How to make the Tiny Desk AI video
Short answer: Open the Tiny Desk AI template, add one chest-up photo, pick a band and press Create. In about four minutes you get a 15-second vertical clip of that person fronting a band behind a desk.
By Lingtao Yang · Published
What you need
- One chest-up photo of the singer, facing the camera
- A free account
- About four minutes
Step by step
- 1Open the template. Go to /tiny-desk-ai and pick a style.
- 2Add your photos. One chest-up photo of the singer, facing the camera
- 3Create and wait. Most videos are ready in three to five minutes.
- 4Download and post. Caption it with who is singing and why. The joke is in the caption.
What stays and what changes
| Stays the same | Changes with your photos |
|---|---|
| The bookshelf office corner | The lead singer |
| The band behind the desk | The band’s outfits |
| The laugh and the sax solo | The original AI song |
By hand or with AI
General AI video tools can do this with a long prompt and several tries. The template has already settled the shots, so you only choose the person and the band.
Sources
- An AI Tiny Desk parody — TikTok, @theburnerfromhe11, Oct 18, 2026