Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Nonfiction & unscripted people roles · Core

Documentary subject

Also called: subject

ELI5

A real person, group, place or institution mainly observed or explored by a nonfiction work.

Used in conversation

“The documentary subject should be visible in the examples, not just the overview.”

Definition

A real person, group, place or institution principally observed or explored by a nonfiction work.

Here “Documentary subject” means: A real person, group, place or institution principally observed or explored by a nonfiction work. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

Use this in nonfiction pitches to separate what is known, accessible, ethical and structurally repeatable.

Why it matters: Helps describe who the project follows, where it lives and what kind of experience it promises.

Connected terms

  • IntervieweeA subject is a person the work is about; an interviewee is anyone interviewed, including experts or witnesses.
  • ParticipantThe search label “Subject” can route to both entries.
  • SubjectThe search label “Subject” can route to both entries.
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