Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Contributors, participants & casting · Working

Interviewee

Also called: interview subject

ELI5

A person interviewed for a production.

Used in conversation

“Please bring the interviewee into the next editorial meeting.”

Pitch context

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

Why it matters: Distinguishes story, access, evidence, format mechanics and participant-care responsibilities.

Connected terms

  • Documentary subjectA subject is a person the work is about; an interviewee is anyone interviewed, including experts or witnesses.
Sources & evidence · 8

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.