April 2009
RatLandia Rattery Behavioral Study Intent

Our current project's goal is to create effective, repeatable behavior chains by means of positive reinforcement training designed for use in film and video, with the long term goal being the completion of  "Space Rats: The Legend of RatLandia", a live action rat film for kids teaching lessons in diversity and understanding. This project will be made in coordination with RatLandia’s sister company Carom Video. 

To this end, RatLandia is seeking animal trainers to work with RatLandia Rats that will use only positive means to achieve the necessary rodent movements for telling the story of Space Rats and any projects that precede or follow it associated with the Rattery.

RatLandia Rattery Goals April 2009

Assess the Rattery, determine project compliance requirements and proceed with such needs.

Outline project intent, begin writing requirements.

Determine project participants.

RatLandia Rattery Goals Early Summer 2009

Supply weanling rats with the basic socialization skills intact to students that will train their subjects to follow basic commands allowing control of their movements. 

Screen trained rat footage in films such as in “Willard” (1971) & (2003).

Students train their subjects in single step movements such as come, stay, halt, follow, jump, sit up, swim, freeze, run on wheel, etc., followed by linking behaviors into repeatable, speed controlled chains.

Begin building sets, finding appropriate locations for the story, shoot test scenes.

RatLandia Rattery Goals Late Summer 2009

Shoot principal photography for "Space Rats: The Legend of RatLandia".