Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Adaptation, fidelity & reimagining · Specialist

Fidelity

Also called: faithfulness

ELI5

The degree to which an adaptation retains elements of its source material.

Used in conversation

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

Pitch context

You may encounter “Fidelity” 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.