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> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://ilovesmiths.com/llms.txt)

**Direct answer**

I Love the Smiths AI is an independent, two-photo studio for one fixed 15-second format: one continuous take, two people, the elevator scene, and the original soundtrack. It is not affiliated with The Smiths, Searchlight Pictures or (500) Days of Summer.

[**Make my video**](https://ilovesmiths.com/#create)

# About the studio

One scene, two seats, one take. The whole site exists to make the elevator video and explain it clearly enough that you know what you are buying before you spend a credit.

## Why this scene

The “I love the Smiths” scene works because it is a two-hander: one person hears a song leaking from the headphones, the other says the line, and the joke is the misheard repeat. It is short, dialogue-driven and instantly recognizable. Most AI music-video tools would sand it into a generic stage; this studio keeps the elevator, the headphones, the folders and the unbroken take.

The output is 15 seconds, 360 frames at 24 fps, one continuous 16:9 take. You choose the two people and the resolution. Nothing else.

## How it is built

The take is rendered by Wan 3.0 in one reference call against the 15-second scene. The relay trims it to 360 frames at 24 fps, then the original 15-second soundtrack is mixed under the picture. 1080p is a 720p master plus an AI upscale. One call is the only way we have found to keep both identities steady for the whole shot — no cross-cut drift, no stitched seams.

The client is Nuxt on Cloudflare Workers; user files live in R2 with a 14-day retention window. The full breakdown is in the [prompt guide](https://ilovesmiths.com/i-love-the-smiths-ai-prompt), and the photo rules are in [photo order](https://ilovesmiths.com/i-love-the-smiths-ai-photo-order).

## What we will not pretend

A blurred photo will not become a sharp close-up. Two photos lit from opposite directions will not cut together seamlessly. The soundtrack is the pre-recorded scene audio, not a licensed Smiths recording and not a clone of either person’s voice. The output is AI-generated and must be labelled as such.

If a render fails, the credits come back. A successful render that you do not like is still a delivered render; the 480p draft exists to test the casting before you spend the 720p price.

## Independence

No connection to The Smiths, Searchlight Pictures, (500) Days of Summer, TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. The trend credit belongs to the original creators; the film and the song belong to their rights holders. The site’s own rules are in the [terms](https://ilovesmiths.com/terms-of-service) and [acceptable use](https://ilovesmiths.com/acceptable-use).

## Common questions

**Make a video**

## Ready to cast your two people?

Add a listener photo and a speaker photo, pick a resolution, and render the 15-second elevator take. Both seats are required.

[**Create**](https://ilovesmiths.com/#create)

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## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](https://ilovesmiths.com/sitemap.md) for all pages.