Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Acts, sequences & episode architecture · Working

Tag scene

Also called: post-credit tag

ELI5

A short scene after the main ending, often providing an extra joke, reveal or setup.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the tag scene clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Tag scene” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

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

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.