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A new AI video template recreates the elevator scene from 500 Days of Summer, using two portrait photos to cast the listener and speaker. The practical catch: upload the listener first and the speaker second, or the roles switch.

AI Photo Animator says the hosted template makes a 15-second, 480p clip with sound for 300 credits. Its walkthrough reports one successful render taking about five and a half minutes, not a broader test of how reliably it works. The useful tip is to check both faces across the whole video, especially after camera cuts. A template can assign the scene; it cannot promise that identities or outfits stay put.

Discuss: For AI recreations of recognisable film scenes, should the main concern be whether the result looks convincing, or whether the people and work being reused were used with permission?

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