Ask most people why they love TikTok, and their answer will be, “I love the trends, challenges, hashtags, and viral lip-syncing videos.” One such trend is the Runaway trend, also known as the Runaway Aurora trend. In the series of trending TikTok clips, users pose against a light source or the sky, and a filter creates a silhouette.
It is almost similar to the Silhouette challenge but less sultry. Moreover, the clips are set to a song called Runaway by Norwegian singer Aurora. How do you do the runaway trend on TikTok?
To do the runaway trend on TikTok:
1. Open Tiktok, and tap the magnifying glass icon at the top right corner of the screen.
2. Type Shadow Shoot Green Screen Effect on the search bar and select one of the top-liked videos.
3. Click Shadow Shoot Green Screen above the TikToker’s name and tap Use this effect.
4. Press the record button to do the trend and tap Next.
5. Describe your video, add hashtags and click Post.
We prepared this article to show you how to do the runaway trend on TikTok.
Overview of the Runaway Trend on TikTok
Even before the Silhouette challenge was over, TikTok enthusiasts came up with a new trend, the Runaway Aurora trend. In the new trend, users use a TikTok effect called Shadow Shoot Green Screen to create silhouettes with varying backgrounds.
For instance, a TikToker called Jeanette (@jorpetau) recorded a video indoors using the effect to make her silhouette videos appear like she is outdoors, in a grassy background. Similarly, TikToker Ustad G created a silhouette video with a sky background using the same effect.
The runaway trend is less sultry than the Silhouette challenge and is set to the Runaway song by Norwegian singer and songwriter Aurora Aksnes. It is one of the most popular trends on TikTok, with over 8.2 million views for the hashtag #aurorarunawaytrend. Users are joining the trend with their friends, partners, and pets for short clips indoors and outdoors.
How To Do The Runaway Trend on TikTok
Follow these steps to do the runaway trend on TikTok:
- Open TikTok.
- Click the search icon at the top right corner of the home screen.
- Type Shadow Shoot Green Screen in the search bar and tap Search
- Select any of the videos appearing under Top Liked.
- Click the Shadow Shoot Green Screen icon above TikToker’s name.
- Tap Use this effect.
- Press the record button to do the runaway trend.
- Tap Next, describe your video, type the hashtags, and press Post.
Wrapping Up
The runaway trend on TikTok is a viral challenge whereby users record short clips that create a black silhouette with varying backgrounds. The video is set to a song called Runaway by Norwegian singer Aurora. To do the runaway trend on TikTok, search for the Shadow Shoot Green Screen Effect, select the top-liked video on the results, and tap use this effect.
FAQs
The song in the trending runaway TikTok clips is by Norwegian singer and songwriter Aurora Aksnes.
To do the Aurora runaway challenge on TikTok:
1. Search for the Shadow Shoot Green Screen effect, and tap on one of the top-liked videos.
2. Cick on the Shadow Shoot Green Screen icon above the TikTokers name, and tap Use this effect.
3. Record your video using the effect, then follow the on-screen instructions to post it to your story or profile.
No, the two trends are different. In the Runaway Aurora trend, users record a video with silhouette scenes, and the video is set to Runaway, a song by Norwegian singer Aurora. For the running away trend, users run away from the camera with Mitski’s song Nobody playing. At some point, the user increases speed as if someone is chasing them.
To do the Aurora effect on TikTok, follow these steps:
1. Open TikTok.
2. Click the search icon at the top right corner of the home screen.
3. Type Shadow Shoot Green Screen in the search bar and tap Search
4. Select any of the videos appearing under Top Liked.
5. Click the Shadow Shoot Green Screen icon above TikToker’s name.
6. Tap Use this effect.
7. Press the record button to do the runaway trend.
8. Tap Next, describe your video, type the hashtags, and press Post.
There is no Aurora filter on TikTok; instead, it is an effect called Shadow Shoot Green Screen. The effect is behind the viral runaway Aurora trend, where users create silhouettes with the Runaway song by Aurora playing.
The Aurora runaway challenge became popular on TikTok because it provided an alternative method for TikTokers to create silhouette videos after the sensual Silhouette Challenge slowed down. Additionally, the sound from Aurora’s 2015 hit Runaway is calming.
