A black-and-white video of four women wearing 19th century dresses dancing to a popular TikTok song has gone viral on TikTok, leaving viewers confused.
In the clip posted by @shimajiofficial, the foursome dance to the Ray Banks song “Tell Your Girlfriend” in front of the SS Great Britain in Bristol, with the poster saying “1900s” on the video. However, the caption was revised to read “19th century.''
Viewers are convinced that this is the result of artificial intelligence, as the video looks old and modern songs are used within the clip.
Since being posted, the clip has been viewed more than 38.3 million times, with people sharing their confusion in the comments section.
One said: “It's scary how powerful AI is now,” while another asked: “Why does it look so real?”
“Meanwhile, others said, 'Let's go back in time to the camera and share this song to the people of the 1900s,' 'GRWM goes to the Titanic,' 'POV 2060's children in the future, You'll be watching our old TikTok videos,” he joked. ”
But all is not as it seems, as the video is not actually from the 19th century and there is no AI involved.
In fact, the original video was recorded in 2024 by four drama students, Erin McGarty, Evie Coombs, Sophie Cooke and Amy Oley, who are exactly the same as they are now, at the Bristol Institute of Performing Arts (@bipauk) Posted by
The viral “1900s'' TikTok was edited to make the video appear older than it actually was, and no AI was used to create the video.
Second-year musical theater students who spoke to Yahoo said they filmed the dance on April 22 after Coombs taught them the trends.
“We were wearing five underskirts, so as you can imagine, it was quite difficult to move around,” Ollie said, noting how “difficult” it was to dance in the dresses. did.
The original video is below.
Responding to suggestions that AI had been used, the four said it was “bizarre”, but McGarty said this was because “…the way some of the videos were made made it look quite fake”. I guessed it wasn't.
The group will become 'costume interpreters' on the Victorian ship Brunel's SS Great Britain at the end of May, improving their improvisational skills playing passengers from 1852 for a week, and the experience and video will be Become a part. Living History” project.
It's Bristol's number one tourist attraction, with ticket prices starting from £22.
As well as a restored ship, the venue includes two museums, a first-rate research centre, a wedding venue and purpose-built conference facilities.
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