What happens in the video?

Your portrait glows on a giant LED billboard over Times Square at night, in the rain. It blinks, smiles and winks while people with umbrellas stop to look up and the camera cranes up toward the screen, with city sound.

Can I use a photo of my pet?

Yes. Your cat or dog appears on the billboard instead and reacts to the crowd below.

How many credits does it cost?

The price is shown on the button before you generate and depends on the resolution you pick. Failed generations are refunded.

Is the example a personalized result?

The example is a real result of this template, made from an AI-generated face of a fictional person or a stock pet photo, not from a customer's upload.

Upload one photo and AI puts you or your pet on a giant Times Square billboard at night, in the rain, crowds looking up below. 10s, 9:16, with sound. Try it now.

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Times Square Billboard

Your face fills a giant LED billboard over Times Square at night, in the rain, as the crowd looks up.

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Quick answer

To do the Times Square Billboard trend, upload one clear photo where your face is easy to see, then press generate. imageat turns your photo into the trend's AI video, and the video is ready to download when it finishes. One generation costs 84 imageat credits; no prompt writing or editing app is needed.

The Times Square billboard trend shows your face, or your pet's, lighting up one of the giant screens over New York's most famous square, at night, in the rain, with the crowd below stopping to look up. Upload one photo. Nano Banana 2 builds the rainy night scene with your portrait on the billboard, and Seedance 2.5 brings it to life with a slow crane shot and city sound. The video runs 10 seconds in vertical 9:16; pick 480p for a cheaper draft or 720p for a sharper result.

What is the Times Square Billboard?

The Times Square billboard trend puts your face on a giant screen over New York at night. This template makes it from one photo of you or your pet.

How to Do the Times Square Billboard Trend

Here is how to make your own video on imageat:

1
Upload one clear photo: You or your pet — one subject, face clear. JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 10 MB.
2
Choose 480p or 720p and check the credit cost on the button.
3
Generate the video.
4
Preview and download your MP4.

Tips for Best Results

A sharp, front-facing close-up works best.
Pets look great too: one animal, face in view.
Good light in the photo makes the billboard glow brighter.

Best Prompts for Times Square Billboard

Want more control over the motion? Copy one of these prompts and use it in our AI video generator to fine-tune the times square billboard style.

Cinematic

Times Square Billboard, smooth controlled camera movement, realistic motion, cinematic lighting, stable composition, natural depth

Social vertical

Times Square Billboard, immediate visual hook, smooth motion, clear centered subject, polished 9:16 social video

Slow reveal

Times Square Billboard, gradual movement, atmospheric depth, elegant pacing, wide cinematic reveal

Dynamic

Times Square Billboard, energetic camera movement, strong parallax, dramatic scale, crisp detail