# Street Light Trend: Slide Into the Close-Up Under the Lamp

> The street light trend, also called the AI Slide Transition Effect, is a short night clip: an empty path under a bright street light, a small figure far away that slides along the ground, and then the same person sliding into a close-up right in front of the camera.

Canonical: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect
Updated: 2026-10-28
Published: 2026-10-28
Author: MakeViral Team (https://www.makeviral.ai/about)
Publisher: MakeViral (https://www.makeviral.ai)

The **street light trend**, also called the **AI Slide Transition Effect**, is a short night clip: an empty path under a bright street light, a small figure far away that slides along the ground, and then the same person sliding into a close-up right in front of the camera. Add one photo of yourself and you are that person.

The camera waits on an empty path at night. Far away by the lamp post you drop into a slide, then you slide right into a close-up under the street light and look into the lens. Add one photo of yourself.

Also called: Street light slide trend, Night street light close-up, Slide into the close-up trend.

**Make it now:** [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect/create). 1 photo · 5 s · 9:16 with sound · 84 credits, charged once · ready in up to several minutes · no prompt to write.

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## What is the Street Light Slide trend, and where did it start?

The street light AI trend started as a photo template in a popular video editing app. Every clip is the same fixed night shot: a paved path, a striped curb, a slim tree wrapped in fairy lights and a tall street light that glows white at the top of the frame. The person from the photo starts as a tiny figure by the tree, drops into a playful slide, and a second later slides into a close-up under the lamp.

The first big posts came on 22 October 2026. @dreamina_tao posted the template twice that day: the second post passed 1 million views and had 2.0 million views and 40,400 likes by 28 October. Template promoters, most of them in the Philippines, followed with how-to videos of 547,000 to 932,000 views, and a Tagalog tutorial from 25 October reached 894,000. The trend's sound, "original sound - naddy", is a clip from August 2024 that now backs 54,200 TikTok videos and gains about 200 a day.

### Street Light Slide trend timeline

- **2024-08-06**: The sound "original sound - naddy" is posted on TikTok. In October 2026 it becomes the sound of the street light trend, with 54,200 videos by 28 October.
- **2026-10-22**: @dreamina_tao posts the street light slide template twice. The second post, with an AI-made woman sliding into the close-up, has 2.0 million views and 40,400 likes by 28 October. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamina_tao/video/7699329919259643143).
- **2026-10-22**: A how-to post that calls it the "AI Slide Transition Effect" gets 547,200 views and 64,500 likes by 28 October. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@xdwshfzqi0k/video/7699416496321154335).
- **2026-10-25**: A Tagalog tutorial from the Philippines, where the trend is biggest, reaches 894,100 views by 28 October. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@user8015826167671/video/7700407404890033415).
- **2026-10-28**: The trend's sound gains about 200 new TikTok videos a day, twice the pace of the day before.

## What the Street Light Slide video looks like

Made from the prompts on this page. The people and pets are AI-made, not real persons, and the sound is original. Your result will differ from run to run.

- **Example 1** (5 s, 9:16 MP4 with sound): The original AI reel by @dreamina_tao (22 October 2026, 2.0 million views): an AI-made woman slides along the path far away, then slides into a close-up under the street light. Shown with the trend's sound.
  - Video: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect/original-human-v2.mp4
  - Poster: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect/original-human-v1.jpg

## How to make the Street Light Slide video on MakeViral

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

### The one-tap way (no prompt to write)

1. **Add your photo.** Press "Make yours" and add your photo (an adult), face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library. Start here: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect/create
2. **Press Generate.** The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Street Light Slide trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 5 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 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

### The by-hand way, with the exact prompts

The one-tap flow runs this prompt for you. The video prompt animates your own photo directly. To change it, copy it and edit it in AI Video.

Settings: 1 photo (your photo (an adult), face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 5 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 84 credits in one tap.

1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 5 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt:

   ```text
   Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same empty paved path at night with a striped curb, the same slim tree wrapped in small fairy lights beside a tall lamp post, the same bright white street light glowing at the top of the frame, dry grass and a long row of street lights fading into the distance, the same fixed phone camera at chest height, the same framing, timing and moves. The ONLY change: the young woman with long dark hair in the black off-shoulder top is now the person in [Image 1].

The main person = 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. They wear the clothes from [Image 1]; if [Image 1] shows only the head or the upper body, invent the rest so it matches naturally. The same real person in every frame, from the small figure far away by the tree to the close-up, so their friends instantly recognize them. Never morph, never drift back to the original woman's face, never add or remove facial hair. NO long dark hair and NO black off-shoulder top unless [Image 1] shows them, and the age of [Image 1]. If [Image 1] shows an animal, the main person is that animal, with its own face, fur and markings and the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything.

THE SHOTS, matching [Video 1] second by second:
00:00-00:01.4: the wide night shot. Far away by the tree and the lamp post, the main person, small in the frame, finishes a low playful slide along the ground and leaves the frame. The path stays empty for a beat.
00:01.4-00:02: the main person slides into the frame from the lower left, very close to the lens, the hair swinging with the motion.
00:02-00:05.3: a close-up from the chest up right in front of the camera, centered under the street light, the face lit by the cool white lamp, a calm, confident look straight into the lens, small head tilts and a slight sway, the hair moving softly. The tree with its fairy lights and the glowing lamp stay behind the head.

Real live-action phone footage at night, clear facial features, natural skin, no distortion.

Avoid: text, captions, subtitles, logos, watermarks, app buttons, extra people, extra limbs, morphing, facial distortion.

Anatomy rules: one head only, on the person's shoulders. Two arms and two hands, five fingers on each hand. Exactly one person in the video, also in the wide shot.
   ```

2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect/create?variant=human

### Which photo works best?

Upload **one photo of yourself** (an adult), or of a friend who said yes.

- **Chest up or waist up**, face to the camera, sharp and in good light. The close-up shows you from the chest up, so the face is the whole effect.
- **Your clothes come from the photo.** Dark clothes look great under the cool white lamp, but anything works.
- No sunglasses, no hat that hides the face, no beauty filter and no other people in the photo.
- Any background works: the path, the tree, the fairy lights and the street light come from the original clip.
- Use your own photo or one you have permission for. Never a celebrity, a stranger or a child.

## 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 scene photo and the video, charged once. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

| Video model | Settings | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seedance 2.5 (this template) | 5 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap | 84 |

Credits come with a plan; see [pricing](https://www.makeviral.ai/pricing). A failed video gives its credits back.

## What happens in the street light slide video?

Your video copies the trend's own AI reel shot for shot, and you take the place of the person in it:

| Seconds | What happens |
|---|---|
| 0 to 1.4 | The wide night shot: an empty paved path, a slim tree in fairy lights and a bright street light. Far away by the tree, you finish a low slide along the ground. |
| 1.4 to 2 | You slide into the frame from the lower left, right in front of the lens, hair swinging. |
| 2 to 5 | A close-up from the chest up, under the street light, a calm look straight into the camera with a slight sway. |

**How it works:** top-quality AI video models redraw the original clip with your face, hair and clothes from the photo and keep the place, the light, the camera and the timing. You get a 5-second vertical clip at 720p with the trend's sound, "original sound - naddy", put back on after the run. You can turn the sound off on the result screen. A run takes 5 to 15 minutes, and the exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything.

## Is there a street light template outside the app?

The template on TikTok lives inside one video editing app and only runs there. This page is a separate street light template: you upload your photo here and get the same night street light video without any app. It is not the same template, so the slide, the light and your face are made fresh for each run, and every take differs a little.

**Posting ideas for street light TikTok and Reels posts:** keep the street light trend sound on, post it at night, and try a caption like "waiting for you under the street light" or "POV: you finally showed up". Hashtags people use: #streetlight (58,800 TikTok videos on 28 October 2026), #slidetransition and #aislidetransition.

## What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The face in the close-up looks a bit like someone else | The original clip has a woman with long dark hair. Use a sharp, front-facing photo with your face big in the frame and run it again. |
| You get long dark hair or a black off-shoulder top | Those come from the original clip, and the prompt bans them unless your photo shows them. A photo that shows your hair and top clearly helps. |
| The far-away slide is hard to see | It is a tiny figure in the original too: the close-up is the point of the trend. |
| The video is short | The trend clip is about 5 seconds, so your video is too. Post it as a loop. |
| The model refuses a photo | Some photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo. |

## Street Light Slide trend questions

### What is the street light trend on TikTok?

The street light trend on TikTok is a short AI clip from late October 2026: a fixed night shot of an empty path under a bright street light, where the person from a photo slides along the ground far away and then slides into a close-up right in front of the camera. Template promoters call it the AI Slide Transition Effect. It is biggest in the Philippines, and most street light trend TikTok posts are how-to videos from there.

### How do I do the street light AI trend with my photo?

Press "Create your own", add one clear photo of yourself and press Generate; the button shows the price first. You get a 5-second street light AI video with the trend's sound, and it waits in My videos when it is ready. You write no prompt.

### What is the AI slide transition effect?

It is the name template promoters gave the street light slide: the camera stays still while the person "slides" from far away into a close-up, like a transition between two shots. This page makes the AI slide transition from one photo.

### Which sound does the street light trend use?

"original sound - naddy", a TikTok sound from August 2024 that more than 54,000 videos use. Your video comes with it, and you can turn it off on the result screen. The sound belongs to its owner, so check the platform's rules before you use the clip in an ad.

### Is this the same as the street lamp trend or the lamp post trend?

People search for it with all these words: street light, street lamp and lamp post. This page is the night street light video where you slide into a close-up under the lamp. A dance under a street light is a different trend.

### Which prompt does this template use?

No creator of the trend shared a prompt, and the app template shows none. This template uses its own prompt: it copies the trend's AI reel shot for shot and adds rules that keep your face, hair and clothes from the photo in the far-away slide and in the close-up.

### How long is the video and what format is it?

About 5 seconds, vertical 9:16 at 720p, as an MP4 with the trend's sound and no watermark. It plays on TikTok, Reels and Shorts, where the street light reels loop well.

### Can I use a photo of my child?

No. This template is for adults only: use a photo of yourself or of an adult friend who said yes.

### Does the street light video cost credits?

Yes. Each video costs credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. If a video fails, the credits come back.

### Is the video real?

No. You are put into the clip by AI from one still photo, and nobody filmed it. Keep the platform's AI label on when you post it.

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## Make your own Street Light Slide video

Add one photo and press Generate. No prompt to write. 84 credits, charged once.

[Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/street-light-slide-ai-effect/create)