Oakgen.aiThree roles, all yours
The hothead is held back shouting; the calm one leans on the wall sipping from a mug; the fighter walks out from around the corner. Each takes the face, hair and outfit from their own photo.
Video trend
Around the Corner trend
Your friends hold back the hothead while the real fighter walks out from around the corner.
- Final video
- 11.67 seconds
- Your input
- 3 photos
- Quality
- 720p
REFERENCE RECREATION11.67 SEC / 9 / 16
How to make it
Add a photo for the hothead and calm one and fighter.
- 01
Pick your three people
Upload a clear photo for the hothead, the calm one and the fighter, each of someone who agreed to appear. Full-body photos help the fighter, who walks up from a distance; waist-up photos suit the other two.
- 02
Review quality and price
Choose 480p, 720p or 1080p and review the quote. It includes the full video, all three photo preparations and four scene references.
- 03
Check the reveal
Watch that nobody swaps faces between the shots, the friends keep hold of the hothead and the fighter keeps both gloves on, then download your portrait MP4 with the original music.
The whole reveal
The 12-second portrait clip keeps all three shots: the struggle in the alley, the close-up of the hothead, and the slow pan past the calm one around the wall to the fighter, with the original music.
Fight gloves, no fight
The fighter wears black fingerless fight gloves over their own outfit, squares up, bounces and puffs out their cheeks. Nobody throws a punch and nobody gets hurt.
An attributed AI source
The preview is an AI reel by @vexm0vez, made with @ausar.ai's template and shown for motion and timing. It is not an Oakgen result, and its people are never reused: all three roles come from your photos.
Photo tips
- One person per photo
- Full body for the fighter
- Sharp, front-facing faces
- Pick three visibly different people
- Use photos of people who agreed
- Check the gloves after the pan
Questions & answers
What is the Around the Corner trend?
It is a short AI clip in a back alley: two friends hold back a hothead who shouts and points, a calm friend leans on the wall sipping from a mug, and the camera pans around the corner of the wall to reveal the real fighter in black fight gloves, who squares up and puffs out their cheeks. The joke is that the one doing the shouting is not the one to worry about.
Why is it called Around the Corner?
That is the name the trend goes by on Instagram. The AI template app @ausar.ai and the creators who used it caption their versions "Around The Corner" trend, after the reveal at the end, and tag them #aroundthecorner.
Where does it come from?
The preview is an Instagram reel posted by @vexm0vez on 22 September 2026, made with @ausar.ai's "around the corner" template. @ausar.ai posted many versions the same week, each casting characters from a different TV show. The people in them are AI likenesses of real actors; Oakgen's template never keeps them, so all three photos are required.
Do I need three photos?
Yes. The hothead, the calm one and the fighter each need a photo, so none of the reference people appear in your video. The two friends holding the hothead stay as they are.
Which role is which?
The hothead is the one being held back by two friends, shouting and pointing. The calm one leans on the blue wall with arms folded, sipping from a green mug. The fighter is the one who walks out from around the corner at the end, wearing black fight gloves.
Does anyone get hurt?
No. The hothead never breaks free and the fighter only squares up, bounces and gestures. The template asks for no hits, injuries or blood.
Is anything said in the clip?
No. The soundtrack is instrumental music; our machine transcript found no words. Nobody on screen talks, so nobody lip-syncs in your video. We have not identified the track.
Whose photos can I use?
Use photos of yourself or of people who agreed to be in the video. Do not upload photos of celebrities, public figures or anyone who has not consented, and label AI videos clearly when you share them.
How long is the video?
About 12 seconds in portrait 9:16 format, matching the reference from the first shot to the fighter's shrug.
Is the preview generated by Oakgen?
No. It is the attributed AI reel used as the motion and timing reference, not an Oakgen result. Review faces, hands and the gloves in your video before sharing.
How much does it cost?
2,719 credits per 720p video. The quote includes all three photo preparations, four scene references and the complete video. Check it before generating.
Ideas for your next video
Plan a story, keep your character recognizable, and make the finished clip your own.
Check Your Around the Corner AI Video, Shot by Shot
Review your finished Around the Corner AI video by timestamp: faces in the right roles, the friends' grip, the mug, the pan and the fighter's gloves, one fix per re-run.
How to Make the Around the Corner AI Trend: Three Photos, One Reveal
Make the Around the Corner AI trend step by step: cast the hothead, the calm one and the fighter, pick three photos, read the quote, check the reveal and post it.
Make your Around the Corner video
Upload 3 photos. Everything else is set.