Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Genre, tone, theme & meaning · Core

Genre

Also called: story category

ELI5

A recognised kind of story with familiar promises, patterns and audience expectations.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the genre clearer in the next draft?”

Definition

A recognisable family of storytelling conventions and audience expectations.

Here “Genre” means: A recognisable family of storytelling conventions and audience expectations.

Pitch context

Use this when a deck or treatment needs to describe the people, world, tone or audience promise precisely.

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

Connected terms

  • SubgenreGenre names a broad family of audience expectations; subgenre names a narrower branch within it.
Sources & evidence · 6

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