Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Seriality, engines & repeatability · Working

Audience engine

Also called: viewer engine

ELI5

The recurring pleasure, tension, question or anticipation that makes viewers want to return.

Used in conversation

“The pitch names the audience engine, but the story still needs to prove it.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Audience engine” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.