Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Genre families · Core

Romance

Also called: romantic story

ELI5

A genre in which the formation, loss or transformation of a romantic relationship is central.

Used in conversation

“The pitch describes the project as romance; the scene examples need to prove that promise.”

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 who the project follows, where it lives and what kind of experience it promises.

Connected terms

  • Romantic comedyComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 6

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.