# Episode 01 — Four Timmy Mutations

A deterministic 27-second vertical pilot showing one Timmy transformed by four pressures:

1. **Wizard** — ambiguity turns context into a spell (`W-01`).
2. **Machine** — repeatability makes the path exact (`M-02`).
3. **Creature** — hunger preserves instinct as signal (`C-03`).
4. **Talking Turd** — ridicule metabolizes shame into a punchline (`T-04`).

Each section visibly names its pressure and ends in a memory receipt. The receipt roll connects the four mutations back to one pilot, followed by the choice: **WHICH TIMMY GETS TO REMEMBER THIS?**

## Artifacts

- [`episode01-four-timmy-mutations.mp4`](episode01-four-timmy-mutations.mp4) — delivery master
- [`episode01-contact-sheet.jpg`](episode01-contact-sheet.jpg) — representative frames for quick review
- [`build_episode01.py`](build_episode01.py) — deterministic visual and soundtrack generator

The soundtrack is original and sample-free: the script synthesizes its 120 BPM kick/snare/hat rhythm, section motifs, and final chord from oscillators and seeded noise.

## Rebuild

Requires Python 3, Pillow, NumPy, FFmpeg, and the DejaVu fonts.

```bash
python3 media/episode01/build_episode01.py
```

## Verification

Verified on the committed MP4:

```text
container: MP4
video: H.264, 720x1280 (9:16), yuv420p, 30 fps
sound: AAC, 48 kHz, mono
length: 27.000000 seconds
full decode: pass (ffmpeg -v error ... -f null -)
sha256: 5ddc9a9da1b4b2456faf0b390e5c1be0d3cf48112b417fc075473c90e335d1e4
```

Re-run the structural/decode checks with:

```bash
ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration:stream=codec_name,codec_type,width,height,pix_fmt,r_frame_rate,sample_rate,channels -of json media/episode01/episode01-four-timmy-mutations.mp4
ffmpeg -v error -i media/episode01/episode01-four-timmy-mutations.mp4 -f null -
sha256sum media/episode01/episode01-four-timmy-mutations.mp4
```
