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'''Video Arts''' is a UK-based video production company which produces and sells [[Soft skills|soft-skills]] training programmes, [[e-learning]] courses and [[Learning management system|learning platforms]]. Video Arts also distributes third |
'''Video Arts''' is a UK-based video production company which produces and sells [[Soft skills|soft-skills]] training programmes, [[e-learning]] courses and [[Learning management system|learning platforms]]. Video Arts also distributes third-party titles. |
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Cleese sold the company in the 1990s,<ref name="test">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/video-arts-sells-out-in-pounds-25m-deal-1322504.html Video Arts sells in £25m deal], ''[[The Independent]]'', 5 January 1996</ref> and it was later bought by [[Tinopolis]] in 2007.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/04/independentproductioncompanies.citynews Tinopolis makes £2.4m acquisition] ''[[The Guardian]]'', 4 May 2007</ref> Cleese continued to feature in Video Arts' training videos. |
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The company was founded in 1972 by [[John Cleese]], [[Antony Jay|Sir Antony Jay]] and a group of other television professionals. |
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| ⚫ | Video Arts uses humour |
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| ⚫ | Video Arts uses humour to make learning points more memorable. Its slogan is a quote from John Cleese: “People learn nothing when they’re asleep, and very little when they’re bored".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videoarts.com/why-video-arts/ |title=Why |publisher=Video Arts |date=2014-05-01 |access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> |
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Video Arts' productions include; |
Video Arts' productions include; |
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* The Unorganized Manager (John Cleese, [[James Bolam]]) |
* The Unorganized Manager (John Cleese, [[James Bolam]]) |
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As well as corporate training videos, the company produced the comedy series |
As well as corporate training videos, the company produced the comedy series ''[[Fairly Secret Army]]'' for [[Channel 4]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Tinopolis |
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| Industry | Video Production and eLearning |
| Genre | Comedy, Learning, Soft Skills, Training |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | John Cleese and Sir Antony Jay |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
| Parent | Tinopolis |
| Website | http://www.videoarts.com/ |
Video Arts is a UK-based video production company which produces and sells soft-skills training programmes, e-learning courses and learning platforms. Video Arts also distributes third-party titles.
The company was founded in 1972 by John Cleese, Sir Antony Jay and a group of other television professionals.
Video Arts uses humour to make learning points more memorable. Its slogan is a quote from John Cleese: “People learn nothing when they’re asleep, and very little when they’re bored".[1]
Video Arts' productions include;
- Meetings, Bloody Meetings (John Cleese, Will Smith)
- Can You Spare a Moment (John Cleese, Ricky Gervais)
- The Balance Sheet Barrier (John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett, later version with Dawn French)
- Jamie's School Dinners: Managing Change (Jamie Oliver)
- Pass It On (Rob Brydon, Will Smith)
- The Ultimate Stress Show (Olivia Colman)
- Performance Review: Every Appraisee's Dream (Hugh Laurie)
- The Art of Selling (Sheridan Smith)
- Behavioural Interviewing (James Nesbitt, Rebecca Front, Kris Marshall)
- Assert Yourself (Kris Marshall, Mark Heap)
- Performance Review: Code Red (Sharon Horgan, Jim Howick, David Schaal),
- Successful Selling (Kevin Bishop, James Lance, Simon Greenall)
- Sell It To Me (Robert Lindsay)
- 30 Ways to Make More Time (James Nesbitt)
- Presentation is Everything (Mathew Horne)
- The Unorganized Manager (John Cleese, James Bolam)
As well as corporate training videos, the company produced the comedy series Fairly Secret Army for Channel 4.
References
External links
- Patrick Russell: Shooting the message #20: Video Arts. The inside scoop on communications film legend Video Arts, founded by Anthony Jay and John Cleese 40 years ago at British Film Institute website, 20 July 2015
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