Generating Viral TikTok Ad Creative with Midjourney v7
You need 30 creatives a day to beat the algorithm. Here is the workflow to generate high-performing hooks using AI video generators.
The AI Ad Stack helps you bid, but it can't fix bad creative. TikTok is a "hook" game. If you don't grab them in 0.5 seconds, you are dead.
The problem: Hiring UGC creators costs $200/video. You need 30 videos to find one winner. That is $6,000 to test.
The Solution: AI-generated "Fake UGC". Cost: $0.10/video.
The "Ugly" Aesthetic
Polished ads fail on TikTok. "Ugly", authentic, user-generated content (UGC) wins. We use Midjourney to generate "fake UGC" static images that look like iPhone photos, then animate them with Runway Gen-4.
The Golden Hook Framework
- 0-2s: Visual Disruption: A weird image, a glitch, or a "Stop" sign. Something that breaks the scroll pattern.
- 2-5s: The Problem Statement: "My skin was awful until..." (Relatable pain).
- 5-10s: The Mechanism: "This serum uses snail mucin..." (Unique mechanism).
- 10-15s: The CTA: "Link in bio to save 50%." (Urgency).
Prompt Engineering for UGC
To get that "iPhone look" in Midjourney, use these parameters:
The key keywords are "bad lighting" and "flash on." This removes the "AI sheen" that makes people scroll past.