BA #187: Ryan Case
On the one-hundred and eighty-seventh Box Angeles director Ryan Case (Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) stops by Studio 309. She discusses making short films as a kid, always wanting to attend NYU, starting out as an editor, and more!
the BA #187 breakdown
– Box rants saying WWW.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Virginia and playing a lot of movie pretend.
– Making short videos and briefly playing in bands.
– Attending NYU film school and graduating in three years.
– Getting an internship at SNL and moving to North Carolina after graduating.
– Advice from David Lynch and coming to Los Angeles.
– Logging tapes on The Real World, more jobs and then editor at MTV.
– Joining the Editors Guild and assistant editing.
– Requesting to cut a pilot via Facebook and Modern Family being the next one.
– Getting representation and pivoting into directing.
For more Ryan, catch an episode of Man Seeking Woman that she directed and follow her on Twitter @film114.
STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Narcissus Kumquat IPA
