diff --git a/services/remotion/briefs/character-journey.md b/services/remotion/briefs/character-journey.md
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+# Template Spec — CharacterJourney (pilot)
+
+Produced by the guided brief (`docs/TEMPLATE_BRIEF.md`). The first filled spec —
+serves as the audit trail and the contract a future AI/user-form would emit.
+
+## Decisions (from the brief)
+- **Type:** character explainer / story (framework targets ALL Renderforest-style
+  types — logo reveal, opener, slideshow, promo, showcase, personal/commercial — via
+  the shared scene-block engine; this is the first concrete template).
+- **Story:** Idea → struggle → tool → win.
+- **Design ingredients (all on):** flat 2.5D characters · 3D depth + parallax ·
+  kinetic typography · film finish (grain/vignette/micro-motion).
+- **Timing:** standard — 3s default, editable 1–6s per scene.
+- **Colors:** theme + 4-color tweak (curated `THEMES`, then accent/secondary/bg/text
+  override). Pilot theme: `warm-editorial`.
+- **Music:** per-category/vibe — a tagged library; this arc → "uplifting build".
+  *(Dependency: vendored CC0 music not yet sourced — audio hooks designed, stubbed.)*
+- **SFX:** optional, operator-placed (whoosh/click on transitions), user-toggle.
+  *(Dependency: vendored CC0 SFX not yet sourced.)*
+- **Aspect:** all three (16:9 / 1:1 / 9:16), re-flowed.
+
+## Scene list (storyboard) — `src/scenes/presets.ts` `CHARACTER_JOURNEY`
+| # | Block | Dur | Beat | Copy (fa) |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | TitleCard | 4s | Hook | «از یک ایده تا واقعیت» |
+| 2 | CharacterScene | 3s | Idea | «یک ایده» (cup) |
+| 3 | CharacterScene | 3s | Struggle | «اما سخت بود» |
+| 4 | CharacterScene | 3s | Tool | «تا اینکه…» (laptop) |
+| 5 | Slideshow | 6s | Value | «چرا فلت‌رندر؟» × 3 |
+| 6 | CharacterScene | 3s | Win | «و حالا…» (plant) |
+| 7 | OutroCTA | 4s | CTA | «فلت‌رندر» + «رایگان شروع کن» |
+
+Total ≈ 26s (dynamic; tracks Σ per-scene durations).
+
+## Editable surface (the "rails")
+- **Content:** per-scene title/caption/text/character/prop/slides (bounded fields,
+  smart defaults).
+- **Structure:** flexible — add/duplicate/delete/reorder scenes; per-scene duration 1–6s.
+- **Theme:** pick a `THEMES` entry, then tweak the 4 brand colors.
+- **Locked (not user-editable):** layout, motion language, finishing pass, type scale —
+  the craft stays in the system.
+
+## Status
+- Renders via FlexStory in all 3 aspects (engine = Phase 1, committed).
+- Pending: theme picker in studio, music/SFX audio assets, seed into the catalog,
+  backend render passthrough (Phase 2).
diff --git a/services/remotion/src/Root.tsx b/services/remotion/src/Root.tsx
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--- a/services/remotion/src/Root.tsx
+++ b/services/remotion/src/Root.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Three3DTest } from "./compositions/Three3DTest";
 import { AssetSheet } from "./compositions/AssetSheet";
 import { StoryScenes, STORY_SCENES_DURATION } from "./compositions/StoryScenes";
 import { FlexStory, flexStorySchema, flexStoryDefaults, calcFlexStoryMetadata } from "./compositions/FlexStory";
+import { CHARACTER_JOURNEY } from "./scenes/presets";
 import {
   IlluminatedCircles,
   illuminatedCirclesSchema,
@@ -156,6 +157,22 @@ export const RemotionRoot: React.FC = () => {
         />
       ))}
 
+      {/* CharacterJourney — pilot template: a curated FlexStory scene list (theme + story). */}
+      {ASPECTS.map((a) => (
+        <Composition
+          key={`CharacterJourney-${a.id}`}
+          id={`CharacterJourney-${a.id}`}
+          component={FlexStory}
+          durationInFrames={26 * FPS}
+          fps={FPS}
+          width={a.width}
+          height={a.height}
+          schema={flexStorySchema}
+          defaultProps={CHARACTER_JOURNEY}
+          calculateMetadata={calcFlexStoryMetadata}
+        />
+      ))}
+
       {/* Branded templates — each registered in all three aspects. A template may
           supply a dedicated component per aspect (componentsByAspect) when its
           design differs structurally; otherwise the shared `component` adapts
diff --git a/services/remotion/src/scenes/presets.ts b/services/remotion/src/scenes/presets.ts
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+import { getTheme } from "./themes";
+import type { SceneInstance } from "./types";
+
+/**
+ * Template presets — a "template" is a curated default scene list + theme. The
+ * studio instantiates this; the user then edits content / durations / reorders /
+ * adds-removes scenes within the flexible engine.
+ *
+ * CharacterJourney — the pilot: "Idea → struggle → tool → win" (Persian).
+ */
+const warm = getTheme("warm-editorial").colors;
+
+const journeyScenes: SceneInstance[] = [
+    { blockId: "TitleCard", durationSec: 4, props: { kicker: "داستان شما", title: "از یک ایده تا واقعیت", subtitle: "چطور ایده‌ات را به یک ویدیوی حرفه‌ای تبدیل می‌کنی" } },
+    { blockId: "CharacterScene", durationSec: 3, props: { title: "یک ایده", caption: "همه‌چیز با یک جرقهٔ کوچک شروع شد", character: "illustrations/dicebear/openpeeps-04.svg", prop: "cup" } },
+    { blockId: "CharacterScene", durationSec: 3, props: { title: "اما سخت بود", caption: "ساختن یک ویدیوی حرفه‌ای پیچیده به‌نظر می‌رسید", character: "illustrations/dicebear/openpeeps-11.svg", prop: "none" } },
+    { blockId: "CharacterScene", durationSec: 3, props: { title: "تا اینکه…", caption: "با فلت‌رندر آشنا شدم", character: "illustrations/dicebear/openpeeps-21.svg", prop: "laptop" } },
+    { blockId: "Slideshow", durationSec: 6, props: { title: "چرا فلت‌رندر؟", slide1: "ساخت در چند دقیقه", slide2: "هزینهٔ بسیار پایین", slide3: "کیفیت حرفه‌ای", slide4: "" } },
+    { blockId: "CharacterScene", durationSec: 3, props: { title: "و حالا…", caption: "داستان خودم را می‌سازم", character: "illustrations/dicebear/openpeeps-27.svg", prop: "plant" } },
+    { blockId: "OutroCTA", durationSec: 4, props: { brandText: "فلت‌رندر", tagline: "همین حالا داستان خود را بساز", cta: "رایگان شروع کن" } },
+];
+
+export const CHARACTER_JOURNEY = { scenes: journeyScenes, ...warm };
diff --git a/services/remotion/src/scenes/themes.ts b/services/remotion/src/scenes/themes.ts
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+import type { SceneColors } from "./types";
+
+/**
+ * Curated themes — the cohesion rail. A user picks ONE theme (a pre-balanced
+ * look) and may then fine-tune the four brand colors. Because every block derives
+ * its shades from these four roles (mixHex), one theme re-skins the whole video
+ * coherently — the single biggest lever for the "designed" feel.
+ */
+export interface Theme {
+  id: string;
+  label: string; // Persian name shown in the studio
+  colors: SceneColors;
+}
+
+export const THEMES: Theme[] = [
+  { id: "warm-editorial", label: "ادیتوریال گرم", colors: { accentColor: "#cf8a76", secondaryColor: "#6f9d96", backgroundColor: "#ece4d6", textColor: "#2b3a55" } },
+  { id: "ocean-calm", label: "آرامش اقیانوس", colors: { accentColor: "#3b82c4", secondaryColor: "#5fb3b3", backgroundColor: "#eaf0f4", textColor: "#1f3a4d" } },
+  { id: "berry-pop", label: "توت‌فرنگی", colors: { accentColor: "#d6477e", secondaryColor: "#8b5cf6", backgroundColor: "#f3ebf0", textColor: "#3b2440" } },
+  { id: "forest", label: "جنگل", colors: { accentColor: "#5a9367", secondaryColor: "#c2a76a", backgroundColor: "#ecefe6", textColor: "#26352a" } },
+  { id: "mono-luxe", label: "لوکس مینیمال", colors: { accentColor: "#c0a062", secondaryColor: "#6b7280", backgroundColor: "#f4f1ea", textColor: "#1c1c1e" } },
+  { id: "midnight", label: "نیمه‌شب", colors: { accentColor: "#7c93ff", secondaryColor: "#22d3ee", backgroundColor: "#11141f", textColor: "#eef1f8" } },
+];
+
+export const getTheme = (id: string): Theme => THEMES.find((t) => t.id === id) ?? THEMES[0];