Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Character profiles & introductions · Working

First impression

Also called: initial read

ELI5

The initial understanding or feeling a reader or audience forms about a character.

Used in conversation

“Let’s show the first impression through behaviour and detail rather than only describing it.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “First impression” in character, world, genre & tone conversations or materials.

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

Sources & evidence · 4

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