How to

How to do the Burning Bridges trend in six steps

From choosing the photo to a post that keeps its sound. Plan on about fifteen minutes, most of it spent waiting for the render.

Checked on Oct 14, 2026

What you need

1
Take the photo
⏱ 1 min
Face a window, hold the phone at eye level and get your shoulders in. Take off sunglasses and hats, and skip beauty filters: the AI copies what it sees.
2
Open the seating desk
⏱ 30 s
Scroll to the seating desk on the home page and sign in with Google. HEIC photos from an iPhone upload as they are.
3
Add the photo, pick the quality
⏱ 30 s
Pick 480p for phone feeds, 720p if the clip is headed for YouTube or a TV. Clothes come from your photo; there is no outfit menu.
4
Confirm consent and press the button
⏱ 10 s
Tick the box confirming the person is you or an adult who agreed. On a new account the first render is the free 2-second preview.
5
Let it render
⏱ 4-15 min
Lock the phone or close the tab if you like. Rendering carries on, and the clip lands in My videos.
6
Download and post
⏱ 2 min
Save both files, with sound and silent. Post the one with sound; if the app mutes it, post the silent one and add "Burning Bridges" inside the app.

Which setting to choose

Option	Best for	Cost
Free preview	Testing a photo before paying	Free: 2 s with a watermark, no download
480p	Phone feeds: TikTok, Reels, Shorts	10 credits, $9.99 with the Single pack
720p	YouTube, TVs, reposts	22 credits per clip

App	Which file	Tip
TikTok	With sound first	If it gets muted, repost the silent copy with the "Burning Bridges" sound and switch on the AI-generated label.
Instagram Reels	Silent file, song added in Reels	Add the song from the Reels library so your clip lands on that sound page.
YouTube Shorts	With sound	Pick 720p for the sharper picture and put #burningbridges in the title.
Group chats	With sound	The file is short and vertical, so it plays inline.

It does not look like me
Retake the photo facing a window, no filter, eyes open.
My outfit changed
The photo was cropped tight on the face. Use one that shows your top.
Someone else's face shows for a moment
It happens when a hand covers the face. Try another front-facing photo.
My post went silent
A copyright match on the sound. Post the silent copy and add the sound in the app.
The render failed
The credits come back on their own. A photo blocked by the safety check needs replacing.

Your chair is still warm

FAQ

Yes. It runs in Safari or Chrome on a recent iPhone or Android phone, no app needed.

No. The scene, timing and sound are built in; you only upload a photo. To watch the original, see where it was filmed.

15 seconds, vertical 9:16: the hand to the lens, the sweep across the table and the wave with the cup.

Yes. Every render is billed on its own, and one that fails is refunded.

One person per clip. Make one each and post them side by side, or stitch them in your editing app.