Is J-School Right For Me? J-School is extraordinary, but it isn’t right for everyone. Get answers to the most frequently asked questions so you can make the best decision for you.
J-School is a 4-week on-demand online learning program for actors who want to build a meaningful career.
Whether you’re brand new to the industry or an established actor ready to grow, J‑School will challenge you to execute at your highest level. It’s designed to guide your acting business into a career — J-School is designed for actors who want to:
Without a roadmap or guidance, the process can be overwhelming. J-School will guide your growth and save you years of expensive trial and error. J-School is intensive and challenging. There are no silver bullets, simple formulas or guaranteed results.
Everything is online — no travel required.
You have lifetime access to the training, so you can go through the materials each week as they’re released, or slow things down and work at your own pace.
J-School is action-oriented, purpose-driven and transformative. We deeply care about you — our students. You get lifetime access to the training.
We’re constantly updating and improving every aspect of the program, and our alums get those updates free of charge.
Aside, we teach the business side of things. You can be the most talented actor but if you don’t have the navigation skills, you might miss your opportunities.
If you plan to work through the live program in real-time, we recommend between 3-6 hours per week to watch the training, complete your growth assignments and — if you’d like — engage with Jackie and the community.
Many of our students go through the program as best they can; pausing and returning to it as their schedule allows.
If you’re not able to carve out that much time at first, don’t worry. You get lifetime access to the training and can easily work at your own pace, on your schedule. Most of our students have full-time jobs or businesses and families. This experience is designed to stretch you, but it can also be customised to your life.
The more focus and dedication you put into J-School, the more you’ll get out of it.
To be clear, there are no fast or guaranteed results. Building a career in acting is not a 4-week, linear event.
This program mirrors the reality of the business — it’s intense, time consuming, and demanding.
We outline the course breakdown, including our core curriculum included HERE.
But the power of J-School doesn’t lie in propriety videos or secret formulas. All the information you could ever need as an actor is available for free online, right now. As E.O. Wilson remarked, “We’re drowning in information, but starving for wisdom.”
If you’re not aware of what you need to know and apply to your acting career — and what you don’t — all the free information in the world won’t help.
J-School is an experience. It’s action-oriented and intense. It’s about doing the work, being seen for who you are, leveraging your unique strengths and getting challenged to grow into your full potential.
The real value is in the skills and capabilities you’ll develop, the risks you’ll take and the relationships you’ll build. In our humble opinion, who you’ll become as a result of completing our program is priceless.
We outline the specific course breakdown, including the core curriculum HERE.
Broadly speaking, we don’t provide acting lessons. We also don’t cover anything dealing with ABNs, insurance, trademarking or anything granular relating to legal, taxes or liability. For all legal, insurance and tax advice, you need to consult your attorney and your accountant.
J-School is for all actors, trained and aspiring actors.
It’s for committed beginners and evolving actors who want direction, clarity and the business side of skills.
The experience is designed to help you start and grow your acting career.
It’s not right if you’re looking for an acting coach or a one-to-one mentor.
Our program isn’t right for those looking for help with legal set up, tax structures, etc
It’s also not right if you consider yourself an established actor who already gets lots of auditions. If you’ve already mastered the acting side of business, have loads of auditions or have a solid network of casting directors/producers — this experience isn’t right for you.
This program isn’t right if you hope to learn by osmosis. J-School is for action-takers who understand that real change happens with consistent, focused effort over time.
J-School isn’t right for someone looking for a cookie-cutter “plug and play” system to make it as an actor. This isn’t a “make it overnight” program. It’s a “get great over a long period of time” program.
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We have a powerful and growing audience of world-wide actors.
The content is not country-specific and everyone is welcome.
Our students are from: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Korea, Romania, Hungary, Russia - and we expect more countries to join us in 2022!
J-School is ideal if you’re just starting because it’ll train you to think like an actor and avoid the costly mistakes even trained actors make when launching into the industry.
J-School is a single membership program. Meaning, one person per membership. If you’d like to do the program along with your partner, please enrol separately.
There is no age limit.
The investment for J-School is $599 with an early bird price of $199. J-School is the only course taught by an experience industry professional who has worked as both a talent agency and a casting director.
There are no refunds or change of mind. Please think carefully before purchasing. This includes if payments are made by payment plans, refunds will not be given for portions of the fee at any time of the course.
Please make sure your internet can stream videos before joining the course. We do not take responsibility for slow internet providers.
There’s more free information available to more people on every imaginable subject, including acting, than ever before in human history.
But if you’re not aware of what you need to know and what you don’t, all the free information in the world won’t help.
It’s not about access to a set of hidden videos or secret formulas. It’s about doing the work, being seen for who you are and leveraging your unique strengths. Putting yourself in J-School means putting yourself in an environment designed to help you unleash your full potential.
Dynamic, multi-faceted, caring support is the backbone of J-School. Once you join the program, you’ll have guidance and support from a team of like-minded creatives in a safe and encouraging environment.
Here’s what each student has access to:
J-School Mentor
Jackie O will be present in the student portal to help answer your questions and provide guidance, encouragement, and feedback during the live program. In J-School, you’ll never feel lost or left behind.
Lesson Comments
As an added bonus - Underneath each training video, you’re invited to comment, post your questions and get the help you need. Often within minutes or hours, you’ll have a response from Jackie during the live program.
Office Hours
You will hop on live “Office Hours” calls with Jackie. She’ll tackle your toughest questions and provide guidance to move you ahead. We record calls via Zoom so you can listen and learn at your convenience.
The Answer Vault
As an added bonus - You’ll have access to other students’ questions, along with answers from Jackie, so you’ll always have precise wisdom at your fingertips.
Team O Support
We take customer care to heart. If you have technical issues or are simply having a challenge you need help with, write [email protected] and we’ll take care of you as quickly as we can. Our customer service team is extraordinary and can be reached M-F, from 10am – 4pm WST, Australian time.
This program is designed by Jackie and, as a bonus, she will be active in providing feedback in a group setting.
No. J-School is intentionally unaccredited and informal. If you need a certificate of completion, badge or official course credits, this program is not for you.
Write us at [email protected] and we’ll happily take care of you
Well, God forbid! But it's good that you asked. You will always have access to the on-demand videos. Bonuses such as updates, live comments, live calls will stop -- because they are bonuses (free add-ons), and not a part of the 4-week on-demand video content. Rest assured, all the on-demand videos will always be available for you to watch.
Everything you need to know about becoming an actor. J-School is an online program designed to guide you to secure auditions and a talent agent.
Consumer Testimonials. As with any related program, your results using J-School may vary from these consumer testimonials. Your results will be based on many variables, such as your level of effort, business acumen, personal qualities, knowledge, skills, and a host of other factors. Since these factors differ for each individual, we cannot guarantee your success, results, or income level, nor are we responsible for your success or failure. J-School is not a “get rich quick scheme.” It takes lots of time, effort, and dedication. We believe that we provide you a great toolbox to achieve your desired results, and our grads agree.
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