I Became a Giant in China—and Went Viral 🏞️🚶

I’m back from my 8-day adventure to the Zhangjiajie Avatar Mountains in China—and something unexpected happened.

🎥 One of my videos went viral on YouTube with over 500,000 views!

In it, I became a giant, stepped over a mountain, then over a bus. Watch it here:
👉 https://youtube.com/shorts/N1zwbmDbbE4

Here’s how I made the viral effect using CapCut:

Record an empty scene of the mountain and bus.
Record yourself pretending to step like a giant.
In CapCut:
- Freeze Frame at the empty scene.
- Overlay your giant clip.
- Use RemoveBG + Custom Removal to mask the mountain in parts.
- Use Masking and Splits for step transitions.
- Delete the later part of the freeze frame when done.

🎬 Watch the detailed CapCut tutorial here:
👉 https://youtube.com/shorts/evWgcH4FCj0?si=R5Uk2QCjRAD4W4g w

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👀 Meanwhile, I’ve also been experimenting with Google VEO 3—the hyper-realistic AI video generator.

One AI video sparked debate on TikTok:
🎭 https://www.tiktok.com/@adrianvideoimage/video/750930387683983693 6

Another experiment got scary-real, mixing Singlish and Mandarin:
🗣️ Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rLUK96cssk 0

Here’s the exact VEO prompt I used (feel free to steal it):
A Singaporean man, wearing a pink polo shirt and black cap, holds a microphone labeled "Adrian Video Image" in a Singapore HDB estate. He interviews a couple, a Singaporean Chinese man and woman. He asks, in a Singaporean accent: "Which Singapore neighborhood is the most beautiful?" The Singaporean Chinese woman replies, in a Singaporean accent: "Tanah Merah." Then the Singaporean Chinese man says, in a Singaporean accent: "Because 当然美啦!"

Let me know what you think of the realism.

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Until next time, keep creating!

~ Adrian Lee @adrianvideoimage

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