Free Smalltown Boy AI Video: 3 Free Ways to Try the Trend
October 25, 2026
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You can make a Smalltown Boy AI video for free by filming your own pets, using a template app with your footage or trying a free AI tier. A paid generator saves time and keeps the likeness more consistent.
Key takeaways
- Film it with your own pets or friends.
- Template apps can cut your clips to the song.
- Free AI tiers may limit length or add marks.
- Paid tools use credits.
Can you do the trend for free?
Yes, in three ways, and only one is reliably free of marks. The trend, two characters screaming into a wide lens by a red fence and then dancing to Bronski Beat’s 1984 single, needs no paid tool. Pick by what you want: your real pets as they are, the trend moves for free, or the finished clip from one photo.
Route 1: film it yourself
No pet screams or dances upright on cue, so film what yours already do. Use the beat guide, hold the phone vertical and low at eye level, film each pet close to the lens (a big yawn stands in for the scream) and then together a little further back. Cut the clips in a phone editor and add the song when you post. Keep it fun for the animals and use only your own footage. This route has nothing to remove from the video, because the clip never leaves your camera roll.
Route 2: a template app
Search “smalltown boy” in a template app’s Templates tab and add your clips. A template cannot invent the upright scream, so it works best on top of filmed footage, and it joins your clips to the template’s own sound.
Route 3: a free AI tier with a prompt
This is the free way to get the actual trend moves. Open a general AI video tool that takes a reference photo, attach a photo of your pet, paste the prompt from the prompt guide and add the song when you post. Expect a retry or two: a collar that is not real, an extra cat and extra legs are the usual problems. Free tiers often cap the length or add a mark, and the clip is usually silent.
When is the paid route worth it?
When you want the scream, the dance, the low shot and the lunge from one photo, without prompt retries. On the Smalltown Boy generator you add one photo of your pet or yourself and get a vertical clip in the trend’s style. Credit packs: 480p = 500 credits, 720p HD = 1,500 credits. One-time packs: $9.99 (500 credits), $19.99 (1,500) or $29.99 (2,500), no subscription. Credits do not expire, and failed videos refund their credits. There is no free allowance, and each video is built from one photo.
How do the routes compare?
- Filming: free, real pets, no upright dance.
- Template app: free to start, needs your footage.
- Free AI tier: the trend moves, with retries and often a mark.
- Paid generator: one photo, a quick result, credits spent.
What should you read next?
For the options in detail, see template apps versus an AI generator. New to the trend? Read what it is, and check the photo guide before you upload.
Yuppop is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Bronski Beat, their label or any social platform. Make your own take with the Smalltown Boy AI video generator.
FAQ
Is the Smalltown Boy trend free?
It can be done for free three ways: film your own pets and cut the clips in an editing app, use a template app with your footage, or paste a written prompt into an AI video tool’s free tier.
Does a free AI video come with the song?
Usually not. Most AI tools return a silent clip or their own music, so you add the Smalltown Boy sound when you post, which also places your video on the trend’s sound page.
Do I need two pets?
Not on Yuppop, which builds the clip from one photo of your pet or yourself. In the original trend there are two characters, and you can film two pets or friends yourself.
Do I need a red fence?
No. A plain wall works if you film it yourself. The red fence is where the trend started.
How much does this generator cost?
Credits come in one-time packs, with the exact quote shown in the generation panel. There is no free allowance.