The winner of the Sims Shorts competition has been announced: dubbed “Wild Christmas”, the short involves a cheating father, a hot tub and a dog. It will be seen by thousands of cinema-goers at Vue cinemas this month.
Made by David Cresswell, a modern languages student, the two and a half minute short was created using The Sims 2; it is a romantic comedy with a festive twist where a cheating man talks his way out of a sticky Christmas Eve situation involving a naked woman in a hot tub by using the family dog as an alibi.
The competition was judged by film director and photographer Rankin, comedian Ben Willbond, Vue sales and marketing director Mark De Quervain, and a representative from the Sims team, Claire Ridley.
Willbond had this to say regarding the winner: “The winning entry stood out for me because it managed to tell a story successfully in a very short space of time. Afterwards you find yourself wanting to see more and for me that is the key. Short film, whether animated or not, is a very tricky medium because you have to be able to keep a viewer interested from start to finish. The opening sequence was excellent and will work wonderfully in a cinema. The editing and choice of shots complemented the subject matter perfectly.”
Wild Christmas, as mentioned, can be seen in Vue cinemas all throughout this month, and can also be downloaded from the Sims Shorts website.
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