Category Archives: Acting

What In The World Is A ‘Coogan Account’

 By: David Wooddell, Barbizon USA One popular question we hear is “Do I really have to get a Coogan Account? I don’t even know what that is…” If you are also wondering what a Coogan Account is, it’s a blocked trust account. This account...


Trusted Casting Websites

   By: David Wooddell, Barbizon USA   If you’re an aspiring actor, you’ve probably signed up for every casting website you can find. With technology, you never know which sites you can trust. During my management days, there were three standard websites I required...


A Day in the Life of a Casting Director

 By: David Wooddell, Barbizon USA Casting directors have a very crucial job in the entertainment industry; they screen all of the talent that agents, managers and sometimes clients themselves submit for consideration on a project. This could be a project for television, film, stage...