Crash Course (sometimes styled like CrashCourse ) is an educational YouTube channel started by Green brothers, Hank Green and John Green, famous for their VlogBrothers channel. Initially, John and Hank presented humaniora and science courses for viewers, respectively, although this series has been expanded to incorporate the program by additional hosts.
Crash Course was one of the original 100 channels of the original YouTube $ 100 million channel initiative. Crash Course launched a preview on December 2, 2011. On February 14, 2018, YouTube's Crash Course channel has over 7 million subscribers and has received over 609 million videos viewed. In November 2014, Hank Green announced that a partnership with PBS Digital Studios will enable them to produce more courses, starting in January 2015.
To date, there are 33 series of Crash Course, with John hosting seven and Hank hosting seven. Together with Emily Graslie, they also hosted the Great History . Along with the PBS partnership, and with John starting a one-year hiatus from the event in 2015, additional hosts were brought in to increase the number of concurrent series: Phil Plait ( Astronomy ), Craig Benzine ( Government and US Politics and Movie History ), Adriene Hill ( Economy and Statistics ), Jacob Clifford ( Economy ), Shini Somara ( Physics
The second channel, Crash Course Kids , is hosted by Sabrina Cruz and has completed its first series, Science . The first foreign language course, Arabic reworking of the original series World History , was organized by Yasser Abumuailek. The main channel has also started a series of shorter animated episodes, called Recess , which focus on topics from previous Crash Course series .
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Series overview
Main series
Children series
Series of foreign languages ​​
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Production
The science series (and Philosophy , but not Computer Science ) was filmed in Missoula, Montana, in a studio building that also houses the SciShow. The series Biology and Ecology were filmed in front of the green screen. From the Chemical season and beyond, this series was filmed on a newly built device. The series is produced and edited by Nicholas Jenkins, while Blake de Pastino serves as a script editor. The sound and music design for this series is provided by Michael Aranda and in the later series, his company Synema Studios.
The humanities series (except Philosophy and Economics ) and Computer Science were filmed in a studio in Indianapolis, Indiana, also home to The Art Assignment and Healthcare Triage . They are produced and edited by Stan Muller, Mark Olsen, and Brandon Brungard.
Crash Course Kids was filmed in a studio in Toronto, Ontario. The series is directed by Michael Aranda, and is produced by the Missoula Crash Course team.
Crash Course Economics was filmed in the YouTube Room in Los Angeles, California, and produced by the Indianapolis Crash Course team.
Graphic design for all series except Biology and Ecology is provided by Mind CafÃÆ'Â © (formerly Mind Bubble).
Beginning with a Statistics course in early 2018, a course not a PBS joint production is a direct identification made by Complex, complete with logo branding and suggestions for their other channels.
Funding
The YouTube channel Crash Course was mocked in December 2011, and launched in January 2012 as one of the original channels, funded by YouTube. In April 2013, John Green explained that Crash Course is experiencing financial difficulties. In July 2013, Hank Green expressed his frustration with how YouTube has changed and controlled its website.
Funds from Google are running out, and soon after the Green Video Chat with YouTube , VlogBrothers decides to launch a Subbable , crowdfunding website where viewers can donate, monthly, to channel in return for allowance. Donations are optional, as Hank Green says, "We consider the idealistic idea that the audience is not paying for things because they have to but because they care about the things they love and want to keep growing." Crash Course is the first series and channel offered on Subbable , and from now on and on, will be funded by the website. In March 2015, Subbable was acquired by Patreon, and Crowdfunding Crash Course was transferred to Patreon.
In 2014, Crash Course announced a partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The partnership will introduce Benzine and Plait, which will host the US. Government and Politics , and Astronomy , respectively. Hank Green also announced he will host the series Anatomy & amp; Physiology , and that the other host will host the series Economy , as John takes a year-long break from the series.
Art course
Several courses, presented by Hank and John Green have been added to the Crash Course curriculum since it first started in 2012.
Games
On March 25, 2016, YouTube's \ Crash Course channel uploaded a two-minute preview of Crash Course Games. It includes game history and several types of games, including board games, video games, card games, role play, sports, and more. The series is hosted by Andre Meadows, and aired April 1, 2016.
Movies
On April 6, 2017, a preview for Crash Course Film has been uploaded. The first segment of the series throughout the year is 16 episodes in Film History, hosted by Craig Benzine; series starting on April 13, 2017. Additional segments of the Film course will be Production, hosted by Lily Gladstone; and Criticism, organized by Michael Aranda. Critics will analyze titles including Citizen Kane , Aliens , Selma , Do the Right Thing , Doomsday Now , Moon Light , and 2001: A Space Odyssey .
Theater
On February 2nd, 2018, a preview for Crash Course Theater and Drama was uploaded. It will be hosted by Mike Rugnetta.
Humanities program
John Green, half of VlogBrothers, started the Crash Course series on January 26, 2012, with World History . As a collective, John has referred to the course he taught as "Humanity."
As a result of its partnership with PBS Digital Studios, as well as John's decision to take a break from Crash Course in 2015, the new host has been introduced to organize a humanities course: Craig Benzine ( Government ), Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford ( Economy ), and Andre Meadows ( Games ).
Hank's sixth series, Philosophy , is also a humanity lesson, though it is produced by a team in Missoula that traditionally produces science series.
World History
Crash Course World History is the first series launched on the Crash Course channel, running from January 26th to November 5th, 2012.
On January 26, 2012, the series launched with "Agricultural Revolution", and new episodes aired on YouTube every Thursday. Throughout the episode, Green, the show host and executive producer, outlines the topics presented at the beginning of the video. Raoul Meyer, an AP World History teacher and former Green teacher at Indian Springs School, wrote the show, with revisions and additions by Green.
Crash Course World History features repeating segments like "The Open Letter," in which Green reads open letters to historical figures, periods, items, or concepts. Sometimes Green chatted with a naaf, a young version of himself that he called "I am from the past"; These characters usually have naive or clear questions or statements about the topic. The running joke is that the Mongols were a major exception to most generalizations in world history. The title of this fact signifies "Mongolage" (a portmanteau "Mongol" and "montage"), which shows a picture of a Mongol who shouts, "We are an Exception!" followed by a three-second clip of a scene from the 1963 Hercules Against the Mongols film that depicts a village attack.
In Crash Course World History Green often encourages viewers to avoid seeing history through Eurocentrism or the History of the "Great Man", but to be aware of the wider historical context. Crash Course World History , filmed in Indianapolis, has many followers, attracting millions of viewers. It has a special appeal for American students taking classes and AP World History exams; many students and teachers use the video to complete their course. Various episodes are featured in an online news publication.
After 42 episodes, World History ends on November 9, 2012. On June 27, 2014, in a video preview, John Green announced World History going back for second season, lasting 30 episodes. Finally, the second season ends on April 4, 2015. He makes some predictions about the future and is also quoted in his last sentence: "Also, thank you for watching this series, it's wonderful to be made, and we appreciate all you."
In 2018, an Arabic edition of World History, organized by Yasser Abumuailek, was launched. It's produced by Deutsche Welle and is hosted on their Arabic YouTube channel.
Literature
The second series of John is the Crash Course Literature , which was first aired as an eight-episode miniseries, starting November 15, 2012. The work discussed includes Romeo and Juliet The Catcher in the Rye , The Great Gatsby , and Emily Dickinson's poems.
In February 2014, it was announced that John Green will be following the series of US History with Crash Course Literature 2 . This second season starts on February 27, 2014, and lasts for 16 episodes, covering ancient works such as The Odyssey and Oedipus and novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird , Animal Slaughterhouse-Five , Frankenstein , and Beloved .
In January 2016, John announced that the third season of the Crash Course Literature will air in the summer. This season will include Huckleberry Finn Adventures , Visible Men , Hundred Years of Loneliness, Their Eyes Are Watching God , Sula , God of Flies as well as some Shakespeare sonnets.
On April 4, 2017, John Green revealed in the Vlogbrothers video that Literature will return for the fourth series in Autumn 2017; he mentioned Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell as a possible book to be discussed. On June 22 of that year, in VidCon, the complete list for the fourth season was announced: 1984 , The Handmaid's Tale , Parable of the Sower >, Candide , Macbeth , To Lighthouse , Yellow Wallpaper , and Pride and Prejudice .
US. History
On January 24, 2013, at the end of the first season of Crash Course Literature, John Green announced that it would be followed by Crash Course US History, starting the following week on January 31, 2013 with "The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards ". Following the tone set by World History , Green emphasizes maintaining an open and non-Western view of American History. The new segment called "Mystery Document" replaces "Open Letter"; Green took the manuscript from the secret compartment of the fireplace and read it aloud, then had to guess the author and the source of his work. If she is wrong, she is punished by a surprise pen. While the Mongols are largely absent, "Libertage", American-linked photographs over American flags with an electric guitar sound effect that opens and ends with an explosion, emerges whenever the great national pride of America is referred. The series ends on February 6, 2014. Just like World History , Crash Course U.S. History written by Raoul Meyer.
US. Government and Politics
As part of a partnership with PBS Digital Studios, Craig Benzine, known on YouTube as WheezyWaiter, was brought to host the US. Series Government and Politics . Benzine said that the course will give an idea of ​​how the United States government should function, and how its function actually works. He also said that this course will teach about "branches of government, politics, elections, political parties, pizza parties, and more".
The series starts on January 23, 2015, and ends on March 4, 2016.
Economy
In Hank's November 2014 announcement of the PBS partnership and the new series Crash Course in 2015, he mentioned that Crash Course Economics is under construction, but it's not yet known who will serve it. In February 2015, John announced that reporter Adriene Hill and high school teacher Jacob Clifford would host, and in July 2015, a preview video was released on the Crash Course channel. The series was launched on July 8, 2015, and finished on June 9, 2016.
Philosophy
On January 18, 2016, Hank Green announced it would host a new series on philosophy in February 2016. On February 8th, the first philosophy episode was released. Philosophy is the first course to have a corporate sponsor; Squarespace will present every episode. The series was launched February 8, 2016. The series is produced by a science-series team in Missoula, Montana, as the series focuses on issues in logic and philosophy of science. The series ends on February 13, 2017.
Human Geography
On October 12, 2016, the YouTube channel Crash Course uploaded a 90 second preview for Crash Course Human Geography. This course discusses what Human Geography is not, and what it is, and will discuss people in the context of their world. The series is hosted by Miriam Nielsen.
The premiere episode was posted on October 19, 2016, and the second the following week; However, both were removed on 27 October. John Green posted to Twitter that "... we have things wrong wrong.We'll rework the series... And we'll bring a better series to you in a few months." On October 31, 2016, John Green explained that the video was removed due to "factual errors and too loud tones." Green said it was caused by the hasty production that comes from staffing and budgeting issues.
In AMA Reddit in October 2017, John Green pointed out that the course may not be back for some time, stating "we do not feel like we've solved it".
Mythology
On February 17, 2017, a preview of Crash Course Mythology was uploaded. Hosted by Mike Rugnetta, the series begins on February 24, 2017. It includes the creation myths, pantheons, myths of destruction, heroes, mythical places, creatures, objects, and myths in the modern world.
Science course
Hank Green started the series Crus Course with Biology on January 30, 2012. John called the Hank series a "science partner" for his humanities course. As part of a partnership with PBS Digital Studios, additional hosts have been brought to host the latest series: Phil Plait ( Astronomy ), and Shini Somara ( Physics ).
The 2017 series, Computer Science , is also a science course, although it was produced by a team in Indianapolis that traditionally produced the humanities series.
Biology
The first series of Hank Green, Crash Course Biology , was launched on January 30th, 2012 with "That's Why Carbon Is a Tramp", and new episodes aired on YouTube every Monday to October 22, 2012. This series used humor to blend entertainment to educational content. This repetitive segment of the program is titled "Biolo-graphy", in which Green is broadcasting a short biography of someone usually associated with the whole episode topic. For the benefit of uncertain audiences, Hank Green links YouTube annotations to each specific subtopic that he describes in the video at the end of the episode (playback annotations of videos from specific annotations selected by the audience). In July 2012, the episode of Crash Course Biology that discusses Comparative anatomy is shown in the Mashable article.
Ecology
In the final episode of Crash Course Biology, Green revealed that his successor series, Crash Course Ecology, will follow the spirit of the series Biology. It airs on November 5, 2012, and runs for 12 episodes.
Chemistry
In January 2013, Hank Green announces that the next series is Crash Course Chemistry, following a similar style to the previous series of Biology and Ecology . He talks about the importance of chemistry to the world, and talks about the series in a short 2 minute preview video. The series airs on February 11, 2013.
Psychology
On January 3, 2014, Hank Green teased the launch of the psychology series, before launching on February 3rd.
Anatomy & amp; Physiology
On January 15, 2014, Hank Green announced it would host a new series on anatomy & amp; physiology by 2015. The series begins on January 6, 2015. Astronomy
Phil Plait began teaching astronomy courses on January 15, 2015. Plait stated that the course, "will cover basic topics in astronomy such as movement in the sky, naked eye observations, planets, eclipses, stars, galaxies, and the entire Universe."
Physics
On January 29, 2016, Crash Course Tumblr confirmed that the Physics course will debut at the end of March, hosted by Shini Somara. 2-minute preview video for Crash Course Physics uploaded to YouTube on February 18, 2016. The series aired on March 31, 2016.
Computer Science
On February 15, 2017, a preview episode for the Computer Science course was posted on the channel. It started on February 22 and was hosted by Carrie Anne Philbin.
Sociology
On February 28, 2017, a preview for Crash Course Sociology was uploaded. It aired on March 13 and was hosted by Nicole Sweeney.
Statistics
On January 17, 2018, a preview for Crash Course Statistics was uploaded. It will premiere the following week and be hosted by Adriene Hill, back after co-host the Economic series.
Engineering
On May 10, 2018, a preview for Crash Course Engineering was uploaded. It is hosted by Dr. Shini Somara, back after the host of the Physics series, and will run for 46 episodes.
Other series
Great History
In May 2014, John Green mentioned the upcoming 10-episode Crash Course forthcoming in Big History, funded by a grant from one of Bill Gates' organizations. The series was first aired on the Big History Project channel, rather than YouTube's Crash Course channel.
On August 19, 2014, the Big History Project channel started hosting episodes of the new co-host series, Crash Course Big History . It outlines the history of existence, from Big Bang advancing into the evolution of life. Both brothers Green host the series, with Emily Graslie participating as the guest host.
On September 17, 2014, the first episode of Crash Course Big History was posted on YouTube's \ Crash Course channel, one month after the premiÃÆ'¨re at the Big History Project .
In March 2017, Emily Graslie recorded on her Twitter feed that she will be participating in the new Big History miniseries. The first season episode of the second season is listed on the Crash Course channel on May 24, 2017; Graslie will be the sole host for the season.
Intellectual Property
In February 2015, John Green announced that Crack Course producer Stan Muller will host seven episodes of miniseries on intellectual property.
Crash Course Kids
On February 23, 2015, a new series, Crash Course Kids was announced via video preview on its own YouTube channel. The series is hosted by Sabrina Cruz, known on YouTube as NerdyAndQuirky.
Study Skills
On July 18, 2017, the Thought CafÃÆ' © graphics team tweeted Crash Course's schedule drawings including Study Skills with Thomas Frank, set from 8 August.
Recess
On March 5, 2018, the first episode in the 'Recess' format was posted. According to his description, this will consist of "short, animated episodes that will appear several times a year and will explain the extraordinary stories of past or current Crash Course subjects who for one reason or another did not make it into an event. "
Upcoming series
On October 16, 2017, Crash Course announced five upcoming courses for 2018: engineering, theater and drama, science history, media literacy, and statistics.
Release video
The DVD box package of the complete series of Biology and season 1 World History was made available for pre-order on October 31, 2013. In June 2016, the official performance site (http://thecrashcourse.com/) was launched, providing free offline downloads of all episodes of each series completed to date.
Footnote
References
External links
- Crash Course Channel on YouTube
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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