Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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Put yourself on top of a skyscraper with AI — no climbing required. In this tutorial I recreate the viral Empire State Building selfie moment using Artlist AI video, and I share a realism trick that makes AI footage look like real broadcast news.
Remember those two lovebirds who climbed the Empire State Building to get engaged and went viral all over the internet? In this video I'll show you exactly how to recreate cinematic, realistic AI selfie scenes — putting yourself above the clouds or on a skyscraper — using Artlist.io and Claude AI. You'll learn how to build a consistent AI character, how to write the perfect AI video prompt, which AI model to use for realistic faces and motion (Seedance 2.0), and the "film it off the screen" trick that removes that fake AI look and makes your clip look like actual news camera footage.
Perfect for content creators, filmmakers, and anyone into AI video generation, viral AI videos, and next-level AI content creation.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:37 Step 1: The reference image (character consistency)
1:09 Step 2: The prompt (using Claude to analyze the footage)
2:22 Step 3: Generating the video in Artlist (Seedance 2.0)
3:10 Step 4: The realism hack (make AI look real)
3:46 Final result + outro
🛠️ TOOLS USED
Artlist.io (AI video generation)
Claude.ai (prompt writing + video analysis)
📋 THE EXACT PROMPTS
Character sheet prompt: create a character sheet of this face from 3 angles.
Video generation prompt:
One single continuous unbroken shot, no cuts, no camera angle changes. Filmed from a news helicopter circling at a distance with an extreme telephoto zoom lens: heavy lens compression, subtle constant drift and slow parallax as the helicopter orbits, slight lens shake and heat shimmer, hazy overexposed smog, muted gray-beige palette, realistic long-lens paparazzi news footage. The very top of the empire state building: the highest point of the structure, a tiny weathered metal platform at the absolute summit directly at the base of the antenna spire, with only the thin antenna mast rising above them and open sky and hazy endless city all around and below — no upper decks or structure above them. On this summit platform: a slim woman (face from reference image_1) in a fitted black strapless corset top and black flared trousers, wearing a black balaclava, hands pressed over her mouth in shock, and an athletic man (face from reference image_2) in a black sleeveless top and black cargo trousers, and ny cap. kneeling on one knee in a black motorcycle helmet, holding up an open ring box with a glinting ring. In the same continuous shot, the man rises to his feet and removes his helmet, holding it loosely at his side, while the woman pulls the balaclava off over her head in one smooth motion, her hair tumbling free, smiling. Still without cutting, they embrace and kiss passionately as the camera slowly continues its orbit and the helicopter pulls further back and higher, gradually widening to reveal the full summit and spire of the empire state building piercing the fog, a large dark navy flag flying from the very tip of the antenna above them with white text reading "LOVE WINS" the couple now tiny figures still kissing at the top, endless hazy city fading into fog below.
💡 QUICK RECAP
1. Take reference photos of yourself → generate a face-only character sheet in Artlist
2. Upload the original footage to Claude and have it write the video prompt (leaving the building, faces, and flag text open)
3. Generate in Artlist with Seedance 2.0 reference your character sheets, set your building name and flag text
4. Film the finished video off your screen with your phone (HD, full zoom) for real, imperfect, broadcast-style realism
👉 Drop a comment and let me know what you want to see next!
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#AIvideo #Artlist #AIvideoGeneration #Seedance #ViralVideo #AIcontent #AItutorial #ClaudeAI #AIfilmmaking #ContentCreation #AIselfie #RealisticAI #TextToVideo #AItools #EmpireStateBuilding
TRY ARTLIST HERE: sl1nk.com/zoob0v0
Put yourself on top of a skyscraper with AI — no climbing required. In this tutorial I recreate the viral Empire State Building selfie moment using Artlist AI video, and I share a realism trick that makes AI footage look like real broadcast news.
Remember those two lovebirds who climbed the Empire State Building to get engaged and went viral all over the internet? In this video I'll show you exactly how to recreate cinematic, realistic AI selfie scenes — putting yourself above the clouds or on a skyscraper — using Artlist.io and Claude AI. You'll learn how to build a consistent AI character, how to write the perfect AI video prompt, which AI model to use for realistic faces and motion (Seedance 2.0), and the "film it off the screen" trick that removes that fake AI look and makes your clip look like actual news camera footage.
Perfect for content creators, filmmakers, and anyone into AI video generation, viral AI videos, and next-level AI content creation.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:37 Step 1: The reference image (character consistency)
1:09 Step 2: The prompt (using Claude to analyze the footage)
2:22 Step 3: Generating the video in Artlist (Seedance 2.0)
3:10 Step 4: The realism hack (make AI look real)
3:46 Final result + outro
🛠️ TOOLS USED
Artlist.io (AI video generation)
Claude.ai (prompt writing + video analysis)
📋 THE EXACT PROMPTS
Character sheet prompt: create a character sheet of this face from 3 angles.
Video generation prompt:
One single continuous unbroken shot, no cuts, no camera angle changes. Filmed from a news helicopter circling at a distance with an extreme telephoto zoom lens: heavy lens compression, subtle constant drift and slow parallax as the helicopter orbits, slight lens shake and heat shimmer, hazy overexposed smog, muted gray-beige palette, realistic long-lens paparazzi news footage. The very top of the empire state building: the highest point of the structure, a tiny weathered metal platform at the absolute summit directly at the base of the antenna spire, with only the thin antenna mast rising above them and open sky and hazy endless city all around and below — no upper decks or structure above them. On this summit platform: a slim woman (face from reference image_1) in a fitted black strapless corset top and black flared trousers, wearing a black balaclava, hands pressed over her mouth in shock, and an athletic man (face from reference image_2) in a black sleeveless top and black cargo trousers, and ny cap. kneeling on one knee in a black motorcycle helmet, holding up an open ring box with a glinting ring. In the same continuous shot, the man rises to his feet and removes his helmet, holding it loosely at his side, while the woman pulls the balaclava off over her head in one smooth motion, her hair tumbling free, smiling. Still without cutting, they embrace and kiss passionately as the camera slowly continues its orbit and the helicopter pulls further back and higher, gradually widening to reveal the full summit and spire of the empire state building piercing the fog, a large dark navy flag flying from the very tip of the antenna above them with white text reading "LOVE WINS" the couple now tiny figures still kissing at the top, endless hazy city fading into fog below.
💡 QUICK RECAP
1. Take reference photos of yourself → generate a face-only character sheet in Artlist
2. Upload the original footage to Claude and have it write the video prompt (leaving the building, faces, and flag text open)
3. Generate in Artlist with Seedance 2.0 reference your character sheets, set your building name and flag text
4. Film the finished video off your screen with your phone (HD, full zoom) for real, imperfect, broadcast-style realism
👉 Drop a comment and let me know what you want to see next!
🔔 Subscribe for more AI video tutorials, prompts, and tricks.
#AIvideo #Artlist #AIvideoGeneration #Seedance #ViralVideo #AIcontent #AItutorial #ClaudeAI #AIfilmmaking #ContentCreation #AIselfie #RealisticAI #TextToVideo #AItools #EmpireStateBuilding
