The Take (previously named ScreenPrism) is a YouTube channel and media company. Co-founded and hosted by Yale University alumni Susannah McCullough and Debra Minoff, The Take produces video essays analyzing film, television and popular culture at large.[2][3][4] As of September 2021, The Take's Youtube channel has over 1.3 million subscribers and over 270 million video views.[5]
| The Take | |
|---|---|
| Website | the-take |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Genre | Video essay |
| Subscribers | 1.40 million[1] (September 2021) |
| Total views | 318.55 million[1] (September 2021) |
Last updated: 14 Jul 2022 | |
The Take is known for its "All the Tropes" series, a collection of video essays dissecting character tropes including the "cool girl", the "smart girl", the child prodigy, the white savior and the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.[6][7][8][9][10] The Take has also created the video series The Takeaway with Amazon Prime Video, the series Take Two in collaboration with Netflix, and produced a series of Oscar videos for Entertainment Weekly.[11][12][13][14]
The Take's video on Breaking Bad's Walter White was listed by Film School Rejects as one of 2018's best video essays.[15] "Parasite, Ending Explained: Stairway to Nowhere" was named among the top video essays of 2020 by No Film School.[16] The Take’s video essays have also received coverage from The Mary Sue, Bustle and The A.V. Club.[17][18][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "About The Take". YouTube.
- ^ Shotwell, Alyssa (March 16, 2019). "LIST: 10 women you should be watching on YouTube". Playbuzz. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Five New York Tech Companies to Watch (March 2018)". Tech:NYC. March 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "ScreenPrism Rebrands as "The Take," Bringing Film, TV and Pop Culture Analysis to Millions". Benzinga. March 13, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Take - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Hellerman, Jason (December 26, 2019). "The 'Cool Girl' Trope: Real Life Fantasy, Screenwriting Nightmare". No Film School. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Ihnat, Gwen (February 4, 2020). "Tracking the evolution of the "smart girl" trope in pop culture". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Chanthavisith, Kayla (September 3, 2021). "20 YouTube Video Essay and Commentary Channels You Should Watch". Her Campus. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Latter, Anaya (November 29, 2020). "Viva the video essay: 10 recommended screen analysis videos on YouTube". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Elderkin, Beth (April 9, 2020). "10 YouTube Essays That'll Broaden Your Pop Culture Education". Gizmodo. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "A Star Is Born's deeper message explained: Don't be 'Shallow'". Entertainment Weekly. February 17, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Watch: How Alfonso Cuarón brought life to Roma". Entertainment Weekly. February 21, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Expanse Season 5 Ending Explained | The Takeaway | Prime Video". YouTube. 4 February 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Is Rebecca a Love Story? | Take Two | Netflix". YouTube. 31 October 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Shields, Meg (December 13, 2018). "The Best Video Essays of 2018". Film School Rejects. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ V Renée (December 30, 2020). "Our Favorite Video Essays of 2020". No Film School. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Weekes, Princess (April 23, 2019). "The #OneMarvelousScene Series Is a Perfect Tribute to the MCU & Video Essays". The Mary Sue. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Ferber, Taylor (March 26, 2019). "This Video Has Actual Evidence To Support An 'Office' Theory That Kelly & Andy Are Soulmates". Bustle. Retrieved September 22, 2021.