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Sign of the Times AI Video: Hold Your Person at the End of the World

The sky flashes, the sea pulls back and a giant wave rises, and the two of you hold on and kiss. Or you hold your child, your mom or your pet in a ruined city while the storm turns to gold.

The original Sign of the Times reel by @rybka_18Original reel
  • 2 photos you add
  • 10 to 15 s clip with sound
  • 16:9 like the original clip
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photos and tap once

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Ready in up to several minutes · From 126 credits

The Sign of the Times AI video puts you and someone you love at the end of the world. In the Couple version, the two of you argue on a sea cliff, a flash hits the sea, a giant wave rises and you kiss as it breaks, with the song. You need two photos: yours first, then theirs.

Also called Couple apocalypse · Apocalypse kiss · End of the world hug · End of the world kiss

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What the Sign of the Times video looks like

This is the original reel. Your photos replace its characters, so your video follows the same shots with your faces. No two runs come out the same.

Original reel by @rybka_18, 15 s

The AI clip that made the trend, by @rybka_18 (6 May 2026, 5.4 million views and 677,400 likes by 10 November): a couple argue on a sea cliff, a flash hits the sea, a giant wave rises and they kiss as it breaks. The Couple version copies it shot by shot. Shown: the wide clip in a vertical frame.

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Original reel by @rybka_18, 15 s

The same clip in its own wide 16:9 frame, the frame your Couple video comes in: the wave fills the whole sea behind the two of you.

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Step by step

How to make the Sign of the Times video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add the two photos

    Press "Create your own" and add you (left), then your partner (right). Photo 1 goes on the left of the scene, photo 2 on the right. Take them with the camera or pick them from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Sign of the Times trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 15 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 16:9 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

Upload two photos, yours first.

  • Couple: photo 1 is you, the one on the left at the start; photo 2 is your partner, on the right. Any genders work.
  • Loved one: photo 1 is you; photo 2 is the one you hold: your child, your mom or dad, a sibling or a friend.
  • Pet: photo 1 is you, photo 2 is your dog or cat, face and ears clear.
  • Chest up, face to the camera, sharp and in good light.
  • One person or one pet per photo. No sunglasses, no hat and no beauty filter.
  • Use your own photos, a partner or friend who said yes, or only your own child. Never a celebrity, a stranger or someone else's child.

Where did the Sign of the Times trend start?

The song is "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles, his first solo single from April 2017. In 2026 it came back on TikTok through movie edits and travel edits, so many people now ask why is sign of the times trending again.

On 6 May 2026 the AI version took off. The TikTok account @rybka_18 posted an AI clip of a couple on a sea cliff: they argue, a flash lights up the sea, a column of water bursts up, a giant wave rises and they kiss as it breaks, over the "Just stop your crying, it's a sign of the times" line. By 10 November it had 5.4 million views and 677,400 likes. The same day @ai.mak.s posted a proposal on a harbour wall before a tsunami, captioned "Even the end of the world is not scary when you are with someone you love". On 11 May Picsart named the format the couple apocalypse trend.

Soon creators changed who is in the scene. On 9 November 2026 the AI account @ai.creatorledii posted a mother who holds her little girl in a ruined city under a storm sky until the light turns gold, captioned "My light".

  1. Harry Styles releases "Sign of the Times", his first solo single.

  2. @ai.mak.s posts an AI proposal before a tsunami with the song: "Even the end of the world is not scary when you are with someone you love" (103,000 views by 10 November). TikTok

  3. @rybka_18 posts the AI couple on a sea cliff who kiss as a giant wave breaks. It reaches 5.4 million views and 677,400 likes by 10 November. TikTok

  4. Picsart writes up the format as the "Couple Apocalypse" trend: argument, disaster, kiss, in 10 to 15 seconds. Picsart

  5. @ai.creatorledii posts a mother and daughter version in a ruined city, where the storm light turns to gold, with the same song. Instagram

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The Sign of the Times prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

Couple

2 photos: you (left) + your partner (right)Seedance 2.515 s · 720p · 16:9228 credits
Video prompt

Edit Video 1: Replace the two people on the sea cliff with the two people from the photos: the person on the LEFT in [Video 1] becomes the person in [Image 1], the person on the RIGHT becomes the person in [Image 2]. Only replace the people; the cliff, the sea, the flash, the column of water, the giant wave, the moves, the timing and the camera stay unchanged. Keep everything else the same. Recreate [Video 1] shot for shot: a rocky sea cliff under a heavy grey sky, a dark stormy sea; a massive wall of water rises behind them, its shadow falls across the cliff, and they kiss as the wave closes in. References: [Image 1] is the sole face and hair reference for the person on the left, [Image 2] for the person on the right; [Video 1] is for the scene, the moves and the camera only. The faces are locked to [Image 1] (left) and [Image 2] (right). The person on the left = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. NO black baseball cap and NO shoulder-length hair under a cap unless [Image 1] shows them. The person on the right = the person in [Image 2], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. NO long auburn-red hair unless [Image 2] shows it. Both change: no one from the video stays, also in the wide shots and from behind. The same two real people in every frame, so their friends recognize them at once, above all in the kiss. Never blend or swap their faces, never drift back to the faces of the original couple. Outfits: dark and plain like in [Video 1], never the clothes from the photos: the left one in a dark hooded jacket, the right one in a long black coat. Shot 1 [0-2.9s]: a side two-shot at the cliff edge: the two stand face to face and argue. Shot 2 [2.9-6s]: closer: a bright light flares on the horizon; they stop and look out to sea. Shot 3 [6-10s]: from behind their shoulders: a huge white column of water bursts up far out at sea; they stand side by side and stare. Shot 4 [10-12s]: a giant dark wave rises across the whole horizon; they turn to each other. Shot 5 [12-14.8s]: the wave towers behind them; they hold each other tight and kiss, then the wave breaks over the cliff and white spray fills the frame. Real live-action cinematic footage, cold grey-blue light, wind in the hair. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. Anatomy rules: one head on each person, five fingers on each hand. Exactly two people. No text, no logos, no watermark.

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Loved one

2 photos: you + your loved one (child, parent or friend)Seedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt

A cinematic end-of-the-world scene, filmed like a real film: a ruined, dusty city of broken grey high-rises under a dark storm sky, cracked ground, dust and small pieces of rubble floating slowly in the air. Photorealistic, natural skin, gentle film grain, not CGI, not a cartoon, not a painting. Medium shots and close-ups keep both faces large, sharp and well lit. The one who holds on is the person in [Image 1], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), in a long dark coat. The one held close is the person in [Image 2], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), at the age shown in [Image 2], with the clothes from [Image 2]. If [Image 2] shows a child, keep the same child at the same age and size, with the face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, cheeks, skin tone, hair color, hair length and hairstyle), never an older child or an adult: the one who holds on carries the child in their arms against the chest. The child never cries and never screams. If [Image 2] shows an adult, the two stand and hold each other tight, cheek to cheek. If [Image 2] shows two people, the one who holds on holds them both close, each with their own face from [Image 2]. If [Image 2] shows an animal, it stays that animal with its own face, fur, markings and natural size, held in the arms against the chest, never a person. Never blend their faces, never swap their clothes. Each face stays the same from the first frame to the last, so the family recognizes them at once. The shots: 1. 0-4 s: a medium-wide shot from the front: the one who holds on stands in the middle of the ruins and holds the loved one tight against the chest, looking around with wide, frightened eyes as rubble drifts past in the wind. 2. 4-6.5 s: a medium shot from the side: they pull the loved one closer, a cheek against their head, one hand on the back of their head, and glance over the shoulder at the broken buildings. 3. 6.5-10 s: a medium close-up of both faces, three-quarters to the camera: the one who holds on closes their eyes; warm golden sun rays break through the storm clouds behind them and the cold grey light turns to warm gold, light flares between the ruined towers and the floating dust glows. The loved one rests calmly against them. A quiet, tender moment of relief. Audio: a low wind and a distant rumble, then a soft, slow orchestral swell with piano as the golden light comes. No dialogue, no lyrics, no singing. Nobody else in the scene. No fire on anyone, no injuries, no blood. No text, no subtitles, no logos, no watermark.

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Pet

2 photos: you + your petSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt

A cinematic end-of-the-world scene, filmed like a real film: a ruined, dusty city of broken grey high-rises under a dark storm sky, cracked ground, dust and small pieces of rubble floating slowly in the air. Photorealistic, natural skin, gentle film grain, not CGI, not a cartoon, not a painting. Medium shots and close-ups keep both faces large, sharp and well lit. The person is the one in [Image 1], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), in a long dark coat. The pet is the animal in [Image 2], in every frame: the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 2], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything. It stays that animal, never a person, never a toy. A big dog may stand pressed against the person's legs instead of being carried. Never blend the person and the pet. Both stay the same from the first frame to the last, so the owner recognizes them at once. The shots: 1. 0-4 s: a medium-wide shot from the front: the person stands in the middle of the ruins and holds the pet tight in their arms against the chest, looking around with wide, frightened eyes as rubble drifts past in the wind. The pet's ears move in the wind. 2. 4-6.5 s: a medium shot from the side: the person pulls the pet closer, a cheek against its head, one hand on its back, and glances over the shoulder at the broken buildings. 3. 6.5-10 s: a medium close-up of the person's face and the pet's face, three-quarters to the camera: the person closes their eyes; warm golden sun rays break through the storm clouds behind them and the cold grey light turns to warm gold, light flares between the ruined towers and the floating dust glows. The pet rests calmly against the person's chest and blinks. Audio: a low wind and a distant rumble, then a soft, slow orchestral swell with piano as the golden light comes. No dialogue, no lyrics, no singing. Exactly one person and one pet, nobody else. Animal paws, never human hands on the pet. No injuries, no blood. No text, no subtitles, no logos, no watermark.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. Each version has its own price: Couple 228 credits, Loved one 126 credits, Pet 126 credits. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Couple: Seedance 2.5 (this template)15 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap228
Loved one: Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap126
Pet: Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap126

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in the Sign of the Times AI video, second by second?

Couple copies the viral AI clip shot by shot, about 15 seconds, wide 16:9, with the song:

TimeWhat you see
0 to 3 sThe two of you stand face to face on a rocky sea cliff under a grey sky and argue.
3 to 6 sA bright flash lights up the horizon. You both stop and look out to sea.
6 to 10 sA huge column of water bursts up far out at sea and the water pulls back.
10 to 12 sA giant wave rises across the whole horizon. You turn to each other.
12 to 15 sYou hold each other tight and kiss as the wave breaks over the cliff.

Loved one and Pet are made from your two photos, 10 seconds, vertical 9:16: you stand in a ruined city under a dark storm sky and hold your child, parent, friend or pet tight against your chest while rubble drifts in the air. You look around in fear, pull them closer, close your eyes, and warm golden sun rays break through the clouds behind you.

How it works: top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5, either edit the viral clip itself (Couple: your two faces in place of the couple, the cliff, the wave and the camera kept) or film the scene straight from your two photos (Loved one, Pet). A run takes 5 to 15 minutes, and the exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything. Every run is a new take, so results differ.

Is the Sign of the Times song on my video?

Couple: yes. The song from the viral clip, with the "Just stop your crying, it's a sign of the times" line, goes back on your video after the run, in sync with the wave. You can turn it off on the result screen.

Loved one and Pet: no. These are filmed from your photos, so they come with their own original sound: wind, a low rumble and a soft orchestral swell when the light turns gold. To post them like the trend, add "Sign of the Times" from the TikTok or Instagram sound library when you post. The "We gotta get away from here" part fits the golden light well.

Is there a sign of the times capcut template? There are CapCut templates with this name, but they are photo and travel edits with the song. They do not put your face into the wave scene. This page makes the AI scene itself; you can still finish it in CapCut if you like.

Couple, Loved one or Pet: which version should I pick?

  • Couple is the trend as it went viral: the apocalypse kiss AI clip on the sea cliff. Pick it for a partner, a crush, an anniversary or a long-distance post. It is the only version with the song on the result.
  • Loved one is the end of the world hug AI version from the newest reel of the trend, the mom and daughter apocalypse AI scene. It works for a mom or dad with a child, a grown child with a parent, siblings or best friends. There is no kiss: you hold them tight.
  • Pet is the same golden end of the world hug with your dog or cat in your arms.

Every version is an end of the world AI video made from your own photos, never a stock clip with a face pasted on.

Caption ideas: "Even the end of the world is not scary with you", "My light", "If the world ends, I'm holding you", "Just stop your crying".

Hashtags: #signofthetimes (2.2 billion TikTok views on 10 November 2026), #endoftheworld and #apocalypse. The #signofthetimestrend tag is still tiny.

What can go wrong, and how to fix it

These versions have not had a paid test run yet. These are the risks we know from the same kind of runs on other trends:

What goes wrongWhyWhat to do
A face looks like the clip's couple, not like youA photo that looks a lot like the clip's people (a cap, long red hair) can keep their faceUse a sharp, close photo with your face to the camera, then run it again.
The two faces swap or blend in the kissThe kiss turns both heads to the sideOne person per photo, both faces clear. The prompt locks photo 1 to the left and photo 2 to the right.
Your child looks older in Loved oneA far or blurry photo of a small childUse a close, sharp photo of your child's face. The prompt keeps the same age and size.
Your pet looks a little differentA side view or a dark photoUse a daylight photo with the face and ears clear.
The wave or the light looks different from the clipEvery run is a new takeRun it again: the cliff, the wave and the kiss stay in the same order.
FAQ

Sign of the Times trend questions

What is the Sign of the Times AI video trend?
It is an AI video trend in which two people hold each other at the end of the world to Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times". The best-known clip shows a couple on a sea cliff who kiss as a giant wave breaks, posted on 6 May 2026 with 5.4 million TikTok views by November. Later versions show a parent and child in a ruined city.
Where did the sign of the times trend come from?
The song is from 2017. The AI version took off on 6 May 2026, when @rybka_18 posted the AI couple on a sea cliff with the song and @ai.mak.s posted a proposal before a tsunami the same day. Picsart called it the couple apocalypse trend on 11 May. On 9 November 2026 @ai.creatorledii posted a mother and daughter version.
Why is sign of the times trending again?
In 2026 the song came back on TikTok through movie edits and travel edits ("We gotta get away from here"), and the AI end of the world clips made it the sound of the couple apocalypse trend. The #signofthetimes tag had 2.2 billion TikTok views on 10 November 2026.
How do I make the sign of the times ai video with my own photos?
Press "Create your own" on this page and pick a version: Couple, Loved one or Pet. Add your photo first, then the photo of your partner, your loved one or your pet, and press Generate. You write no prompt. Couple gives about 15 seconds in wide 16:9 with the song; Loved one and Pet give 10 seconds in vertical 9:16.
Is there a sign of the times capcut template for this?
CapCut has templates named "sign of the times", but they are photo and travel edits set to the song, not this AI scene with your faces. This page makes the AI video itself from your photos. You can add text or cut it in CapCut afterwards.
Can I make the end of the world hug AI video with my child or my mom?
Yes, with the Loved one version. Photo 1 is you, photo 2 is your child, your parent, a sibling or a friend, and you hold them tight in the ruined city while the storm light turns gold. Use only your own child, or a child whose parent asked you to. Our example is an adult couple: we never show a real child.
Is it an apocalypse kiss AI video or a hug?
Both. The Couple version is the apocalypse kiss AI clip, the end of the world kiss AI moment: you argue, the wave rises and you kiss. The Loved one and Pet versions are the apocalypse hug AI video: no kiss, you hold your child, parent, friend or pet tight. That makes it the right pick for a mom and daughter apocalypse AI post.
Is the song on my video?
On the Couple version, yes: the song from the viral clip goes back on after the run, and you can turn it off. Loved one and Pet are filmed from your photos and come with their own original orchestral sound, so add "Sign of the Times" from the TikTok or Instagram sound library when you post.
Can I make it with my pet?
Yes. The Pet version puts your dog or cat in your arms in the ruined city, with the same storm and the same golden light. Photo 1 is you, photo 2 is your pet.
Is this an AI tsunami video? Is any of it real?
Yes, it is an AI tsunami video and nothing in it is real: the cliff, the flash, the wave and the ruined city are all made by AI from your photos. Keep the AI label on when you post, so nobody takes it for real footage of a disaster.
How much does it cost and how long does it take?
The exact price in credits shows on the Generate button before you spend anything; Couple costs more because it edits a 15-second clip. A run takes about 5 to 15 minutes. You get an MP4 with no watermark.
Can I post it on TikTok as a sign of the times tiktok edit for the sign of the times tiktok trend?
Yes. Download the MP4 and post it. The Couple version is wide 16:9 like the viral clip and plays fine on TikTok, Reels and Shorts; Loved one and Pet are already vertical. Use #signofthetimes, and for the last kiss before the end of the world, a caption like "Even the end of the world is not scary with you" fits.
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