# Pompeii: Buried in Time

> A Spanish vertical explainer about Pompeii's everyday life, the hours of Vesuvius's eruption, and the ruins preserved by ash.

- Canonical: https://onira.studio/films/pompeii-buried-in-time
- Full video: https://media.onira.studio/films/pompeii-buried-in-time.mp4
- Poster: https://media.onira.studio/films/posters/pompeii-buried-in-time.jpg
- Chapters WebVTT: https://onira.studio/films/pompeii-buried-in-time/chapters.vtt
- Duration: 02:36
- Aspect ratio: 9/16
- Genre: History
- Production: Vertical explainer
- Creator: Onira Studio (first-party proof, not a customer case study)
- Published: 2026-06-15
- Cost basis: Run-specific preflight required

## Production brief

A vertical Spanish-language historical explainer about Pompeii, from daily Roman life to the eruption of Vesuvius and the ash-preserved city archaeologists study today.

## Film context

Built for short-form education, this vertical cut uses Spanish narration and burned-in captions over Roman streets, household interiors, eruption shots, and ash-covered ruins. It is paced like a social history explainer while keeping a cinematic visual texture.

## Visual and editorial highlights

- Spanish narration with on-screen educational captions
- Pompeii's streets, homes, shops, and public spaces
- Vesuvius smoke, ash, and collapsing visibility
- Archaeological ruins preserved beneath volcanic ash

## Chapter summary

- 00:00 - The city before Vesuvius: The film opens with everyday Roman life to create contrast with the eruption.
- 00:36 - Warning signs: The volcano, smoke, and ash introduce danger at the pace of a vertical educational short.
- 01:18 - The city is buried: Streets disappear beneath ash as the narration turns toward preservation.
- 02:02 - What archaeologists study: The ending connects the ruins, historical memory, and Pompeii's value as evidence today.

## Evidence boundary

This is a complete first-party Onira Studio export. It demonstrates a production result, not independent customer acceptance, publication, retention, or revenue. Factual films require creator verification and generated reconstructions must not be presented as archival evidence.

## External review references

- [Archaeological Park of Pompeii](https://pompeiisites.org/en/)
- [Archaeological Park of Pompeii press kit](https://pompeiisites.org/en/archaeological-park-of-pompeii/press-kit/)

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