Artist story time

Name: Artist story time
Uploaded: 2024-09-04T15:30:17+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Ryan Maloney
Description: In this first‑person monologue, Ryan Maloney recounts how, as a 20‑year‑old art major at Carnegie Mellon in 2004, he sought a New York internship like…

4 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this first‑person monologue, Ryan Maloney recounts how, as a 20‑year‑old art major at Carnegie Mellon in 2004, he sought a New York internship like his business‑school friends. He found a Craigslist ad for an art director needing an assistant on a low‑budget film, met the director, and was hired as the storyboard artist despite having no prior experience. He describes the rapid transition from office work to on‑set duties, the quirky daily life (posting comics, free bagels, Naked Juices, partying at La Huerta), and the film’s eventual release on Netflix under the title Getting High, which he humorously calls “unwatchable” but notes his arm appears in one shot. He also shares a memorable encounter shooting at the Rothschild family townhouse in the West Village, describing the Rothschild as friendly and recalling the ubiquitous Fiji water fridges as a lasting impression.

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In 2004, I was an art major at Carnegie Mellon University, and all of my friends in their business classes were getting fancy internships in New York City. So I thought, I have to get an internship in New York City. So I went on Craigslist and I found this art director who needed an assistant for this movie. So I got to New York City and she introduced me to the director, and the director was like, you draw? And I was like, yeah, I guess I draw. So he's like, I need a storyboard artist for this movie. So I became the storyboard artist for this movie at 20 years old. I had no idea what I was doing, but I just figured it out on the fly. One day I'd be in the office, and the next day I'd be on set just posting comics on the wall. Making people laugh, hanging out with the cast and crew, like, partying at the La Huerta and eating free bagels and Naked Juices. And this movie eventually went on to go on Netflix and change its name to Getting High. It's pretty much unwatchable, but my arm is in one shot. And then one day we shot at the Rothschilds' townhouse in the West Village, and I was like 20 years old talking to the Rothschild, one of the richest people in the world, and he was a really nice guy. And they had these fridges with Fiji water in every single room, and I can't stop thinking about those fridges with the Fiji water in every single room. It was—