How to Make a Zombie Love Story AI Video

What you need before you start

Here is the full walkthrough of how to make a zombie love story AI video without filming anything: two photos in, one 15 second short out.

You need one photo of the person who will hold the gun and one photo of the person who takes the zombie look. You do not need a location, a makeup artist, a prop gun or an editing app for the cut.

Step 1: choose the photo of the gun holder

This photo fills the person in the first half of the short, so it is the one that carries the standoff. Use a recent, front-facing photo with even lighting and one person in frame.

Avoid sunglasses, heavy filters and anything covering the face. The face, hair, skin tone and outfit come from this photo, while the pose, the room and the timing come from the template.

Step 2: choose the photo of the one who turns

The second slot wants a clear, well-lit portrait of the other person. The clip gives them the template's zombie look, so this photo should look like them on a normal day: clear face, readable hair, plain background.

Keep one person per photo, and do not add zombie makeup of your own. The styling is part of the scene, and a clean photo keeps the pair recognisable in both halves of the short.

Step 3: keep the template and set the frame

The scene is fixed, so the only settings that matter are the output ratio and the resolution. Leave the ratio on Auto to stay on the template's native 16:9 widescreen frame, or choose a vertical ratio when the clip is going to Reels, Shorts or TikTok.

Resolution sets both the detail and the cost: 480P uses 50 credits, 720P Standard uses 100 and 1080P Pro uses 200. The required credits are shown in the form before you submit, and nothing is charged until the paid task starts.

Step 4: generate and download

Confirm the credits, submit the task, and wait for the render. Most tasks finish within a few minutes, and the preview panel shows progress while the video service works.

When the clip comes back, preview it and download the file you want to keep. The result is a 15 second widescreen short that keeps the template audio, so the hug and the hard cut land together.

Step 5: add the sound and post

The render already carries the scene's own audio. If your feed is playing an emotional track, add it inside TikTok, Reels or CapCut and line the cut up with the beat you picked, which is how most versions of this trend get posted.

How to get a better result

Three things separate a clean render from a muddy one: one person per photo, a clear view of both faces, and even lighting. If the first attempt comes back soft, the usual cause is a photo where a face is small, angled or partly hidden, rather than anything in the settings.

Do you need editing skills?

No. There is no prompt to write, no timeline to build and no cut to time. The beats are part of the template, and your only decisions are which two photos to upload and which frame to post.

One rule before you start: only upload photos of yourself, or of people who have agreed to appear, and label the result as AI-generated wherever the platform asks for it. The gun on screen is part of a fictional scene and is never fired.