The photo checklist
Most bad renders trace back to the photo. The routine brings the hands right up to the lens, so the model needs a sharp, unobstructed face to keep the likeness through those beats.
| Works well | Causes problems | Why |
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| One person in the frame | Group shots or a second face in the background | The model may pick the wrong face or blend two |
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| Front-facing, eyes to the lens | Side profile or looking away | The face drifts when the hands cover it |
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| Waist-up or full-body | A tight face crop | The walk-in and hip turn need a body to animate |
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| Daylight or even indoor light | Dark rooms, harsh backlight | Fingers and face lose detail |
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| A real, unedited photo | Beauty filters, drawings, AI art | Filters smear skin and hands into the background |
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| Clear face | Sunglasses, masks, hands on the face | Hidden features get invented |
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If the clip comes out wrong
If the render fails, stops or is declined by the safety check, its credits return to your balance automatically, so retrying costs nothing extra for that attempt.
If it finishes but the face drifts or a hand looks odd, the fix is almost always the photo: switch to a sharper, front-facing shot with more of the body in frame. A finished render that looks off is still charged, so it is worth checking the photo against the list above before you start.
Posting it so people find it
Most clips of this trend live under #badtimes, with #angrydance and #angrydancefilter as the newer names, so use both sets of tags. Your clip already carries the BAD TIMES sound; if TikTok offers to link the post to the official sound, accept it, since that is the sound people tap through to.
Captions that work are the ones that explain the argument: "Me explaining why I am five minutes late" or "My mum when I say I am not hungry". Show the person in the clip before you post it, and keep the AI-generated label on.
