Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Exposition, information & reveals · Core

Twist

Also called: plot twist

ELI5

A turn that largely changes the audience's understanding of events, motives or stakes.

Used in conversation

“The pitch names the twist, but the story still needs to prove it.”

Definition

A turn that substantially changes the audience's understanding of events, motives or stakes.

Here “Twist” means: A turn that substantially changes the audience's understanding of events, motives or stakes.

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

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

Connected terms

  • RevealA reveal discloses information; a twist is a reveal or event that substantially reinterprets the story.
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