Actor Actress Postcards

2.75×8.5 13pt premium linen tall format stands out in horizontal headshot piles and feels like stationery casting offices respect not leftover flyer. Linen texture signals production quality without glossy cheapness accepts pen notes callback Tues without smearing. Vertical headshot occupies top two-thirds with union status beside name, specific type line, and rep or self-submit URL. 250-count festival drop before regional market weeks converts when date window specific not open-ended availability ignored.

Separate creative on same 2.75×8.5 linen format. Showcase variant leads with in town for festival available meetings March 12-15 style window. Callback variant leads with thanks for read on project name and additional materials QR after initial audition. Limit callback cards to roles you actually read generic blast damages reputation in tight casting circles. Same linen substrate associates recognize layout notice updated headshot when photo swaps annually under eighteen months rule.

Before regional theater festivals film market weeks and showcase nights, when headshot passes eighteen months requiring photo swap, and when signing new representation needing co-mail intro cards to agency submission list. Keep grid stable associates recognize layout. Union line SAG-AFTRA AEA beside name not footer fine print. Stale headshot spotted instantly casting discards before reading type line wasting entire 250-count drop shipped to offices between pilot season sessions.

Track which offices book appointments from drop reps refine mailing lists on response not guesswork. Log callbacks within event window for festival mail separate from general representation intro batch. One booked callback from pinned card covers 250-count print when associate tacks vertical linen above monitor between sessions. Self-submit URL or rep line tested on phone under fluorescent casting light pre-press not designer monitor distance where QR fails during two-second stack scan.

Yes for targeted drops before Atlanta Film Festival style windows when specific date prompts calendar checks open-ended ignored. 13pt premium linen survives messenger bags better than thin gloss creasing at corners. Preserve 2.75×8.5 silhouette on cork boards. Pilot one market week corridor before scaling if type line headline unproven at meeting booking rate. Scale when two callbacks or meetings confirm per hundred cards mailed timed to event window on front subhead.

Less than eighteen months old high-contrast eyes to camera occupies top two-thirds casting spots dated photos instantly. Union status beside stage name as credited. One recognizable recent credit if contract allows on back not crowded resume novel. Writable half-inch margin casting writes callback notes on linen without gloss smear. Type line specific like leading lady 30s-40s drama-comedy not vague versatile performer filtered during headshot shuffle between sessions.

Agency logo, submission email, type range rep wants pushed this quarter when co-mailing intro cards to casting offices on submission list. Front stays performer headshot and name. Track which offices book from drop so rep refines list. Separate from self-submit variant when unsigned performer uses reel QR on back with top five credits training line special skills dialects stage combat one line each without resume novel overwhelming associate scan time. Many shops start near 250 pieces at 2.75x8.5.

We proof headshot color at 2.75×8.5 scale, verify union line placement beside name, balance type line legibility without crowding vertical headshot, test reel QR under fluorescent casting light before 250 press, and reserve writable margin for callback notes. No stock theater crowd backgrounds. You approve proof before festival drop. Tall linen above monitor beats horizontal pile where associate never reaches your headshot during two-second stack scan between sessions.