Recreate the viral Gangnam Style dance video with your own cast. This AI video editing prompt for Pollo Recast swaps up to three performers for the people in your reference image, while keeping the original song, lip-sync, dance moves and camera cuts.
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Replace the three main performers in the source video with the three men in the uploaded plain-gray-background reference. Use that image only for each man's identity, body proportions and jersey outfit. The placement in the reference is NOT the desired group placement in the video.
CRITICAL CAST MAPPING:
VIDEO CENTER / LEAD: the bearded man at the RIGHT of the reference image wearing a RED jersey. Replace the original lead performer in the black/red sports top, in all close-ups and group shots. In the final three-person shot, the RED jersey man must be CENTER.
VIDEO SCREEN-LEFT SUPPORT: the TALL man at the LEFT of the reference wearing BLUE, with swept-back hair and short moustache/goatee. Replace the source supporting performer appearing screen-left of the lead in the final group shot.
VIDEO SCREEN-RIGHT SUPPORT: the SHORTER man in the MIDDLE of the reference wearing BLUE, with upright short hair and a narrow face and moustache. Replace the source supporting performer appearing screen-right of the lead in the final group shot.
Final group order from viewer's left to right: tall BLUE man, RED man, shorter BLUE man. Track each identity across cuts and movement. Never swap, blend, duplicate or merge identities. In individual shots show only the corresponding replacement; preserve original framing.
IDENTITY AND CLOTHING:
Match each man's individual facial proportions, skin tone, age, hairstyle, facial hair, visible tattoos, build and jersey details from his own portion of the reference. Completely replace source costumes with the appropriate red or blue jersey. Preserve colors, collars, gold trim on blue jerseys, sleeve styling, sponsor markings, fabric and fit as closely as possible. Use matching sports trousers where not shown. Do not transfer the original women's hair or makeup. All three reference men have uncovered eyes: REMOVE the source sunglasses and DO NOT add glasses. Keep natural animated expressions, not frozen reference faces.
SONG, LIP-SYNC AND MOVEMENT:
Preserve the original audio track exactly, including the same song, voices, lyrics, rhythm, duration and timing. Transfer each source performer's own singing mouth movements to the corresponding replacement, matching syllables, lip closures, jaw motion, facial expression, pauses and head turns. Each replacement sings only when that source performer sings; retain simultaneous singing where present. No new dialogue, voices, lyrics or audio offset. Follow the original dance, arm gestures, hand actions, posture, gaze and body movement.
SCENE:
Keep the original nighttime location, architecture, lights, greenery, background people, camera movement, cuts, framing, shot sequence and pacing. Match scale, perspective, lighting, shadows, contact and occlusion. Do not force all three into single-person shots. Do not copy the gray studio background into the source location.
Remove added source text overlays and subtitles. No new captions, graphic overlays or watermark. Avoid face drift, mixed identities, disappearing tattoos, eyewear, costume changes, duplicated people, extra limbs, malformed fingers, distorted mouths or teeth, lip-sync lag, flicker and background deformation.
CRITICAL CAST MAPPING:
VIDEO CENTER / LEAD: the bearded man at the RIGHT of the reference image wearing a RED jersey. Replace the original lead performer in the black/red sports top, in all close-ups and group shots. In the final three-person shot, the RED jersey man must be CENTER.
VIDEO SCREEN-LEFT SUPPORT: the TALL man at the LEFT of the reference wearing BLUE, with swept-back hair and short moustache/goatee. Replace the source supporting performer appearing screen-left of the lead in the final group shot.
VIDEO SCREEN-RIGHT SUPPORT: the SHORTER man in the MIDDLE of the reference wearing BLUE, with upright short hair and a narrow face and moustache. Replace the source supporting performer appearing screen-right of the lead in the final group shot.
Final group order from viewer's left to right: tall BLUE man, RED man, shorter BLUE man. Track each identity across cuts and movement. Never swap, blend, duplicate or merge identities. In individual shots show only the corresponding replacement; preserve original framing.
IDENTITY AND CLOTHING:
Match each man's individual facial proportions, skin tone, age, hairstyle, facial hair, visible tattoos, build and jersey details from his own portion of the reference. Completely replace source costumes with the appropriate red or blue jersey. Preserve colors, collars, gold trim on blue jerseys, sleeve styling, sponsor markings, fabric and fit as closely as possible. Use matching sports trousers where not shown. Do not transfer the original women's hair or makeup. All three reference men have uncovered eyes: REMOVE the source sunglasses and DO NOT add glasses. Keep natural animated expressions, not frozen reference faces.
SONG, LIP-SYNC AND MOVEMENT:
Preserve the original audio track exactly, including the same song, voices, lyrics, rhythm, duration and timing. Transfer each source performer's own singing mouth movements to the corresponding replacement, matching syllables, lip closures, jaw motion, facial expression, pauses and head turns. Each replacement sings only when that source performer sings; retain simultaneous singing where present. No new dialogue, voices, lyrics or audio offset. Follow the original dance, arm gestures, hand actions, posture, gaze and body movement.
SCENE:
Keep the original nighttime location, architecture, lights, greenery, background people, camera movement, cuts, framing, shot sequence and pacing. Match scale, perspective, lighting, shadows, contact and occlusion. Do not force all three into single-person shots. Do not copy the gray studio background into the source location.
Remove added source text overlays and subtitles. No new captions, graphic overlays or watermark. Avoid face drift, mixed identities, disappearing tattoos, eyewear, costume changes, duplicated people, extra limbs, malformed fingers, distorted mouths or teeth, lip-sync lag, flicker and background deformation.
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How to create a Gangnam Style AI video with Pollo Recast
- Download the source video with the "Download the source video" button above.
- Open Pollo AI with the "Try Pollo AI" button and choose the Recast tool.
- Upload the source video you downloaded.
- Upload one reference image of your cast standing side by side on a plain background, full body.
- Copy the prompt above, edit the cast mapping (who replaces whom, outfits and left-to-right order) to match your cast, then paste it into the prompt box.
- Generate, then check every shot for face drift, swapped identities or lip-sync lag, and tweak the prompt and regenerate if needed.
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