Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Exposition, information & reveals · Specialist

Information gap

Also called: knowledge gap

ELI5

A deliberate difference between what the audience wants to know and what has been revealed.

Used in conversation

“Let’s track the information gap through the outline before rewriting scenes.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Information gap” 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.