Who should play each role?
The seated lead opens the clip at the microphone and keyboard: give it to the friend who never turns down karaoke. The two backing singers stand behind the lead, so they suit the pair who always show up together.
The laughing close-up is its own role, separate from the lead, and it is the moment people screenshot. Give it to the friend with the best laugh. The saxophone player gets the solo in the final shot, which makes it a good role for the friend whose birthday, promotion or bad weekend the clip is about.
What if your group is smaller than five?
Add the photos you have, from one to five. Every role is still played by someone in your group: the creator fills each empty role with a person you added, choosing someone who is not already in that shot when it can, and shows “Played by” on the empty slot before you create the clip.
With three or more people, the band shot has no repeated faces. With two, one face appears twice in the band shot; with one photo, you play the whole band. The price does not change: 10 credits at 480p.
With more than five people, make a clip for each group of five. The Duo Pack ($29.99 for 55 credits) covers five 480p clips, enough for everyone to take a turn on lead.
Group ideas that work
A group chat as an office band. Five coworkers on their last day before a holiday. A fantasy league or rec team grinning through “Outstanding” after a loss, like the All-Loss coaches version of the meme. A birthday clip with the birthday person on sax.
Keep it good-natured: everyone in the clip should be happy to be in it before you post.
Getting five good photos out of a group chat
Ask for one person per photo: a group photo or a cropped face from a crowd gives a weaker result. Faces should be close, front-on and evenly lit, with no sunglasses or hands in the way. Real photos work; drawings and heavy filters do not.
Only use photos of friends who agreed to be in the video. No minors, celebrities or public figures.
