Carter Amelia Davis' Homemade Gatorade is exactly the kind of funky, funny, dream-like YouTube video I like to stumble upon during a late-night scroll session. It's a video you feel like you're discovering or unearthing in its weirdness and hilarity—has anyone else seen this? I have to send it to someone.And the Sundance programmers clearly felt the same way, because the short is part of this year's Midnight block.Homemade Gatorade follows a woman trying to sell a creamy version (yes) of the sports drink online. When she has an interested buyer, she sets off on a late-night road trip to meet them, her journey punctuated by brief social media detours. I told Davis that the short somehow captures the manic nature of our online lives and how that can bleed into reality. Davis is a self-taught animator based in Minneapolis who's been making these mixed-media videos for almost 10 years. She has a popular YouTube channel and a Patreon where faithful members (various "lump" tiers) support her work. Her creations are a great example of finding an audience and doing your work exactly the way you want to, using readily accessible tools and a unique creative spin that can take you all the way to one of the nation's biggest festivals.No Film School chatted with Davis via email ahead of the fest to learn more about her process. - YouTube www.youtube.com NFS: What's your background as a filmmaker? How did you get into animation, and what led you to make...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 27 January