How to Make the Viral Gas Station Video With AI

Header: screenshots from the original video supplied for this article, credited to Adel Veigel.

The viral gas station video has three familiar beats: a roadside dance, a selfie turn, and someone stepping out of a car. On Affogato’s VideoZypher, you can remake that sequence with your photos or saved influencers. Choose the reference, match your cast to the people in it, and generate.

You do not need a roadside shoot or dance rehearsal. The reference supplies the movement, camera path and timing; your photos provide appearance references. This guide shows which clip to select, how to assign the roles, and what to check before downloading.

Where did the gas station trend start?

Memepedia’s history of the trend traces it to Adel Veigel’s July 1, 2024 post. Ravshan Dzhulpaev dances, Mikhail Litvin films and turns the camera toward himself, and Adel exits the car. The roadside setting became known as the “gas station dance,” “Litvin dance,” or “Delai” (“Do it”).

The date and credits come from that reporting. Adel’s original Instagram post may require sign-in. The header and these screenshots use the original footage supplied for this article.

Original footage: Ravshan opens the dance at the roadside stop.

Original footage: Litvin turns the camera toward himself.

Original footage: Adel beside the car after her exit.

Why did it become popular again?

Memepedia documents a wave of AI remakes in September 2026. Creators kept the dance, camera turns and car exit while replacing the participants.

Our take: the three roles make the format easy to recognize and personalize. There is the enthusiastic dancer, the friend filming, and the final arrival. Viewers know the sequence, then discover who appears in your version. That familiar structure gives each new cast a ready-made joke.

Storyboard from the shorter reference remake; timestamps describe this clip.

Understand the three roles

The dancer opens the clip with full-body movement. The camera holder appears in the closer selfie shot. The car-exit person supplies the final reveal. Keep those assignments clear when adding your cast.

Reference remake: the opening dancer, visible from head to toe.

A short, silent loop isolates the opening movement.

Reference remake: the selfie makes face clarity especially useful.

The camera turn connects the dance to the next scene.

Reference remake: a different cast demonstrates the car-exit reveal.

The final reveal is another moment to inspect after generation.

Choose photos that work well

Use sharp photos of one person in even light. Avoid sunglasses, heavy filters, motion blur, and anything covering the face. For the dancer and car-exit roles, a wider photo can show the outfit and body appearance, provided the face stays clear.

If you add multiple photos of one person, keep that identity consistent. Decide who gets each role before uploading. Use your own photos or images you have permission to use; saved Affogato influencers are another convenient starting point.

Editorial framing guide using scene frames, rather than uploaded-photo examples.

Make your video in VideoZypher

1. Select the gas station reference

Open VideoZypher. Under Reference video, choose Browse and select the gas station dance thumbnail. The library reference is named viralgasstationtrend. If you use your own reference, choose Upload video.

Preview the clip before continuing. If you trim it, keep the dance, selfie turn and car exit. The shorter tutorial reference is approximately 15 seconds; the original footage shown in the header is longer.

In Trim reference video, choose Custom. For this reference, set From (seconds) to 0 and To (seconds) to 15, then choose Use clip. Keeping only the default five-second selection would leave out later scenes. Check that the selected preview includes the car exit before adding your cast.

VideoZypher’s reference picker: select the dance thumbnail or upload a clip.

Choose Custom and keep 0–15 seconds to preserve all three scenes.

2. Add photos or select influencers

In People & scene, choose the reference person you want to replace using their Replace with box. Use Uploads for your photos or AI Influencers for saved identities. Start with a clear face photo for each person you want to feature.

Repeat for the other roles. Give each replacement a recognizable name so you can check your choices at a glance. Selecting an influencer reuses a saved identity; uploading lets you start with a new person. You can combine those approaches in the same cast rather than preparing everyone in exactly the same way.

3. Match the roles and review settings

Assign your dancer, camera holder and car-exit person to their matching reference people. Follow the detected-person thumbnails where available. If you use manual placement, describe the role with a clear visual cue, such as “the opening dancer.”

Keep unrelated scene changes out of a straightforward remake. Review resolution, quality and the displayed credit estimate. If you want the reference’s sound, check Preserve original sound; listen to the finished result too.

Review the selected reference and people before choosing Generate video.

4. Generate, preview and download

Choose Generate video, or Generate on mobile. Your result appears in History when ready. Processing time and credit cost depend on the clip and settings, so use the estimate in your workspace.

Play all three scenes. Check face consistency, hands and footwork, the camera turn, and the car door. Correct a mistaken assignment or try a sharper photo if needed. When you like the result, choose Download video.

Inspect the downloaded file as well as the workspace preview. Make sure the full sequence plays, the sound is what you intended, and your chosen people remain recognizable through the closer selfie and final reveal. This last check helps you catch a mismatch before sharing the clip with your audience.

Quick questions before you post

Do I need to know the dance? No. The selected reference provides movement; your photos or influencers provide appearance references.

What song is associated with the original? Memepedia identifies Akcent’s “On And On (When the Lights Go Down).” Remakes may use different audio. Choose platform-library music available for your account and intended use.

Will every frame match? Expect a generated remake guided by the reference. Review the complete result before sharing.

A caption such as “Every road trip has these three people” gives your version context. Open VideoZypher, choose your cast, and make the familiar roadside sequence your own.

Media credits: original footage supplied for this article; original post credited to Adel Veigel. Motion examples use the supplied remake. Framing graphics are editorial guides; UI screenshots show VideoZypher’s current controls.