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The Take Website
the-take .com 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 (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.
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[4] As of September 2021, The Take's Youtube channel has over 1.3 million subscribers and over 270 million video views.
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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 .
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[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 .
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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 .
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See also
References
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"About The Take" .
YouTube .
^ Shotwell, Alyssa (March 16, 2019).
"LIST: 10 women you should be watching on YouTube" .
Playbuzz . Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
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"Five New York Tech Companies to Watch (March 2018)" .
Tech:NYC . March 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
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"ScreenPrism Rebrands as "The Take," Bringing Film, TV and Pop Culture Analysis to Millions" . Benzinga . March 13, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
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"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 .
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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 .
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"A Star Is Born's deeper message explained: Don't be 'Shallow' " .
Entertainment Weekly . February 17, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
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"Watch: How Alfonso Cuarón brought life to Roma" .
Entertainment Weekly . February 21, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
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"The Expanse Season 5 Ending Explained | The Takeaway | Prime Video" . YouTube . Retrieved September 23, 2021 .
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"Is Rebecca a Love Story? | Take Two | Netflix" . YouTube . 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 .
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