Positioning, fit & persuasion · Core
Why me?
Also called: personal connection, creator connection
ELI5
The part of a pitch explaining the creator's material relationship, authority, access or distinctive reason for making the project.
Used in conversation
“Can we answer “Why me?” clearly before the pitch?”
Pitch context
This names a document, asset or development step that can appear in a pitch package.
Why it matters: Helps you understand how projects are presented, submitted, discussed and followed up.
Connected terms
- Director’s personal noteThe search label “personal connection” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 7
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Scriptnotes / John August — Pitching Television, or Being a Passionate WidgetDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14
- Sundance Institute — Pitching Resources and Program GuidanceDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Sundance Institute — Pitch Deck, Lookbook, Sizzle and Proof-of-Concept GuidanceSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Film Independent — Screenwriting and Episodic Program Application MaterialsSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Fight Back Against Free WorkSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14