I Love the Smiths AI
I Love the Smiths Video: Film It, CapCut Template or AI?
Three ways to make the “I love the Smiths” elevator video: filming it yourself, using an editing template, or generating it from photos with AI. What each needs, costs and delivers.
The scene every video follows: 20 seconds with sound. Yours shows the faces from your photos.
Upload a photo →The “I love the Smiths” elevator moment is short, but getting it right is harder than it looks: two people, a line delivered twice, headphones coming off on cue and a shared look. Here are the three ways people make it, and what to expect from each.
Side-by-side comparison
| Film it yourself | Editing template (e.g. CapCut) | AI from photos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Any, but timing is on you | Your footage | Full 20-second exchange, every line |
| Examples you can trust | — | Template previews | A real result generated here, shown with its input photos |
| What you need | Elevator or similar spot, a scene partner, headphones, tripod | Your own footage, the app | 1–2 photos |
| Do you need a partner? | Yes, on set | Yes, on set | No: our AI co-star can play the other role |
| Lines and lip-sync | You act and time them | You act; the template adds the sound | Built in and synced |
| Sound | Add the trend sound in the app | Included in the template | Included |
| Time | Setup plus several takes | Filming plus editing | Usually 5–15 minutes |
| Cost | Free, plus your time | Free or app subscription | From $12.99 per video |
| Result | Your real footage | Your real footage with effects | A 20-second AI video, 16:9, 720p |
Filming it yourself
Best for: couples or friends who like acting and have the right spot.
Filming gives you real footage and full control. But elevators are public spaces with other people, poor light and little room for a tripod, and the scene relies on timing: the first line, the missed beat, the headphones, the repeat. Expect several takes.
Using an editing template
Best for: people who already have good footage.
Templates in apps like CapCut can add the trend sound, captions and transitions. They don’t film for you, and lip-sync to someone else’s audio is hard to get right. You still need a scene partner.
Making it from photos with AI
Best for: anyone who wants the full scene without filming, especially solo or long-distance.
On I Love the Smiths AI you upload one or two photos, pick who plays the one in headphones and who says the line, and pay once. The elevator, the lines, the music and the timing are built in, with mouths moving in sync. With one photo, our AI-generated co-star plays the other person.
Limits to know:
- The scene is fixed: you can’t change the lines, voices, song or setting.
- It is landscape 16:9, like the film. Place it on a vertical background in your app if you want 9:16.
- AI can change small details such as necklines or hair strands; faces are kept as close to your photos as possible but not guaranteed.
- Only use photos of yourself or adults who agreed.
Why the full 20 seconds matters
Many AI templates for this trend are about 15 seconds. They often stop after the first line or two, cut before the song, re-voice the dialogue or require exactly two photos. Our video follows the whole exchange in order: headphones, “I love the Smiths”, “I said, I love the Smiths”, headphones off, the look, “You have good taste in music” and a sung line, with the scene’s own voices synced to the mouths. One or two photos cost the same.
Which should you pick?
- You have a willing partner, an elevator and an afternoon: film it.
- You already filmed something: use a template for sound and captions.
- You want it today, alone or long-distance, with the lines already synced: make it from photos.
Whatever you choose, the music belongs to its rights holders: fine for your own posts, but use licensed music for ads or brand accounts.