The Take (YouTube channel)

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The Take
Websitethe-take.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreVideo essay
Subscribers1.40 million
(September 2021)
Total views318.55 million
(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. As of September 2021, The Take's Youtube channel has over 1.3 million subscribers and over 270 million video views.

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. 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.

The Take's video on Breaking Bad's Walter White was listed by Film School Rejects as one of 2018's best video essays. "Parasite, Ending Explained: Stairway to Nowhere" was named among the top video essays of 2020 by No Film School. The Take’s video essays have also received coverage from The Mary Sue, Bustle and The A.V. Club.

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References

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  11. ^ "A Star Is Born's deeper message explained: Don't be 'Shallow'". Entertainment Weekly. February 17, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Watch: How Alfonso Cuarón brought life to Roma". Entertainment Weekly. February 21, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Expanse Season 5 Ending Explained | The Takeaway | Prime Video". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Is Rebecca a Love Story? | Take Two | Netflix". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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  17. ^ Weekes, Princess (April 23, 2019). "The #OneMarvelousScene Series Is a Perfect Tribute to the MCU & Video Essays". The Mary Sue. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  18. ^ 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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