source material

noun

1. original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.

Example Sentences

Its ending veers away from the source material, suggesting there could be more seasons of the show if it does well.

From Los Angeles Times

Did you use Josh Margolin’s grandmother as source material?

From Los Angeles Times

“Dune” director Denis Villeneuve discusses several significant departures from the sci-fi classic source material.

From Los Angeles Times

Sell’s journey has become the source material for his popular “Turning Pro at 30” YouTube series, which features match playback, post-match analysis and behind-the-scenes footage.

From Los Angeles Times

For the source material of "Grapes of Wrath," Steinbeck would heavily rely on the FSA field notes written by Collins and Babb.

From Salon