Zoom: ADVANCED FILM / TV Online Intensive with JOHN ORT CSA, Artios Award-Winning Casting Director

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

A rare opportunity NOT to be missed with this major film and TV Casting Director!

John's recent credits include Will Gluck's comedy feature Anyone But You, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, the Miramax feature horror film The Home, the 2nd season of the short form series "State of the Union" for Sundance TV/AMC+, the international series "The Swarm," and the last 5 seasons of CBS's "Bull."

EVENT OVERVIEW:

This online intensive will start with an informational talk followed by a Q/A. John will cover on-camera auditioning as well as the differences between approaching series regular material versus guest and co-starring roles on TV.

He'll select sides for you which will be emailed in advance. Each actor will get to work on-camera in a group format with John and receive adjustments and feedback on choices and preparedness.

Register soon! IT'S GONNA GO FAST!

This virtual intensive is for adults and teens (13+).

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WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this virtual intensive, John will select sides for you to prepare based on your headshot and fully completed MY INFO section in your AC account. 

Assignments will be emailed at least 24 hours in advance. 

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). Unless it is disclosed above, with permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

John Ort

John Ort, CSA (he/him) is a two-time Artios Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - most recently for his work as a Casting Director on the 2nd season of the short form series "State of the Union" for Sundance TV/AMC+, and previously as an Associate Casting Director for the first season of Netflix’s “Ozark.”

Credits include Will Gluck's comedy feature Anyone But You, Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi feature The Creator, the Miramax horror film The Home, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, the international series "The Swarm," the last 5 seasons of CBS's “Bull,” CBS’s “Tommy" starring Edie Falco, several Tom Hooper directed commercial film spots, VO for Gen-Z Media’s scripted podcasts, feature films My Hero, Love Island (Fire Island), Last Ferry and Anya, short films Dérive, The Water Song and Etymology, as well as the music video Evolution featuring SIREN.

Previously John was Manager of Casting for ABC Primetime in NY casting series regulars for numerous pilots and currently running series.

Follow this link to view John's credits on IMDB