Chit-Chat with Artists: WLSE Studios – You Don’t Need CC in Videos – It Distracts from the Story!
Spring4Sims: Let’s start with your name first: WLSE. Who’s really behind the W, L, S and E - what are your names, how old are you and what do you do in real life?
WLSE: Well, we’ll keep our names secret, of course! W, L and S are 16; E is 19. W, S and E are all cousins (S and E being sisters) and L is a friend of ours who we have known forever! W, L and S all go to school, whereas E is of studying Biology at University.
Spring4Sims: Haha, it almost sounds like a puzzle to me… Do the Sims actually look like you in real life? ![]()
WLSE: We try to make them look like us in real-life, the faces aren’t perfect but features like L’s larger chin and E‘s nose are added. We’re always on the lookout for hairs but for now we’ve got the perfect combination. We assign colours, though, so you easily find out who we are if you can’t spot the faces.
Spring4Sims: How did you four get into making funny Sims videos?
WLSE: We’ve always loved the game, and we had lots of ideas to share that stories wouldn’t do justice to. It’s hard to get a story out there, as they easily get lost in the exchange. We tried making some movies (to varying levels of quality) and once we were happy we could make decent videos, we started publishing them.
As for deciding to make funny videos specifically, everyone likes a laugh and the game provides many hilarious outcomes.
Spring4Sims: That’s true. But did you have any skills before you started creating with The Sims 2? What tools do you use for making them?
WLSE: None of us had any skills when it came to movie making… we all just enjoyed the game and learnt as we go. We use Windows Movie Maker to edit our videos, nothing else. It’s simple, easy, effective and free (I sound like an advert, don’t I?!)







