Worldbuilding & storyworld systems · Working
Permission
Also called: allowance
ELI5
A rule or condition establishing what characters are allowed to do within a world or format.
Used in conversation
“Can we make the permission more specific in the pitch?”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Permission” 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.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Screen Australia — Story Documents: DramaSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Film Independent — Screenwriting and Episodic Program Application MaterialsSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14