detailed macro perspective. Recorded in S-Log3, the footage is perfect for professional color grading workflows.
Ideal for documentary sequences, marine biology presentations, educational media, or any creative production that demands close-up underwater visuals with scientific accuracy and cinematic beauty.
This captivating 25-second clip features a baby ruby octopus, roughly the size of a golf ball, stealthily crawling across a rocky ocean floor in search of prey. Its deliberate, alert movements and dynamic posture suggest active hunting behavior, a rare moment to witness, let alone capture in cinematic detail. Filmed using a Sony A7S III paired with the Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro lens, this footage offers exquisite close-up detail and soft, natural lighting. Recorded in S-Log3, it’s designed for professional color grading and seamless integration into documentary or educational storytelling.
This clip is ideal for use in marine biology content, wildlife documentaries, aquarium exhibits, conservation campaigns, or any production requiring high-resolution underwater macro footage of cephalopod behavior.
This 9-second 4K underwater macro clip captures an intimate close-up of a Giant Pacific Octopus eye, filmed from an off-center angle with a 90mm macro lens. The octopus’s siphon is visible and actively moving, providing subtle behavior cues. Skin textures ripple slightly across the frame, revealing fine detail in the animal’s surface anatomy. This is an ideal clip for use in cephalopod research, biological education, or as a captivating insert in ocean documentaries. Both graded and ungraded versions are included with your purchase.
This 30-second 4K underwater clip features a massive Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) actively moving toward the camera across a sandy seabed at the base of a deep rock wall. As it travels, the octopus displays stunning skin texture with raised papillae, dynamic color changes from red to subtle white patches, and active siphon movement as it breathes.
Filmed during a deep dive off Vancouver Island using a Sony A7S III with a Sony 16–35mm F4 lens, this footage is ideal for use in wildlife documentaries, broadcast projects, educational media, or creative underwater scenes. Available in ungraded S-Log3, perfect for color grading and professional workflows.
This 30-second 4K stock footage clip features a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) in a rare display of transition and movement. Beginning in a still, alert pose, the octopus suddenly bounds across the rocky seafloor with graceful power. Its papillae are raised, creating a dynamic, textured look as its body flows over the terrain.
What makes this clip especially unique is the visible partial loss of one arm, a likely result of a previous predator encounter. This visual detail underscores the incredible resilience and adaptability of these intelligent creatures. The scene was filmed off the coast of Vancouver Island using the Sony A7S III and Sony 16–35mm f/4 lens, ensuring clean, professional-grade footage.
This stunning 12-second clip captures a medium-sized Giant Pacific Octopus gracefully crawling along the seafloor during a deep night dive at approximately 90 feet (27 meters). Filmed using a Sony A7SIII paired with a Sony 16-36 F4 lens, the shot takes advantage of S-Log3 color space, offering exceptional dynamic range and flexibility for professional color grading. The soft, directional lighting highlights the octopus’s slow, deliberate movements across the dark substrate, creating a dramatic and immersive underwater scene.
Ideal for marine life documentaries, behavioral research, aquarium installations, or any creative project seeking cinematic-quality cephalopod footage from a deep, cold-water night dive.
1-minute 4K underwater footage of a medium-sized Giant Pacific Octopus crawling directly toward the camera and then descending a steep rocky wall during a deep night dive. Captured using a Sony A7S III with a Sony 16–35mm f/4 lens in S-Log3 for high dynamic range and professional-grade color flexibility. Ideal for marine documentaries, cephalopod behavior studies, and educational video content.
This immersive 18-second clip showcases a medium-sized Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) slowly crawling down a small rocky wall with a sandy bottom in Barkley Sound, British Columbia. The octopus’s smooth, deliberate motion creates a mesmerizing visual rhythm. In the background, a plumose anemone and a rose anemone offer added texture and color, grounding the scene in the rich biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest.
Shot with a Sony A7S III and a Laowa 10mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens, this footage captures the subject and its environment in dramatic perspective. Recorded in S-Log3, the clip provides ample room for precise color grading and professional editing workflows.
Ideal for marine documentaries, interpretive centers, underwater exhibits, or any project featuring cold-water cephalopod behavior and habitat.
This 15-second clip captures a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) gracefully crawling across a rocky sand bottom in a shallow bay off Vancouver Island. Filmed in clear, ambient light with subtle supplemental illumination, the shot highlights the natural fluidity of octopus movement in a wide, stable frame. The octopus navigates calmly past several other cold-water invertebrates, including sea cucumbers, tube-dwelling anemones, and a sea urchin, adding texture and ecological richness to the shot.
Filmed using a Sony A7S III and Sony 16–35mm f/4 lens in S-Log3, the footage offers excellent grading flexibility and crisp environmental detail. Ideal for use in marine biology documentaries, cold-water habitat studies, interpretive exhibits, or any production needing clean, behavior-focused cephalopod footage.
This 15-second stock footage clip showcases a large Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) perched on a rocky ledge in the cold waters off Vancouver Island. The octopus is stationary but alert, observing the diver with curiosity. Its papillae are raised, creating a beautifully textured appearance, and its siphon is clearly visible, drawing attention to its rhythmic breathing.
The presence of nearby sea urchins gives valuable visual context for the size of the octopus. Shot in 4K resolution using the Sony A7S III paired with the Sony 16–35mm f/4 lens, this clip offers clean, stable, and detailed underwater visuals. The lighting is subtle and directional, preserving the natural nocturnal atmosphere of the scene.
This footage is ideal for:
Wildlife documentaries
Science and education content
Marine biology visuals
Creative and cinematic projects seeking detailed cephalopod behavior
This detailed 23-second clip captures a large Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) slowly walking along the base of a rock wall at a well-known shore diving site on Vancouver Island. The octopus is headed toward a large crack in the reef, with its raised papillae fully extended, giving its skin a rugged, highly textured appearance.
Multiple rockfish species appear throughout the frame, adding ecological context and depth to the scene. The smooth, deliberate pacing of the octopus makes the movement easy to follow, while the natural surroundings add visual richness and local specificity.
Filmed with a Sony A7S III and Sony 16–35mm f/4 lens in S-Log3, the footage is well-suited for professional editing and color grading workflows.
Ideal for use in marine documentaries, educational programs, aquarium displays, or any project exploring octopus behavior and habitat interaction in the cold Pacific waters of British Columbia.
This 6-second 4K 60fps underwater clip captures a brilliantly camouflaged Giant Pacific Octopus clinging to a deep rock wall beside a large sunflower seastar. The scene was originally framed to feature the seastar, with the octopus so perfectly blended into the terrain that its presence wasn’t noticed until a second pass with the camera while filming. Filmed wide for context, the moment becomes especially powerful when played at half speed, transforming the clip into a slow, cinematic pan where attentive viewers can appreciate the octopus’s astonishing camouflage abilities. (preview is slowed to 50%).
It’s a short but highly unique and layered moment. Both graded and ungraded versions are included with your purchase.
This 26-second 4K underwater clip captures a Giant Pacific Octopus resting in a small rocky cave set into the face of a deep vertical wall at a local British Columbia dive site. Filmed with a 16–35mm wide-angle lens, the shot begins with the octopus calmly perched in its nook, peering outward at the passing divers. As the scene progresses, the octopus slowly rotates broadside, revealing its full body and gently stretching out its arms along the contours of the crevice. The movement is subtle and unhurried, showcasing the animal’s natural awareness and fluid grace.
This is a beautifully composed and behavior-rich clip, well-suited for ocean documentaries, cephalopod biology education, or mood-setting moments in underwater storytelling. Both graded and ungraded versions are included with your purchase.
A Giant Pacific Octopus crawls along a rocky underwater wall, trailed by a small entourage of curious rockfish. Captured while scuba diving off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, this dynamic 4K60 footage offers cinematic detail and motion. Filmed using a Sony A7SIII with the SLOG3 picture profile and a Sony 16–35mm f/4 lens. Ideal for marine documentaries, educational content, conservation videos, or any project needing captivating underwater wildlife visuals.
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