Template: champion
Look: podcast / interview, upper-side column with intro→phrase→emph beats building toward a center-stage CROWN that crosses the subject's body. "Wimbledon Champion" energy.
Visual identity (LOCKED):
- 5 typography slots: intro / phrase / emph / dream / crown
mix-blend-mode: screenover warm bone color (#fff5df)- Deep text-shadow + brightness boost
- Single-caption-swap layout (caps stack at one point in the column)
- Center-stage crown crosses the subject for cinematic occlusion
When to apply
✅ Good fit:
- Podcast / interview style with a single seated subject
- Cluttered backdrop (bookshelf, props, dark) — screen blend reads through
- Subject roughly centered with clear clean zones on one or both sides
- Speech has a clear payoff line that can become a "crown" (1-3 short words)
- 16:9 landscape, 1920×1080 ideal
❌ Wrong fit:
- Bright/sky/window backdrop (screen blend washes out)
- Subject heavily off-center such that there's no clean column zone
- Speech has no clear climax line
- Portrait 9:16 → use
portrait-headertemplate instead
Layout decisions agent makes
| Field | What | Example (1920×1080) |
|---|---|---|
plane.top/left/width/height |
Where the side column sits. Pick the side opposite the subject's gaze (looking room) and hug the cleanest backdrop zone. | {top: 40, left: 40, width: 720, height: 420} |
plane.rotateY |
Slight perspective into the wall. Positive for left column (recedes right), negative for right column. Keep small (3-7°). | 4 |
crown_top |
Y position of the crown. Should fall on the subject's chest/neck so the body occludes the middle letters. | 420 |
font_scale |
Multiplier on locked sizes. | 1.0 for 1920×1080 |
crown_enabled |
Whether to render a crown. Skip if the speech has no clean payoff line, or if the subject is too far off-center for a center crown to land. | true |
Crown placement rules
Before enabling the crown, verify all 3 conditions:
- Subject body center within ±10% of frame horizontal center
- Clean zones ≥15% of frame width on each side of subject
- Crown text width (uppercase 140px × ~chars) > subject body width + 400px
If any fails: disable the crown OR use a smaller font + place it in the
larger clean zone instead of center. See references/layout-heuristics.md.
Slot assignment
| Slot | Use for |
|---|---|
| intro | Filler / discourse markers ("you know,", "for me,", "so…") |
| phrase | Main statement clauses |
| emph | Key achievement / superlative line |
| dream | Aspirational lines, past-tense reflection |
| crown | The single climax line — center-stage payoff |
Aim for ≤3 slots per video (excluding crown). Don't use all 4 in a 12s clip.
Plan.json shape
{
"mode": "template",
"template": "champion",
"duration": 12.08, "fps": 24, "width": 1920, "height": 1080,
"plane": {
"top": 40, "left": 40, "width": 720, "height": 420,
"rotateY": 4
},
"crown_top": 420,
"font_scale": 1.0,
"groups": [
{ "id": "cg-0", "slot": "intro", "tone": "soft",
"in": 0.10, "out": 1.45, "words": [...] },
{ "id": "cg-1", "slot": "phrase", "tone": "soft",
"in": 1.55, "out": 4.20, "words": [...] },
{ "id": "cg-2", "slot": "emph", "tone": "present",
"in": 6.50, "out": 8.30, "words": [...] }
],
"crown_group": {
"id": "cg-crown", "tone": "present",
"in": 10.85, "out": 12.08,
"words": [
{"text": "Wimbledon", "start": 10.94, "end": 11.28},
{"text": "Champion", "start": 11.38, "end": 11.84}
]
}
}crown_group always uses the crown slot — no need to specify slot.
Set crown_group: null to disable.