1 photo. One Ghost Filter Prank AI video.

What this template does

The ghost filter is the TikTok prank where a creepy grey ghost with long grey hair, round white eyes and long claws rises behind someone on the phone screen while they talk, and th

What is the Ghost Filter Prank AI trend, and where did it start?

Ghost prank videos and ghost filter pranks are not new. In August 2022 a ghost filter video an influencer made with her four-year-old son passed 23 million views, and in September 2022 a trauma therapist on TikTok warned parents that scaring children this way is not a harmless joke.

Ghost Filter Prank AI trend timeline

• Summer 2022Mothership reports that an influencer's ghost filter video with her four-year-old son has 23 million views, and that viewers accused her of traumatising him.
• Fall 2022A trauma therapist on TikTok warns parents against the ghost filter prank on children; the #ghostprank hashtag has more than 165 million views.
• Recent weeksA ghost filter prank on a grandmother in South Africa, who asks the grey, wide-grinning ghost for blessings, gets 19.4K likes on TikTok; tutorials for the new ghost template start to appear the same day.
• Recent weeks@maeveplusryan posts "Trying the ghost filter on my boyfriend who's super scared of ghosts"; it has 32.4K views and 2,631 likes on 14 October.
• Recent weeksThe #ghostprank hashtag holds 8,822 TikTok videos and 306.5 million views, and #ghostfilter holds 4,527 videos and 89.2 million views.

Photo requirements for Ghost Filter Prank AI

• Face to the camera, sharp and well lit, from the chest up or the waist up. No sunglasses, and no hat or hair over the eyes.
• Original clip: any background works, because the hallway, the ghost and the camera come from the clip. You get the clothes and the hair from your photo, not the cap from the clip.
• Your room: take the photo where you want the ghost to show up, with some empty space behind your shoulders, like a hallway, a doorway or a dim bathroom. The prompt asks the AI to use the room in yo…
• One person per photo.
• Use your own photo, or a photo of an adult friend who said yes. Never a child, a celebrity or a stranger.

Troubleshooting Ghost Filter Prank AI

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• You get a black cap, a goatee or a gold chain (Original clip) — The man in the clip wears all three. The prompt bans them unless your photo shows them. Use a clear photo of your face and hair, then ru
• The voice does not fit you (Original clip) — The clip's own sound is his voice. Turn the sound off on the result screen and add your own audio.
• The ghost covers your face — The prompts keep the ghost behind you. Run it again; a photo with space behind your shoulders helps.

How Ghost Filter Prank AI differs from common face-swap templates

Caption & hashtag ideas for Ghost Filter Prank AI

• Trying Ghost Filter Prank AI
• Keep the AI label on
• Tag who has to go next
• Match a trending sound when you post

Hashtags that fit: #ghostfilterprank · #aivideo · #remixmeme · #halloween

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