Guide · updated 2026-10-11
How to make the Burning Bridges AI video
To make the Burning Bridges AI video you need one photo and a few minutes. The trend is one fixed scene, the dinner party from Drake's "Burning Bridges" music video, where only the host changes. So making your own Burning Bridges AI video comes down to choosing a face and letting an AI video model film the party again with it. This guide covers each step, which photos work, what it costs, and how to fix the usual problems.
Make the Burning Bridges AI video in 6 steps
- Choose who hosts the party. The video has one starring role: the host in the black cap at the front of the dinner party, who points at the camera, toasts with a silver cup and laughs with the crowd. Pick yourself or a friend who agreed to it.
- Take or pick one photo. One person, face fully visible and facing the camera, even light, no sunglasses or heavy filters. A recent selfie works. JPEG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB.
- Upload it to the maker. Open the Burning Bridges AI video maker on the home page and drop the photo into the slot. There is nothing else to fill in: no prompt, no reference clip.
- Choose the soundtrack. "Song from the clip" keeps the 14 seconds of Burning Bridges under your video. "No song" gives you a clean video so you can add the trending sound inside TikTok.
- Start the video and wait. Tick the permission box and press Make my video. It usually takes 2 to 5 minutes. You can start another video or close the tab; it keeps rendering and waits in Your videos.
- Download and post. Download the 14-second MP4 and post it to TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Label it as AI-generated where the app asks, and use #burningbridgesai.
Open the Burning Bridges AI video maker
The other ways people make it, and why this is shorter
Most early Burning Bridges AI videos were made with general tools. With Higgsfield Genjutsu you upload a reference clip of the party, add reference images of the new person, write a prompt and pick a mode; creators report needing several attempts, and the official pricing for a 15-second clip runs from $2.00 at 480p to $7.20 at 1080p on top of a paid plan. CapCut templates are free but change by region and app version, and most only let you edit footage you already have. Here the dinner party is built in: one photo, one button, one price.
Photo tips for a better Burning Bridges AI video
The model copies the face, hair and beard from your photo and keeps the room, the crowd and the camera from the music video. Photo quality matters more than anything else.
- Face the camera. Front-facing or slightly turned works best. Profiles and far-away shots give the model too little to copy.
- One person in the photo. Crop out friends and posters with faces, or the model may use the wrong face.
- Even light. The party is lit warm and dark, so a well-lit photo keeps your face recognisable. Avoid heavy colour filters.
- Nothing covering the face. No sunglasses, masks or hands. Caps and normal glasses are fine.
- Real people who agreed. Use yourself or someone who said yes. Celebrities, cartoon characters and minors are refused.
Adding the Burning Bridges sound on TikTok
If you chose "Song from the clip", the 14 seconds of the song from the scene are already under your video. If you chose "No song", upload the video in TikTok, tap Add sound, search for Burning Bridges by Drake and turn the original audio down. Using TikTok's own sound links your post to the sound page where people browse the trend. Background on the song and the trend is on the Burning Bridges AI trend page.
How much does it cost?
One Burning Bridges AI video is $9.90. A 3-video pack is $24.90 and a 10-video pack is $69, or $6.90 per video. You pay once, there is no subscription, and if a render fails the video goes back to your balance automatically. Details are on the pricing page.
Common problems and fixes
The face does not look like the photo
Use a sharper, front-facing photo with even light. Small photos (under about 512 pixels on the short side), side profiles and filtered selfies are the usual cause.
The video failed with a photo warning
The model's safety check declined the photo, usually because it looks like a public figure or contains text or logos. The video was refunded; try a different photo.
It is taking longer than usual
When many people make videos at once there can be a short queue. The progress panel shows where your video is, and it appears in Your videos the moment it is ready, even if you close the page.
I want it vertical for TikTok
The music video is widescreen, so your video is 16:9 too. Under Your videos, press TikTok version (9:16) to download a vertical copy with the full scene in the middle and a blurred fill above and below. Keep the tab open for the 14 seconds it takes. More posting tips: Burning Bridges AI on TikTok.