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Every great film, every compelling TV series begins with a great script.
And every great script starts with its writer.
 
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Our training courses guide you through every stage of screenwriting, from idea through structure, pacing, character development and dialogue to finished script.
 
But we go further than craft. We show you how to shape your script for production, prepare the key documents, approach the industry with confidence and understand the practicalities, logistics and reality of your script becoming a film or series.
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Our courses include   
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  • Concept and story Development
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  • Adaptation of Novels, Plays and Short Stories
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  • Story and Script Structure and Pacing
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  • Synopses, Treatments, Pitchdeck and Other Materials
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  • Writing Impactful Dialogue
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  • Character development and World Design
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  • Elements of the Screenplay
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  • Scriptwriting Software
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  • Funding the Development of your Screenplay
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  • Approaching and Working with Producers, Commissioner and the Film Industry​​
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We gives you the tools, knowledge and confidence to turn your script into a production-ready project and to get your story seen on screen.
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Because, at the end of the day, that's what we all want.
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Leading PRELUDE SKILLS is producer and writer Paul FitzSimons. Paul has been a writer for 18 years and a producer since he produced feature film THE GIFT in 2017.
 
Paul now runs production company Prelude Content and recently completed the company's first feature film VERDIGRIS, which enjoyed a successful festival run in 2023/24 and was released in cinemas in April 2025.
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Paul has been a screenwriting tutor for over 10 years and has worked with the National Talent Academies, Screen Ireland, Big Smoke Writing Factory, The Kildare Writers' Centre and DFEI Dun Laoghaire, teaching courses in screenwriting, story development and novel-adaptation.
 
Paul continues to produce features films, is developing a number of projects in co-production with the UK, Spain and Japan and will produce Prelude Content's first TV Drama in 2026.
“I found the course really insightful and Paul FitzSimons skilfully managed to de-mystify the craft of writing a treatment. Invaluable.” - Maurice Sweeney, award winning TV Drama and Documentary Director.

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“I loved listening to Paul speak with such passion and insight. His course was both enjoyable and educational, and helped reignite my passion for writing.” - Amanda Brunker, Bestselling Author and Playwright.

 
"Paul FitzSimons is very knowledgeable and experienced in story development and writing treatments. His course is filled with insights about what to include into a treatment, how to make it flow, mistakes to avoid and how a treatment is used." - Fiona Ashe, Director, Screenwriter and Academy Nicholl quarterfinalist.
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"I was lucky enough to get a place on the treatment writing course with Paul Fitzsimons, I found this course to be incredibly helpful and insightful." - Roisin Kearney, Award-Winning Screenwriter & Director.
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"It is rare that someone as talented and respected as Paul FitzSimons would freely give of their time for screenwriting beginners, and yet he did! To be a recipient of Paul's wonderful expertise and insight into the film industry was a great privilege that I am unlikely to forget."  - Sharyn Hayden, Screenwriting 101 Course Participant.
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"I found the course very informative, all the topics covered were done so with great detail and insight. I would highly recommend it."  - Johnny Kitterick, Screenwriting 101 Course Participant.
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