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The elevator scene is a two-hander, so the casting is the joke. The Listener is on screen the whole time and has almost nothing to say; the Speaker has the lines and the exit. Here are pairings that work and the photo each part needs.
The Listener stands on the left for all 24 seconds, pulls the headphones down, reacts, answers twice and ends alone. The Speaker, on the right, has most of the lines, sings a few words and walks out in a full-length wide shot. Cast the more expressive person as the Speaker.
The "how it started" version: the partner who made the first move is the Speaker, the one who was caught off guard is the Listener. It works just as well with the parts swapped, any genders.
The music-taste version: whoever introduced the other to a band is the Speaker. For coworkers, the scene is already set in an office elevator, so it needs no explanation in the caption.
Put your dog or cat in the Listener part: it stays in the elevator, so it is on screen the whole time and keeps its own coat and markings. The Speaker part reads best with a person, because it has the lines. Use a clear, front-facing photo of the pet.
For both: one person per photo, head and shoulders, face forward, hair fully visible, no hat or sunglasses unless you want them in the video. For the Speaker, a photo that also shows the outfit helps in the wide shot. Pick two people who look different so the parts are easy to tell apart.
Only use photos of people who agreed to be in the video, never actors or musicians, and label the video as AI-made when you post. Then open the I Love the Smiths trend and add both photos.
Add a photo for each role shown below. All roles need a photo.
Upload a head-and-shoulders photo of the person who wears the headphones: face forward, hair fully visible, no hat. The listener is on screen for the whole video and ends alone in the elevator.
Upload the speaker's photo the same way; a photo that also shows the outfit helps, because the speaker walks out in a full-length wide shot. Choose 480p, 720p or 1080p and review the quote, which covers the whole video and both photo preparations.
Watch the line land on the speaker's mouth, the headphones come down and the walk-out in the wide shot, then download your 16:9 MP4 with the original sound.
All 24 seconds in 16:9: the headphones coming off, "I love the Smiths" said twice, the silent glances, the sung line, then the cut to the wide shot as the doors open and the speaker walks out.
Each part of the scene is sent with its own slice of the isolated dialogue, so the speaker's lines and the listener's short replies are timed to the right face. The music is not sent to the video model; the original soundtrack is put back at the end.
Each person keeps the face, hair and outfit from their own photo. The only prop the template adds is a plain pair of black headphones for the listener.
Friends, a couple, coworkers, your crush, or you and your dog. The reference pair are replaced by grey silhouettes in the motion guide, so neither of them is reused.
It is the elevator scene from the 2009 film (500) Days of Summer remade with AI: one person stands in an office elevator with headphones on, the person next to them hears the music and says "I love the Smiths", has to say it again, sings a line of the song and walks out, and the first person is left stunned. Since early November 2026 people have been posting AI versions with other faces in the two parts. Oakgen's template puts the two people from your photos in it.
Yes. "I Love the Smiths", the "500 Days of Summer elevator scene", the "Tom and Summer" elevator meet-cute and "I said I love the Smiths" are names for the same trend, and many posts use the hashtag #ilovethesmithstrend. This template follows the full 24-second scene, from the headphones coming off to the walk-out.
The band is The Smiths and the song is "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", from their 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. In the film it plays through the headphones, and the line the speaker sings, "To die by your side, such a heavenly way to die", is from its chorus. Some people search for the trend as the "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out AI trend".
The speaker says "I love the Smiths", the listener asks "Sorry?", and the speaker repeats "I said I love the Smiths" and says the listener has good taste in music. After a short surprised reply from the listener, the speaker sings a line, says "I love them" and walks out, and the listener mutters "Holy shit."
An AI-made fan version with look-alikes of two famous musicians in the elevator. This template is an unofficial fan-style format, not connected to the film, its studio, The Smiths or anyone shown, and neither look-alike is kept in your video.
Yes. The Listener and the Speaker each need a photo, because the motion guide replaces both people with grey silhouettes, so neither of them is kept.
Photo 1 is the Listener, on the left with the headphones, who stays in the elevator at the end. Photo 2 is the Speaker, on the right, who says "I love the Smiths" and walks out. To swap parts, swap the photos. Any pair works: two friends, a couple, coworkers or a person and a pet.
There is no gown or costume: each person wears the outfit, hair and accessories from their own photo. The template adds one prop, a plain pair of black over-ear headphones for the Listener, which come down around the neck early on.
Yes. Your video keeps the clip's original soundtrack, voices and music, whoever is in the photos. You do not record anything, and the voices are not changed to sound like the people in your photos.
The scene's dialogue, separated from the music, is sent to the video model with each part of the scene, so the lines are timed to the right face; the music itself is never sent. These are instructions to a model, so check the close-ups and re-run if the lips clearly drift.
Yes. Either part can be a dog, a cat or another pet: it keeps its own species, coat and markings and follows the same head turns and walk. The scene reads best when the Speaker is a person, because the Speaker has most of the lines.
Your own, or photos of people who agreed to be in the video. Do not upload photos of actors, musicians or anyone who has not consented, and label AI videos clearly when you share them.
24 seconds in 16:9 landscape, in two shots: a close two-shot in the elevator for about 20 seconds, then a wide shot as the doors open and the Speaker walks out.
No. It is the AI reference clip the trend comes from, used as the motion and timing reference, not an Oakgen result. Its two people are never reused.
4,939 credits per 720p video. The quote includes both photo preparations and the complete video. Check it before generating.
Plan a story, keep your character recognizable, and make the finished clip your own.
A review checklist for the I Love the Smiths elevator video: lines on the right face, the headphones, hair and outfits after the cut, the wide shot, sound and captions.
Make the I Love the Smiths elevator video step by step: choose the Listener and Speaker photos, read the quote, check the lines and the walk-out, then post it.
Where the I Love the Smiths trend comes from: the (500) Days of Summer elevator scene, the Smiths song in the headphones, the lines people quote and the AI remake wave.
Upload 2 photos. Everything else is set.