Art students make budget parody of John Lewis Christmas advert

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Students from Brixton's School of Communication Arts have made a £700 parody of the 2015 John Lewis Christmas ad, Man on the Moon, to remind viewers that Christmas doesn't have to cost the Earth.

John Lewis' #ManOnTheMoon advert cost £7,000,000 and took seven months to create. This one took seven hours and £700.

The film has received over 42,000 views so far. Like the John Lewis version, however, there's a serious message too: "Some things need a big budget. Your Christmas isn't one of them."

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Julia is editor-in-chief, retail at Future Ltd, where she works in e-commerce across a number of consumer lifestyle brands. A former editor of design website Creative Bloq, she’s also worked on a variety of print titles, and was part of the team that launched consumer tech website TechRadar. She's been writing about art, design and technology for over 15 years.