Also known as title page
The first page of a script submission: title, writer name, and contact — not story. It should look calm and professional, not like a poster.
Keep decoration minimal. The title page is a professional handshake: title, writer credit, and a way to reach you or your representative. Logos, poster art, and cast wish lists on a spec title page read as noise and can look amateur next to a clean industry PDF that trusts the story to begin on page one.
Draft dates and "based on" lines appear when useful; WGA registration numbers are optional. Never put a synopsis on the title page -- that belongs in coverage materials or a separate one-pager. The first story page should be scene one, not a marketing paragraph parked above the slugline.
If representation changes, update contact before you circulate again. Stale agencies and dead emails are a quiet way to miss a request for the full script after a partial read. Treat the title page as living contact metadata, not a frozen diploma from the draft's first week of outlining.
Title, writer credit, and a way to reach you or your representative. Skip logos, artwork, and cast wish lists on a spec title page -- calm beats decorative.
Usually no. Keep the title page sparse; put the logline in a query, pitch deck, or coverage packet where readers expect a pitch sentence.
It is optional. Some writers include it; many do not. Registration can still exist even if the number is not printed on the title page.
Often under the title block or near contact when you want readers to know which generation they hold. Avoid turning the page into a full revision history -- that belongs in production draft records.
