How to Make a Smalltown Boy AI Video

To make a Smalltown Boy AI video you need two photos: one of the pet (or person) who screams first and one of the pet who answers. On Smalltown Boy AI you upload both, pick a setting and a length, and press the button. The vertical video is ready in a few minutes and you don’t write any prompt. Then you add the Smalltown Boy sound in TikTok or Reels.

How to Make a Smalltown Boy AI Video in 3 Steps

1. Sign in and upload two photos. Open the Smalltown Boy AI generator and sign in with Google. Photo 1 screams first; photo 2 answers. Use JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB each, with one pet or person per photo.
2. Pick a setting and a length. Choose the red fence yard (the classic look), a small-town sidewalk, a living room or a beach at sunset. Then choose 15 seconds (20 credits) for the whole routine, 10 seconds (13 credits) or 6 seconds (6 credits). Every video is vertical 9:16 at 720p with an 80s-style instrumental beat. Tick the box confirming you may use the photos.
3. Make it, then add the song. The video takes a few minutes; you can leave the page and come back. When it’s done, download the MP4 or tap Share to TikTok on your phone, then add the Smalltown Boy sound from the app’s library. If the video fails, we retry it once for free, and if it fails again your credits go straight back.

Photo Tips for Pets

• One animal per photo. With two cats in one picture, the model can’t tell which one should scream first.
• Face clearly visible. The scream is a close-up, so the face is the part people see most. Eyes open, head not turned away.
• Full body helps. Both pets stand up and dance, so a photo that shows legs, tail and markings gives the model more to copy.
• Good light, no heavy filters. Dark or backlit photos lose fur color and patterns.
• Outfits come along. A hat, bow or sweater in the photo usually stays on in the video, which is how creators dress their pets for the meme.

Which Length to Choose

• 15 seconds, 20 credits: the full routine. Photo 1 screams for about four seconds, photo 2 answers, then the two dance side by side, the camera drops to a low angle and they lunge at the lens in the last second and a half.
• 10 seconds, 13 credits: the same beats played faster; the side-by-side dance starts at about six seconds.
• 6 seconds, 6 credits: a quick version with both screams in the first three and a half seconds. Five days of check-ins pay for one, so it is a good way to try the site.

How to Line It Up With the Song on TikTok

1. Download your video or share it to TikTok from your phone.
2. Tap Add sound, search for Smalltown Boy and pick the Bronski Beat track.
3. Slide the start of the sound so Jimmy Somerville’s high “run away, turn away” note lands on the first scream.
4. Turn the original sound of your clip down to zero, so only the song plays.
5. Add #smalltownboy and turn on TikTok’s AI-generated content label before you post.

On Instagram Reels it works the same way: add the song from the music library and trim it so the first scream hits the high note.

If Your Video Doesn’t Come Out Right

• It failed. Smalltown Boy AI retries a failed video once on its own. If that fails too, your credits go back to your balance automatically.
• A pet doesn’t look like itself. Try a sharper photo where the animal fills more of the frame, facing the camera, without a filter.
• The wrong one screams first. The order of the photos sets the order of the screams. Swap them and make it again.
• It is taking a long time. When many people make videos at once, the queue grows. You can close the page; the video is saved in your account.

Other Ways to Do the Smalltown Boy Trend

Creators who started the AI pet wave used general AI video apps and wrote the routine into a prompt themselves. That route can work if you already pay for one of those apps, but it takes longer:

• Write a multi-shot prompt describing both pets, the scream with paws on the head, the swap, the side-by-side dance and the lunge, then add both photos as references.
• Make the beats as separate clips (one clip per scream, one dance clip) and cut them together in CapCut before adding the song.
• Film it yourself. The original 2026 duet is two people dancing to the song, and you can film that with a friend and a phone.

Common problems with the do-it-yourself routes: the two animals blend into one, a pet’s markings change between shots, and getting the beats in order takes many retries. Smalltown Boy AI runs ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Mini with the routine already written, so you only bring the photos.

Smalltown Boy AI Video FAQ

Can I make a Smalltown Boy AI video for free?

Signing up is free and has no welcome credits, but checking in 5 days in a row gives you 6 credits, enough for a 6-second video. A full 15-second video costs 20 credits; the smallest pack is $9.90 for 20 credits.

Can I use one photo with both pets in it?

No. Upload two separate photos, one pet each. That is how the model knows who screams first.

Does the video include the Smalltown Boy song?

No. Your video comes with an AI-made 80s-style instrumental beat. Add the real song from the TikTok or Reels sound library, where it is licensed for posts.

Can I put myself in the video?

Yes. Use a photo of yourself in one slot and your pet or a friend in the other. Anyone shown must be 18 or older and must have agreed to be in it.