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The Burger Caper

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Two rats. One burger. A very reasonable plan.

The first film made end to end by an agent-directed pipeline, and the experiment that led to Table Service. It is kept here as the pipeline’s first attempt.

Rattie has found half a burger. It has mustard, and it’s still warm. The only problem is the man sitting next to it. Joe knows a pigeon who can walk the neighborhood dogs right past his feet. Her rate is one fry. A whole fry.

Runtime
1 min 29 sec
Released
September 25, 2026
Versions
5 cuts

Cuts

Each version is kept, newest first.

  1. Third ServingCurrent release Sep 25, 2026, 1:29 Revised performances, staging, artwork and park sound.
  2. Third Serving, first workprint Sep 25, 2026, 1:29 A 540p staging and sound preview, before the final dialogue and motion passes. Work prints are experiments, kept for comparison.
  3. Second Serving Sep 25, 2026, 1:29 An 89-second rebuild with clearer staging and recorded sound.
  4. First cut Sep 25, 2026, 1:34 The original 94-second production.
  5. Original draft Sep 25, 2026, 1:34 The first published rough cut, with audio and without captions. Kept as a work in progress.

Credits

An agent-directed illustrated short, created for Cory R. King.

Made with

Artwork
ChatGPT image generation
Voices
Gemini and Flux speech synthesis
Action animation
Kling 3.0 Pro, through OpenRouter
Edit, staging and sound mix
JavaScript and FFmpeg

Sound

Park ambience
Soft City Park Ambience by simgo
Foley
Paper rustle by MihacappyDropping Bag of Bread by qubodupDog eating by peridactyloptrix

All field recordings and foley: CC0 1.0.