How to make the Bad Times AI video, step by step
Upload one photo of you, check the picture of you at the lens, watch a free 4-second preview, then unlock the full 15-second video with the song. It runs in the browser on your phone or computer, with nothing to edit.
By Bad Times AI Dance · Last updated October 31, 2026
What you need
Step by step
- Open the generator and add your photo.
- In about a minute you see a picture of you right at the lens, pointing. If it doesn't look like you, change the photo; that's still free. If it does, tap to film.
- About 4 minutes later your free preview plays: the first 4 seconds, from the head grab to the hand on the hip, watermarked.
- Like it? Unlock the full video in HD (720p) or Standard (480p). It's made again from your photo with the "hold on" part, the charge and the finger in the lens, so small details can differ from the preview.
- Download the MP4 with the song, or the silent one to add TikTok's sound, and post (how).
What you get
A 15-second vertical 9:16 MP4 with no watermark: you in the kitchen from the original take, every move timed like it, ending with your face at the lens. You keep your face, hair and the clothes in your photo. The HD video takes about 6 minutes, and you can close the page while it's made; it waits under My videos.
Making it: questions
Do I need to edit anything?
No. The moves, the timing and the song are already in place. You add a photo and download the finished video.
Can I make the Bad Times AI video on my phone?
Yes. It runs in your phone's browser, with no app to install.
Can I film it in my own room?
No. Every video is in the kitchen from the original take, so it reads as the trend at a glance.
Start with your photo and a free preview.
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