Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Genre, tone, theme & meaning · Core

Subgenre

Also called: genre subtype

ELI5

A more specific genre category nested within or combining broader genres.

Used in conversation

“The subgenre needs to land without a long explanation.”

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 how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Connected terms

  • GenreGenre names a broad family of audience expectations; subgenre names a narrower branch within it.
Sources & evidence · 6

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.