Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Writers’ rooms & story breaking · Working

Cards

Also called: index cards

ELI5

Index cards or digital equivalents used to represent scenes, beats or story movements in a writers' room.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the cards clearer in the season overview?”

Pitch context

You may encounter this in a series pitch, pilot process, writers' room or commissioning conversation.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Sources & evidence · 12

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.