Your Zombie Love Story video is back. This guide is for checking it, not making it: what to look at in each stretch of the 25-second take, which photo choice can sit behind a flaw, and the one change to try next. The clip has two worlds and one hard cut, so the likeliest problems are a face that changes across the cut and a zombie look that leaks into the field. How to make it in the first place is in the how-to guide.
Make another take
Try a sharper photo or a different pair and make the 25-second Zombie Love Story again.
Watch it three times first
Watch once with sound, listening for the snarl, the roar and the music. Then once muted, looking only at the faces. Then once more at the cut, frame by frame, from about 9 to 12 seconds. Most flaws only show when you look for one thing at a time.
A frame from the reference reel by @rmbks96, not an Oakgen output. Your survivor should stand in the same place, seen from behind at about two seconds, facing your zombie.
Second by second
| Time (about) | What happens | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 s | Close-up of the survivor crying, a blurred pistol in the foreground | The survivor's face is your Survivor photo and is crying; the pistol is out of focus and not pointed at the lens. |
| 2 to 3 s | Over the survivor's shoulder, the zombie stands facing him | First look at the zombie. Pale grey skin, clouded white eyes, forehead cuts, and the face is your Partner photo, not a blend. |
| 3 to 4.5 s | The survivor aims two-handed, grieving | Two hands on one pistol, no flash, no recoil, no firing. |
| 4.5 to 6.5 s | Zombie snarls in close-up, then the survivor cries in close-up | The snarl sounds at about 4.5 seconds and the partner's mouth matches it. No words. |
| 6.5 to 9 s | Full shot: the survivor lowers the pistol to the hip and opens both arms | The pistol points down and stays in the hand; both arms open; the black jacket, white shirt and tie. |
| 9 to 10 s | The zombie roars in close-up and lunges while the survivor stands, eyes closed | Roar at about 9 seconds. No bite, no wound, no blood. Nobody has contacted the other before the cut. |
| about 10 s | Hard cut to the golden field; music begins | The cut is clean and the music starts with it, not before. Cold grey becomes warm gold. |
| 10 to 12.5 s | The partner catches the survivor, spins them in a hug, and they tumble into the grass | The partner is healthy, with no grey skin or clouded eyes. Two arms each, hands on backs, not through them. |
| 12.5 to 15.5 s | Close-ups: the partner smiling with the survivor's hand on their cheek, then the survivor smiling up from the grass | Each face is clearly the same person as in the room. The survivor is in a cream knit sweater and the partner is in a white sundress. |
| 15.5 to 25 s | They run hand in hand, sit with the partner's head on the survivor's shoulder, then two silhouettes sit still until the end | The pistol never appears in the field. Hands stay joined while running. Nothing is added at the end. |
Common flaws and the one change to try
These are the problems we would expect from the way the template works. We have not measured how often each one happens.
A face changes at the cut. The room and the field are two scenes with the same two faces. If a face looks like a different person after the cut, the photo may be too small or turned away. Use a photo with a sharp, front-facing face and forehead and hair visible, then re-run.
The zombie look leaks into the field. The partner should be pale and grey only before the cut. If grey skin or cloudy eyes appear in the field, re-run with the same photos before changing anything.
The partner looks like a different character, not like your person. Heavy makeup, a filter or a stylised photo makes the zombie look overwhelm the face. Use a plain, well-lit photo.
The pistol does something it should not. It should only be raised, lowered to the hip and left there. If it fires, flashes or appears in the field, treat it as a failed result and do not share it. Re-run.
The hug merges two bodies. Hands or faces fuse for a few frames. Re-run first; if it repeats, try photos where the two people look clearly different from each other, for example in hair and face shape.
Someone speaks or sings. The reel has no dialogue and no lyrics. The only open-mouth moments are the snarl, the roar and the survivor's crying; nobody forms words.
Text or a logo appears. The template asks for none. If text appears, re-run; it is not part of the scene.
Before you post
Say that the video is AI-made and fictional, credit @rmbks96 for the original reel and tell both people before you share it. The clip is landscape; keep the sound on when you post, because the change from room tone to music at the cut is half the effect. A clip with a prop pistol can be treated differently on different platforms, so check the rules of the app you post on; we have not verified them. If you want to compare your hug with the reference, see the zombie hug breakdown. If a face looks wrong, casting the survivor and the zombie explains what each photo controls, and who to cast and how to ask them covers choosing the pair. Wondering what the clip is based on? The source page sets out what we checked and what we could not, and the prompt page explains why the template has no prompt box.
Checking another two-person result? Checking a What's the Move result covers a clip where two people take turns talking, and checking a Beer Spill Kick result covers a slapstick with three photographed roles.
