stackchain-lab-loop/media/episode01

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 — delivery master
• episode01-contact-sheet.jpg — representative frames for quick review
• 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.

python3 media/episode01/build_episode01.py

Verification

Verified on the committed MP4:

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:

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