How to do the Shoulder Carry trend with AI
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To do the Shoulder Carry trend with AI, you need one clear photo of the person who gets carried, and a second one if someone plays the carrier. The garage, the lift, the flip and the sped-up "I'm the One" sound are already in the template. Nobody has to pick anybody up, and nobody gets dropped.
1. Photo 1 gets carried and ends on top
The first photo is the star of the Shoulder Carry video. That person starts up on the carrier's shoulders kicking their boots. Around 3 to 4.5 seconds in, they flip onto the carrier's back. They spend the last 4 seconds or so leaning over, facing the camera, mouthing "I'm the one".
That ending is a long look at one face, so photo 1 matters most. Pick a sharp photo taken from the front, with even light, no sunglasses and nobody else in it.
2. Photo 2 does the carrying (optional)
The second photo plays the carrier: the one in the brown jacket who holds the legs, points at the camera, then bends over. Their face shows mainly in the first 3 seconds. After the flip, their head is down and hidden.
Roles go by upload order, not gender. If you want to be the carrier and let your partner be the star, put their photo first. Skip photo 2 and the carrier stays as he is in the clip. Only use photos of adults who said yes; celebrities, public figures and kids aren't allowed.
3. Don't mix glasses and no glasses
Put both photos side by side before you upload. If one person wears glasses and the other doesn't, swap in a photo without them. In one of our test runs on 10 November 2026, the carrier ended up wearing the glasses from the other photo.
Clothes can come from your photo too. You might keep your own hoodie instead of the grey top from the clip. If you want the clip's look, use a photo in something plain.
4. There's one length: 9 seconds for 5 credits
The Shoulder Carry template is the whole 9-second clip, from the first kick to the last "I'm the one". It costs 5 credits, and the Try pack (USD 4.99) gives you exactly 5. There's no shorter cut, because the flip and the line only pay off together at the end.
5. Generate, then check the flip
Confirm you have the right to use the photos and press generate. It takes a few minutes. You can leave the page; the video shows up in My videos. If a render fails, the credits go back to your balance.
Watch the flip, around 3 to 4.5 seconds, and the start of the close-up after it. That's where two faces are most likely to get mixed up. If they do, run it again or swap the photo order. In our tests, a woman's photo as the carrier came out right 5 times out of 7, and 2 out of 2 after we fixed how we describe the carrier.
6. Post it and say it's AI
Download the MP4 from My videos. It's vertical 9:16 with the sound already on it, so it fills the screen on TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Say it's AI in your caption. If you put the lyric in your caption, the real words are "he just wanna", not "he don't wanna".
How much does a Shoulder Carry video cost?
A 9-second Shoulder Carry video costs 5 credits. The cheapest way to make one is the Try pack: $4.99 for 5 credits.
No subscription. Credits never expire, and a failed render gives your credits back automatically.
Questions, answered
Do I have to lift anyone to do the shoulder carry trend?
Not here. You upload photos and the AI puts you into a real shoulder carry clip. Nobody does the lift.
Can I make the Shoulder Carry video with one photo?
Yes. One photo replaces the person who gets carried and ends on top. The carrier stays as he is in the clip.
Do I need CapCut?
No. The clip and its sound are already in our template, and you download the finished MP4 here.