Tea&Cheese Partay!

The Barclaycard Waterslide-Video Challenge was the first UK-video contest to be hosted on YouTube, and challenged YouTubers to spoof the hugely successful Barclaycard Waterslide ad.

There were loads of cool entries, and the winning clip was the fantastic "8-Bit Waterslide in Real Life", a retro-flavoured animated short produced by film-making duo Tea&Cheese.

In real life, Tea&Cheese are Liam Tate (Tea) and Jamie Stanton (Cheese). Here's what Jamie had to say about their entry:

How did you come up with the 8-BIT idea?

Playing too many video games as kids and not having enough time to play them as adults. We wanted to make something people could enjoy knowing nothing about the competition... And everyone loves games... don't they?
Did you think it was a winner from the get-go?

Not at all! there were some other really cool videos. We were bricking it right up until we got the phone call! Then we went and got incredibly drunk.

Who/what are your influences in the online video space?

We're both massive fans of Pes (eatpes.com) and Michel Gondry. Those guys are proof you don't have to have loads of cash to make something that people will love - just a great idea!With the sound wewhere hinting at mario, tetris and F-Zero X, the latter having a particularly kick ass soundtrack - SUPER MEGA HYPER BOOST PIPE!
Do you have plans to make more videoes in the future?

We really want to keep producing films that make people laugh. Keep an eye on teaandcheese.com for stuff old and new in the near future!

So keep your eyes open for more kickass clips from this retro-tastic duo!