The "your dinner is ready" meme, starring you and a friend

How to make a Your Dinner Is Ready video yourself

You do not need this page to make one. This is how the video is put together, with the prompts for every shot, so you can build it with any picture model and image-to-video model you like.

1. Step 1

   Draw one still per shot from the right photos

   Use a picture model that takes reference photos. Draw the two solo shots, the grin and the verdict, from the first photo only, and the two shots with both of you, the pointing and the feed, from both photos at once, naming who is who as image 1 and image 2. Describe the platter, the kitchen and the red nails the same way every time so nothing changes between shots.

2. Step 2

   Animate each still, and save the bite for the motion

   Give each still to an image-to-video model with the action spelt out: the sweep of the hand over the platter, the pointing from the cheese sticks to the sauce, the bite and the long string of melted cheese, the slow nod and the thumbs up. Ask for one continuous shot from a still camera with no cuts.

3. Step 3

   Cut it together and add the sound

   Trim the four clips to about 3, 4.5, 4.5 and 4 seconds and lay them end to end at 9:16 with hard cuts. Add the "your dinner is ready" sound on TikTok when you post.

The shots, second by second

The prompts, shot by shot

Each shot is made in two steps. Give its still prompt to a picture model with the photos listed for that shot as references, then give the picture it draws to an image-to-video model with the motion prompt. Add these endings to every prompt: they set the look and keep the faces the same from shot to shot.

1. 0–3sDinner is served

   Photo to attachWho gets fed

   Still prompt

   Copy

   The person in the reference photo, in their own clothes from the photo, sits at the table behind a big plain white platter piled with giant thick cheese sticks, each as long as a forearm, coated in a bright red spicy crumb crust, beside a plain white bowl of smooth glossy orange nacho cheese sauce, both hands resting on the table either side of the platter, looking straight into the lens with a huge, wide smile showing their teeth, eyes wide with delight. A medium shot from across the table, seen from the waist up, the platter and the bowl in the foreground at the bottom of the frame. The room is a bright, plain home kitchen with white walls and white cabinets, soft daylight from a window and a light wooden table, with no packets, boxes, bottles, brand, logo, label or writing anywhere in the picture. Nobody else is in the picture.

   Motion prompt

   Copy

   They look down at the platter, then back up into the lens with a huge grin, and rub their hands together, bouncing a little in their seat. The camera holds still on its tripod. They do not talk, sing or mouth any words.

2. 3–7.5sLet me explain

   Photos to attach, in orderImage 1: Who gets fedImage 2: Who serves

   Still prompt

   Copy

   The person in image 1, in their own clothes from image 1, sits at the table behind a big plain white platter piled with giant thick cheese sticks, each as long as a forearm, coated in a bright red spicy crumb crust, beside a plain white bowl of smooth glossy orange nacho cheese sauce. Standing just behind them and to one side, on the right of the picture, is the person in image 2, in their own clothes from image 2 under a plain white apron with nothing printed on it, with very long, glossy, bright red fake nails, leaning forward over the seated one’s shoulder and pointing one long red nail at the cheese sticks, eyebrows raised, a proud, bossy look. A medium shot from across the table, both seen from the waist up and both faces fully in view, the platter in the foreground. The room is a bright, plain home kitchen with white walls and white cabinets, soft daylight from a window and a light wooden table, with no packets, boxes, bottles, brand, logo, label or writing anywhere in the picture. Nobody else is in the picture.

   Motion prompt

   Copy

   The one standing sweeps an open hand over the platter like a proud waiter, then points from the cheese sticks to the bowl of cheese sauce and back, nodding firmly at each one. The one sitting looks down at the platter and up into the lens, eyebrows raised, lips pressed together. The camera holds still on its tripod. They do not talk, sing or mouth any words.

3. 7.5–12sOpen up

   Photos to attach, in orderImage 1: Who gets fedImage 2: Who serves

   Still prompt

   Copy

   The person in image 1, in their own clothes from image 1, sits at the table behind a big plain white platter piled with giant thick cheese sticks, each as long as a forearm, coated in a bright red spicy crumb crust, beside a plain white bowl of smooth glossy orange nacho cheese sauce, facing the camera, both of their own hands resting flat on the table, mouth closed, eyes on a giant red-crusted cheese stick held up just in front of their lips. The person in image 2, in their own clothes from image 2 under a plain white apron with nothing printed on it, stands just behind them and to one side, on the right of the picture, leans in and holds the cheese stick up to them between two fingers, showing very long, glossy, bright red fake nails, with a sweet, satisfied smile. A medium close shot from across the table, both seen from the chest up and both faces fully in view. The room is a bright, plain home kitchen with white walls and white cabinets, soft daylight from a window and a light wooden table, with no packets, boxes, bottles, brand, logo, label or writing anywhere in the picture. Nobody else is in the picture.

   Motion prompt

   Copy

   Keeping both of their own hands flat on the table and never touching the stick, the one sitting leans in and takes a big bite from the cheese stick the one standing holds to their lips, then pulls back slowly, a long stretchy string of melted cheese pulling out between their mouth and the stick. The one standing nods, pleased. The camera holds still on its tripod. They do not talk, sing or mouth any words.

4. 12–16sThe verdict

   Photo to attachWho gets fed

   Still prompt

   Copy

   The person in the reference photo, in their own clothes from the photo, sits at the table behind a big plain white platter piled with giant thick cheese sticks, each as long as a forearm, coated in a bright red spicy crumb crust, beside a plain white bowl of smooth glossy orange nacho cheese sauce, a few of the cheese sticks now gone, cheeks puffed out full of food, mid-chew, lips closed in a big happy smile, eyebrows raised, looking into the lens with wide, delighted eyes. A medium close shot from across the table, seen from the chest up, the edge of the platter at the bottom of the frame. The room is a bright, plain home kitchen with white walls and white cabinets, soft daylight from a window and a light wooden table, with no packets, boxes, bottles, brand, logo, label or writing anywhere in the picture. Nobody else is in the picture.

   Motion prompt

   Copy

   They keep chewing happily with a big closed-mouth smile and nod twice, then raise one hand and give the lens one big thumbs up and hold it there, still smiling. The camera holds still on its tripod. They do not talk, sing or mouth any words.

Where it goes wrong

• Keep each solo shot to one photo

  Send a picture model both photos for a shot with one person in it and it can mix the two of you up, so the one who should be eating ends up serving. Give the solo shots only the photo of the one who is in them, and in the shots with both, say plainly which image sits and which one stands behind.

• Draw the stick at the lips, not in the mouth

  A still of someone mid-bite with a cheese pull comes out strange: half a mouth, cheese in the wrong place. Draw the cheese stick held just in front of their lips with the mouth closed, and let the video model do the bite and the stretch.

• Say the nails every time, and keep the brands out

  The long red nails are the serving one's mark, and their photo will not have them: say so in every shot they are in, or they come and go. Do not name a snack brand either: a picture model draws a bag with a logo on it. Ask for a plain white platter and a kitchen with no packets, boxes or labels.

• Only people who said yes

  Use your own photos or photos of people who agreed. Do not use celebrities, the creator of the original videos or the friend in them, or anyone who has not agreed to be in the video: a realistic video of a real person made without their consent can hurt them, and platforms take it down.

• Label it as AI-generated

  Switch on TikTok's AI-generated content label before you post. A realistic clip of two real-looking people at a kitchen table is exactly the kind people ask about, and viewers trust a post that says so.