Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Story development documents · Core

Short synopsis

ELI5

A short prose summary: longer than a logline, shorter than a full synopsis.

Used in conversation

“The deck should use the short synopsis consistently rather than as decoration.”

Definition

A concise prose summary of the story, generally longer than a logline but shorter than a full or page-length synopsis.

Here “Short synopsis” means: A concise prose summary of the story, generally longer than a logline but shorter than a full or page-length synopsis. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

This names a document, asset or development step that can appear in a pitch package.

Why it matters: Tells you what document, visual asset or file someone is asking for or reviewing.

Connected terms

  • One-sentence synopsisThe search label “Short synopsis” can route to both entries.
  • SynopsisComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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