Studio Carousel
Rail
Studio
Status
DRAFT
Build time
1-3 hours per carousel · or 1 day for a 5-pack
Pricing
$499 single carousel · $1,499 5-pack · $999/mo for 4 carousels/month
Receipt
Used internally as content engine — first applied to Christian G Flair personal brand
Studio Carousel
The cinematic Instagram carousel Technique — modeled after evolving.ai / FLORA / Pulse Edits posts that rack up 500+ likes and 100+ comments per post by treating a software product (or a service business) like a Netflix trailer instead of a marketing brochure.
This is the content-marketing engine that goes underneath every Handled brand and every client engagement. You don't sell a Technique unless you have a carousel announcing it. You don't elevate a personal brand without monthly carousels.
What a Studio Carousel looks like
- 7-9 slides, IG-square or IG-portrait (1080×1350)
- Cover slide = a headline that reads like a Netflix tagline ("We turned this SaaS UI into a Netflix-level trailer." / "A Technique is any workflow you've built, packaged into something anyone can run with one click.")
- Numbered narrative through the middle (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 — like FLORA's "1. Open Technique Builder mode...")
- Real product screenshots with annotations (not stock illustrations)
- Final slide = social proof + CTA ("Comment 'X' for the link" / "Real studios already use this")
- Brand-locked typography — Instrument Serif + Instrument Sans + Geist Mono (godly.website-tier)
- Brand-locked palette — depends on which brand: Mane gold, Handled lime, Christian G Flair gold + ink
Inputs the operator provides
- The thing being announced (a new Technique, a case study, a thesis, a product launch)
- 1-3 real screenshots or photos of the product in action
- Brand color + typography spec (or pick from the brand library)
- Voice / tone reference (which 3 IG accounts should this feel like?)
- CTA (where to drive — link in bio, comment trigger, DM keyword)
Outputs the system produces
- 7-9 PNG slides at 1080×1350
- Caption draft (hook → carousel preview → CTA)
- 5-10 hashtag set (vertical-specific)
- Optional 15-second Reel companion (same content, motion version)
- File pack ready to drop into Instagram in 60 seconds
Stack
- Python + Pillow / python-pptx (for image generation in code)
- OR Figma template (for designer hand-edit)
- Pandoc for content → HTML rendering
- Cinematic photography from existing brand asset library
- Custom shader / gradient generators for cover art
Build pipeline
- Brief (15 min) — operator answers: what's the one big idea? what's the proof?
- Outline (15 min) — 7-9 slide structure: cover / hook / narrative / proof / CTA
- Design (1-2 hrs) — render slides to brand-locked design system
- Caption + hashtags (15 min) — match the carousel narrative
- Review + ship (15 min) — operator approves, post directly
First applications (priority order)
| # | Brand | Carousel topic | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Christian G Flair | "I build AI tools for service businesses (and cut hair on Sundays)" — the operator manifesto | NEXT |
| 02 | Christian G Flair | "How I shipped a $400 parent portal in 7 days" — Spanish Club case study | QUEUED |
| 03 | Mane | New mint-wave-M logo + the elevation move | QUEUED |
| 04 | Handled | "What is a Technique?" — the FLORA-validated thesis | QUEUED |
| 05 | Handled | "5 rails of Handled" — the platform overview | QUEUED |
| 06 | Garita | Security install + AILONET partnership | QUEUED |
| 07 | G Room | Where the cuts happen — physical space + booking | QUEUED |
| 08 | @flairdevs | Spanish Club case study → portfolio post | QUEUED |
| 09 | @flairdevs | Care Harbor case study | QUEUED |
| 10 | @flairdevs | Iglesia ECV case study (after pastor approval) | QUEUED |
Pricing for clients
Once this Technique is published, partners can sell it standalone:
| Offering | Price |
|---|---|
| Single Studio Carousel | $499 (one carousel, 7-9 slides + caption + hashtags) |
| 5-pack | $1,499 (5 carousels, monthly content kit) |
| Subscription | $999/mo (4 carousels per month + 1 Reel) |
| Studio Reel add-on | + $499 per carousel-to-Reel adaptation |
Who buys this Technique
- Service-business owners who hate making content
- Solopreneurs who know "post 3x/week" but can't execute
- Agencies whose clients want IG content but won't pay for a content team
- Anyone in the Handled partner program (resells under their own brand)
- Coaches, course creators, consultants
Cross-refs
- First sample:
~/Businesses/handled-techniques/samples/cgf-01-manifesto/ - Brand guides:
~/Businesses/_shared/brand-system/(TBD) - Reference accounts: @evolving.ai (FLORA), @pulseeditsagency, @higgsfield.ai, @web.love.ed
- Operator-site connection: this Technique IS what populates the Studio rail of christiangflair.com
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