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.
[5] 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.
[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.