The Weird AI Video Formula Getting Millions of Views

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Tyler Bernabe about viral AI video creation and the tools and strategies behind it.

In Episode 70, Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn are joined by Tyler Bernabe, better known as jboogxcreative, a full-time generative AI creator, strategist, and social menace responsible for some of the wildest AI videos your algorithm has probably shoved into your face at 1:13 a.m. They get into how Tyler has gone viral across multiple generations of AI tools, why copying trends is creative quicksand, how shock value actually works when it is paired with taste, and why the best AI creators are building formats instead of chasing them. The conversation also goes deep into the unglamorous machinery behind creative internet magic: Instagram to Patreon funnels, ManyChat, six-hour livestreams, creator burnout, client work, taste, consistency, and why “just post more” is advice usually given by people who should post less. Then things get properly nerdy. Tyler breaks down his current AI creative stack, including Midjourney 8.1, Seedance, Claude, YAML-style video prompting, Nano Banana, GPT image editing, Kling, Artcraft, Venice AI, Magnific/Freepik Spaces, Weavy, Reeve 2.0, and the never-ending wait for a proper Midjourney editor. Along the way, they cover Chinese prompt translation for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew Brucker, Rory Flynn

Guest: Tyler Bernabe

Topics covered

• generative AI
• viral content
• creative strategies
• AI tools
• creator burnout
• video editing

Keywords

• AI videos
• viral trends
• creative formats
• content strategy
• Midjourney
• creator economy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Midjourney 8.1, Seedance, Claude, YAML-style video prompting, Nano Banana, GPT image editing, Kling, Artcraft, Venice AI, Magnific/Freepik Spaces

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