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How to make the viral AI videos

Short, practical guides for the AI video trends everyone asks about. Each one shows what to upload, what to type and how to caption it.

Guide · Cinema POV

How to make the 4D cinema POV video

The "front row of a 4D cinema" format is a first-person shot from a theater seat where something on the screen suddenly breaks out into the room. It works because the viewer is the one sitting in the seat: the surprise lands in the first second.

Steps

  1. Open the Front Row 4D template. It needs no photo, so it's perfect for faceless pages.
  2. Choose what comes out of the screen. Big, recognizable things work best: a giant wave, a dinosaur head, a dragon's fire, stampeding horses.
  3. Make it. In about a minute you get a vertical clip with the theater, the audience in the foreground and the effect bursting out.
  4. Add the hook on screen in the first second: "POV: you got front row at the 4D cinema".

Why it works

POV puts the viewer in the scene, and the "4D" promise sets up an effect they want to see. Make it a series: a new movie every day, and let comments pick the next one.

Caption that fits
POV: you got front row at the 4D cinema they did NOT warn us about this part 🌊 Made with @trythistrend #trythistrend #4dcinema #pov
Guide · Transform

How to turn your pet into a tiger (the bucket trend)

In this trend a pet "falls into the wrong bucket" and turns into a wild animal while keeping its pose. Pet owners love it because it starts from a real photo of their own pet.

Steps

  1. Take a clear photo of your pet looking at the camera, in good light, with its whole body visible. Plain floors and rooms work better than busy backgrounds.
  2. Open the Wrong Bucket template and upload it. We crop it to vertical 9:16.
  3. Pick the animal: tiger is the classic, but lion, wolf and baby panda are fun follow-ups for a series.
  4. Post with a hook like "he fell in the wrong bucket 😭" and keep the pet's name in the caption so fans can follow the story.

Tips

Short-haired pets in a sitting pose give the cleanest transformation. Want the next level? Try Kaiju Pet or Gold Medal Pet with the same photo.

Guide · Effects

How to do the glowing eye illusion effect

The anime-inspired eye effect shows a person opening their eyes as they start to glow with a spinning pattern, while the world around them warps into a colored illusion sky. It's dramatic, short, and loops well.

Steps

  1. Use a selfie with your face clearly visible, eyes looking slightly up or at the camera.
  2. Open the Mind Spell template and pick a color: crimson is the classic, electric blue and gold stand out in a feed full of red.
  3. Make it and add a hook like "when the illusion hits different".
  4. Post a duet-friendly version: invite friends to remix it with their own selfie via your share link.
Guide · Fairytale

How to make the forest ball princess video

"No invitation came, no carriage, no hall, so she held the ball where the trees stood tall." This fairytale format turns a normal photo into a princess spinning in a gown under lanterns in an enchanted forest.

Steps

  1. Pick a full-body or portrait photo with a clear face.
  2. Open the Forest Ball Princess template and choose the gown color: sapphire, emerald, rose gold or midnight.
  3. We restyle your photo into the first frame, then the gown spins and fireflies swirl.
  4. Tell the story in the caption. This format lives on its storytelling line, so write one rhyming sentence.

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