If you’re looking for a gift for the holidays, Masterclass has something that might catch your attention. As part of a special holiday offer, you can receive two master Class Annual subscriptions – one for you and one to give as a gift – for the price of one. Subscriptions start at $120 per year, which lets you watch on one device at a time, $180 gives access to two devices simultaneously and allows downloads, and a family subscription covers six devices . Your giftee will receive the same level of membership you purchase for yourself.
MasterClass’s Black Friday deal gets you two annual memberships for the price of one.
If someone you love is interested in filmmaking, cooking, business, writing or generally improving themselves, master Class Ideal gift. A subscription includes access to 180 different big-name instructors who teach on topics they know a lot about. The classes offered sound like an A-list roll call: Martin Scorsese and Jodie Foster give lessons on filmmaking, Mark Cuban shares his business knowledge, Questlove shows you how to DJ and Margaret Atwood gives a seminar on writing. Are.
Classes last approximately two to six hours and are divided into short lessons, usually between 10 and 20 minutes. There are even exercises and community forums for teachers to actually do what they teach. Recently, MasterClass added series as part of its lineup, such as goat, Which are 20-minute episodes covering a single topic (like making grilled cheese or playing pickleball) that feel more like a short documentary than a lesson. The mobile app also offers a series of short, swipeable videos for a more refined TikTok experience.
Engadget has tried out the service and found that it’s really like a smart streaming service, where you get to watch masters talk about how they go about their art. Even if you bought it mostly to learn about filmmaking, you can also learn about peripheral elements like the comedy of Steve Martin, Kevin Hart, and Judd Apatow, for example.
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