In 2025, people aren't asking if Bigfoot is real — they're watching him vlog on TikTok. Viral clips of an AI-generated Bigfoot living his best (and weirdest) life in the woods are racking up millions of views, with creators like @BigYowie building loyal audiences through short, comedy-style videos.

This kind of content fits right into the rise of virtual influencers, AI-powered characters that feel human enough to connect yet outlandish enough to stand out. The top virtual influencers today have millions of followers and earn up to $1 million per year, proving there’s real demand — and revenue — behind these fictional personalities.

Like other top-performing AI Personas, Bigfoot videos thrive by pairing consistent personality-driven storytelling with tools like Gemini Veo 3, allowing creators to generate high-quality video content faster than ever.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to create your own AI Bigfoot content, from generating visuals in Veo 3 to piecing it together into a scroll-stopping final cut. Plus, we’ll share insights from our interview with @BigYowie’s creator, including tips for scripting, pacing, and growing a fanbase around an AI character.

I’m not an AI video expert, and only started using VEO 3 to write this article. However, I managed to create the below Bigfoot video using a free trial of Veo 3, a few carefully crafted prompts using ChatGPT for advice, and a simple online video editor to stitch together a series of 8-second clips.

Follow this guide step-by-step, and you’ll be able to create your own AI-powered character videos — no advanced skills required.

Video edited on Kapwing

How to Make AI Bigfoot Videos (and Similar Styles)

Step 1: Choose a Video Theme

Before you write a single prompt, the first most important step is deciding on a general theme for your video. Most Bigfoot creators use a batch of 5-10 clips to build one narrative. For example, in my clip above, there were four 8-second clips stitched together.

That means you’ll need to build your scenes around a clear theme so each individual clip flows logically into the next. Some ideas that work especially well include:

• Nature tutorials or survival guides
• Comedy skits or dry humor commentaries
• Vlog-style videos

Big Yowie videos often lean into a tone of absurdism, shaped by the creator’s intent to stand out from other Bigfoot content on social media.

“I wanted to differentiate the character a bit,” he told us. “I had the idea to give him an Australian accent and put it in the Australian outback — and also have a personality that’s very dry, and kind of casually destructive.”

Step 2: Create Your Prompt (ChatGPT is Useful)

Once you have landed on a theme for your video, it is time to start generating clips. As confirmed by Big Yowie's creator, Gemini Veo 3 is the go-to AI video generator for producing scenes similar to the viral Bigfoot videos on Instagram and TikTok.

Veo 3 is currently one of the top tools for creating AI videos with integrated audio. If it is your first time using the platform, it may be helpful to review an in-depth guide to get familiar with its interface and capabilities.

Because Veo 3 has a relatively high cost per generation, it helps to make each prompt as effective and consistent as possible. One way to do this is by using a large language model like ChatGPT to assist with prompt writing.

Start a new chat and clearly explain your intent. You can use a simple script like the one below and tailor it to fit your character:

I’m working on a video project using Gemini Veo 3 and need help writing consistent prompts for an AI video generator. Each prompt should feature my main character, [a personified Sasquatch who wears a black baseball cap with the word "YOWIE" stitched on the front].

ChatGPT will respond with a confirmation of your idea and ask follow-up questions to help generate your video prompts.

By outlining your overall story or breaking it into individual scenes, you’ll receive prompts that are optimized for Veo 3, complete with visual descriptions and audio cues to cover every detail.

Even with this help, it’s important to review and refine each prompt yourself. As Big Yowie creator Seiji explained:

“ChatGPT is really good at creating these video prompts. But at the end of the day, you do have to look over them, edit them, and use your knowledge of Veo 3 to get the right prompt.”

Step 3: Enter Your Video Prompt into Veo 3 and Generate

The generation process itself is very simple using Gemini Veo 3.

To start, make sure you are using the correct model by selecting the Video button from the prompt menu at the bottom of the screen.

Next, type or paste your script into the prompt box and submit it to begin generating.

Below is the example I created through my conversations with ChatGPT.

Generate a cinematic video of a Bigfoot with a backwards red baseball cap slowly standing up from a pile of broken sticks and dry forest leaves at the base of a wooded ravine. His fur is lightly singed in a few places, with small burn marks and twigs stuck to his body. As he groans and brushes debris off himself, he looks around and says in a tired Midwestern American accent: 'Yeah... that was a bit higher than I was expecting.' Use soft light filtering throgh the trees, slight camera shake, and realistic human movement.

Once you have entered your prompt, click the Video Generation button in the bottom right.

Step 4: Save Your VEO 3 Video (and Repeat)

With Veo 3, all generated clips are produced with the same video specs, regardless of the prompt.

• Format: MP4
• Length: 8 seconds
• File Size: Approx. 5MB
• Resolution: 1080 × 720 pixels
• Frame Rate: 24 fps
• Audio: 48 kHz, 2-channel stereo

Typically, each 8-second clip took around two minutes to generate, though some took up to 5 minutes.

After generation, hover over any clip and select the download icon to save it to your device.

Finally, you can repeat the four steps — writing a prompt, entering it into Veo 3, generating a video, and saving it to your device.

That said, generating a consistent, recognizable character in Veo 3 takes more than just repetition. Even experienced creators find that back-to-back clips can vary in lighting, tone, or even character features. As Seiji explained, achieving a unified look across clips often requires volume and iteration:

"My main workflow is to use consistent prompts and then to actually generate a ton of iterations... I sift through the different generations and try to achieve a consistent character.

It all depends on the shot. For close-up talking shots, you can probably get the result you want within five or ten attempts. When it comes to multiple characters on screen, doing something dynamic or complex, it can take upwards of 50 prompt attempts, and may not even be possible."

Rather than expecting perfection on the first try, he follows an iterative process, generating dozens of versions and selecting only the ones that best reflect his character’s traits. If your results aren’t quite hitting the mark, here are a few tips I used to consistently improve my generated scenes.

• Simplify your approach: While descriptive prompts are important, overloading them with detail can confuse the generator. Focus on your central character, their interaction with the setting, and the overall tone. Use short, structured sentences that clearly outline the scene.
• Add audio cues: Veo 3 often fails to include audio unless explicitly prompted. For spoken dialogue, wrap the character's lines in quotes. For background sounds, be specific, such as “includes ambient forest noise” or “with birds chirping and wind through the trees.”
• Anchor with visual markers: Choose one or two visual details to include in every prompt to reinforce character continuity. For Big Yowie, the black cap with “YOWIE” stitched on the front is a defining feature that helps tie scenes together.

Below is an example of a poorly optimized prompt compared to a properly written one for Veo 3.

As a final tip, consider naming your files with a clear structure to indicate their order. This will make editing and assembly much easier later.

For example, you might name your first clip “Bigfoot_Stunt_Jump_1” and update the number for each additional clip in the sequence.

Step 5: Assemble and Edit Your AI Bigfoot Video

While Big Yowie-style videos can be created using any video editor, some are better for the project. Seiji confirmed that while he has traditionally edited his videos using CapCut, rising concerns over data privacy and content ownership have led him, and others, to explore alternatives.

For the most similar CapCut alternative, without the same data concerns, the Kapwing editor is the go-to option for creating an AI Bigfoot video.

To begin, upload each of your videos into the Media tab, located in the left-hand sidebar. To add more clips at any time, select the Add Media button from the same menu.

Next, drag and drop your clips into the timeline in chronological order to build your video

Given the simplicity of the content style, minimal editing is required. You can optionally add background noises, music, or other sounds, but none of it is necessary for the video to feel complete.

One recommended step, however, is resizing your video so it displays properly on social media platforms.

A unique characteristic of current Bigfoot vlog videos on social media is their video crop. While the ideal aspect ratio for platforms like TikTok and Instagram is 9:16, many of these videos use a square 1:1 aspect ratio. There are a few reasons this might be the case:

• Veo 3 limitations: Since Veo 3 only generates videos in a horizontal 16:9 aspect ratio, resizing to square minimizes cropping and keeps more of the original scene.
• Watermark removal: Videos generated in Veo 3 include a small watermark in the bottom-right corner. Cropping to a square often removes this watermark by cutting it out of the frame.
• Platform compatibility: Square videos post cleanly across platforms. Apps like TikTok will automatically add black bars to fill space, ensuring your video doesn’t get stretched or distorted.

With that in mind, here’s how to resize your video in the editor.

Start by selecting the background of your project to access the Resize Project tool on the right-hand side.

A menu will open where you can choose from preset video sizes or enter custom dimensions.

Within the Size dropdown, select the 1:1 square aspect ratio preset.

Confirm your changes by selecting the Resize Project button.

Now that your project is resized, it’s ready to export and share on TikTok.

Step 6: Export and Share Your AI Video

Exporting your project is fast and easy. Start by selecting the Export Project button in the top-right corner of the editor. Your settings should match the ones below — if not, ensure that MP4 and AUTO are selected, respectively.

Export your project by selecting the Export as MP4 button at the bottom of the menu.

Once exported, you can download the video to your device or select the Share button to post directly to platforms like TikTok.

However you choose to share your final video, completing this process means you’ve gained hands-on experience with leading content tools like the Veo 3 video generator and an AI-powered online editor.

These skills are more than just a trend. They are part of the new standard in digital storytelling. Use what you’ve learned to carve out your own niche, build an audience, and start creating content that stands out.