Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Scenes, beats & screenplay formatting · Specialist

Parenthetical

Also called: wryly

ELI5

A brief direction placed with dialogue to clarify delivery or immediate action.

Used in conversation

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

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

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

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