Screenwriter Postcards

3.5×5 16pt premium matte lists title genre logline representation status contact in pocket proportion surviving chaotic pitch festival better than full synopsis page producers forget by hotel bar. Matte feels literary at AFF gloss looks like real estate promo stuffed in lanyard pouch lead logline and available materials on request 2500 cut-rate runs for pitch festivals writers room mixers manager referral packets. Pocket size survives wallet and Moleskine flap producers pull months later when development slate opens logline readable without unfolding letter page in elevator.

Same 3.5×5 matte grid different logline headlines and query codes only. Festival variant leads feature logline and genre tag with PITCH-AFF intake. Manager referral card names sample script available upon request MGR-REF logged separately since manager packet needs representation line accurate festival handout needs logline hook only mixing manager contact on festival card without clearance confuses producer reading open query while rep assumes client-approved materials attached. Representation status honest represented seeking representation or manager name with permission misstated rep status ends conversation before read request.

Before each major festival when prior PITCH-AFF code produced read requests or meeting follow-ups within sixty days not business card swaps alone. Swap logline and title keep matte pocket silhouette fixed so producers recognize card format from prior festival same grid different project. Reorder when representation status changes materially stale seeking rep on card when you signed manager last month creates awkward producer call routed wrong. One logline per card rule cramming TV pilot and feature on 3.5×5 produces illegible type producer skips in badge scan line.

PITCH-AFF versus MGR-REF versus MIXER-B codes logged at follow-up email measure read requests and meetings not cards handed alone. Split festival floor handoffs versus writers room mixer drops by conversion one option payment or staffing meeting often covers print cost of 2500-count matte run scale events producing follow-ups pause routes generating LinkedIn connects without logline conversation two consecutive festivals. Producer who kept card six months cites logline accurately in development meeting physical card outperformed email query buried in reader inbox.

Yes for two major festivals plus mixer season before scaling when logline headline unproven at read-request rate. Preserve pocket 3.5×5 silhouette producers file in development folder matte distinct from horizontal producer own cards in wallet stack. Pilot one festival with 500-count test before 2500 drop when genre tag and logline headline unproven at meeting follow-up conversion. Premium matte 16pt survives badge lanyard friction and hotel humidity without curling gloss promo discarded unread at festival exit bag check.

Logline one sentence under thirty words on 3.5×5 face producer reads in elevator ride longer logline truncated illegibly defeats purpose of pocket format. Genre tag accurate not drama-comedy-thriller kitchen sink vague tag fails development exec filter. Representation status honest manager name only with written permission unauthorized rep name on card creates legal and relationship damage. Available materials on request line standard do not promise full script on card without clearance producer requests through proper channel contact email or rep line readable at twelve point minimum.

Writers room mixer variant names staffing availability and writing sample genre separate from feature pitch front staffing card needs room experience line not feature logline. Writable matte back for producer noting meeting date and project code optional professional follow-up reference. WGA registration or copyright note on back if applicable without dominating face legal comfort for producer forwarding internally. Separate tracking from manager referral packet mixer converts on different timeline than rep-submitted sample producer met you at bar not through agency channel. Many shops start near 2,500 pieces at 3.5x5.

We tighten logline to legible length on 3.5×5 face proof genre tag and title hierarchy for badge-scan distance verify representation line accuracy and strip prohibited outcome guarantee language before press. Literary matte aesthetic without decorative script fonts that shrink logline below readable size. You approve proof before 2500-count festival drop when truncated logline or wrong rep line wastes callback moment producer kept your card specifically for six-month development slate window you cannot recover with email query alone.