Quick answer
Starrd's POV: Getting Chased template turns two photos into the viral 'POV: you're getting chased by Usher' skit. Photo 1 is the one getting chased: they burst out of the bushes, trip over a jug, fall in the grass and cower, terrified. Photo 2 is the chaser: they stroll up, hand on chest, posing and singing like a slow-jam R&B star. Every reaction and move comes from the real clip, each of you keeps your own outfit, and the original caption is removed. About 30 seconds, vertical 9:16, with the original sound, 250 credits.
The viral "POV: you're getting chased by Usher" skit, starring you and a friend. One of you runs for your life through a field; the other strolls up behind you, hand on chest, singing:
POV: Getting Chased
Two photos: one of you runs, trips and cowers, the other strolls up like a slow-jam R&B singer. Original sound.
Is This a Trend?
Yes. The skit went up on TikTok on October 22, 2026 and passed 2 million views within a week. One creator plays both parts, cutting between a terrified runner in a hoodie and a smooth, durag-wearing R&B type who never breaks into more than a stroll.
The joke is the mismatch: pure panic on one side, total calm on the other. It's funnier with two real people, so the obvious move is casting your friend as the chaser.
What You Get
- The one getting chased. Bursting out of the bushes, the scared close-up, the trip over the jug, the fall, and the cowering in the grass.
- The chaser. The slow stroll up, the hand-on-chest poses, the singing.
- Every reaction from the real clip, cut for cut.
- Your own outfits, in every shot.
- No caption. The original's on-screen text is removed.
- The original sound, about 30 seconds, vertical 9:16.
Who Plays Who
| Photo | Part | What they do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The one getting chased | Runs out of the bushes, trips over a jug, falls, and cowers in the grass, terrified |
| 2 | The chaser | Strolls up, poses with a hand on the chest, and sings like a slow-jam R&B star |
Tip: give photo 2 to the friend with the most swagger. The chaser carries the joke.
Change the Outfits
By default you both wear the clothes from your own photos. To change that, type a director's note, like "put the chaser in a white suit" or "me in pajamas".
Use one clear photo each, face lit and looking at the camera, waist-up or more. The clip has big close-ups of both of you, so your faces do the work.
The Fastest Way
POV: Getting Chased
You and a friend in the viral chase skit. Two photos, about 30 seconds.
Two photos, 250 credits, no prompt needed. Vertical 9:16 with the original sound. Find it in Comedy & Viral.
Build It Yourself
1. Clean the clip first. The original has a caption burned into the middle of every frame. Remove it before anything else (an inpainting tool can fill it in frame by frame), or the swap redraws it as garbled text.
2. Map every shot to a person. One creator plays both parts, so a swap tool can't tell the two roles apart on its own. Write down who is in each shot, with timestamps, and give the tool that list.
3. Make a still of each person in the scene. Recreate one clean frame per role with that friend in it, wearing their own clothes, so each has a picture to match.
Image 1 and Image 2 are photos of two people. Use ONLY the person in Image 1 and ignore Image 2 completely. Image 3 is a frame from a phone video in an overgrown autumn field: a young man with his hood up sits on the grass hugging his knees and looking off to the side, scared. Recreate Image 3 with the man replaced. Keep the exact camera angle, framing, pose and the field. The man becomes the person from Image 1: their face, skin, hair and build exactly as in their photo. Their clothes come ONLY from Image 1, and the hoodie and trousers from Image 3 are removed completely. Photoreal phone-video still, face sharp and clearly lit, no text, no captions, no watermark.
4. Run a character swap. A motion-transfer (character swap) tool puts each face and body onto the right shots, using the photos, the stills and your shot list. Starrd's Character Swap does this on your own clip.
Common Mistakes
Leaving the caption in. Burned-in text comes back mangled. Clean it out of the clip first.
No shot list. With one actor playing both parts, the swap can give both roles the same face. Say who is in every shot.
Face-only selfies. The tool has to invent your clothes and body. Use a photo that shows more of you.
FAQ
How many photos? Two, one per person.
Who's the chaser? Photo 2.
Is the caption in it? No, it's removed.
Does it have sound? Yes, the original.
How long is it? About 30 seconds, vertical.
What does it cost? 250 credits.
Related Reading
- How to Make the 'Cardo, Your Dinner Is Ready' AI Video: another two-person viral skit
- How to Character Swap Any Video: put yourself into any clip
- Viral AI Video Trends 2026: every trend we've turned into a template this year
