Shot during the 2008 Sundance International Film Festival by writer and director Brody Baker and produced by KnowMore Productions exclusively for The New York Times Style Magazine web site, these 12 short films were conceived to be viewed sequentially and feature performances by Hollywood's bright young things, including Josh Hartnett, Josh Lucas, Michael Pitt and Lukas Haas.

"[2] The New York Times Style Magazine web site launched the first episode in T Takes online on March 17, 2008.

[3] In the official press release, Stefano Tonchi, editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine said "The T Magazine Web site is now the destination to discover fantastic original video - the kind of short films you cannot find anywhere else, on or off line...T Takes, by the talented Brody Baker, reflects what the T community online is all about: discovering what is new and hot in stylized online storytelling."

Horacio Silva, the features director and online director of T magazine, further added "Just as the print version of T [magazine] has always had an unconventional relationship with the world of celebrity, we wanted to give our readers a fresh perspective on the new generation of film stars, and Brody [Baker] has truly accomplished that with the T Takes series ...

Since the online launch of T [magazine] last fall, we have been experimenting with new ways to give our users interesting perspectives through video interviews and short films, and we will continue to bring our audience original features such as this series.