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Workshop Descriptions & Instructors Marilyn Abildskov Mary Allen Kate Aspengren Thomas Fox Averill Nancy Barry Timothy Bascom Kyle Beachy Karen Bender Linda Bendorf Maudy Benz Venise Berry Bruce Bond David Bouchier Michael Dennis Browne Maggie Conroy Mary Cross Thomas K. Dean Amber Dermont Janet Desaulniers Kelly Dwyer Hope Edelman Josh Emmons Jill Esbaum Sarah Fay Hugh Ferrer Katie Ford Geoffrey Forsyth Cecile Goding Douglas Goetsch Sands Hall Christine Hemp Jim Heynen Rick Hillis Charles Holdefer Richard Jackson Rebecca Johns Cheryl Fusco Johnson Wayne Johnson Daniel Khalastchi Carolyn Lieberg BK Loren Peter Markus Fritz Mc Donald James McKean Gordon Mennenga Sharelle Byars Moranville Michael Morse Marc Nieson Shannon Olson Diana Ossana Lon Otto Juliet Patterson Kiki Petrosino Mark Jude Poirier Leslie Carol Roberts Anjali Sachdeva Sarah Saffian Sam Samuels Sandra Scofield Mary Kay Shanley Robert Anthony Siegel Carol Spindel Karen Subach Mary Swander Mary Vermillion Kris Vervaecke Ashley Warlick Michelle Wildgen Bart Yates	Diana Ossana Introduction to Feature Film Screenwriting One-Week Workshop June 7–12 Biography Introduction to Feature Film Screenwriting One-Week Workshop June 7–12 Have you ever watched a movie and wondered, “Could I have written that?” This class will provide beginners with the opportunity to learn about the art and craft of screenwriting. Screenwriting is part creation, part craft, and like any skill, it improves with practice. Classes will begin with a brief script analysis of a previously viewed film. After this introductory segment, we will focus on each participant’s work in a workshop atmosphere, including some in-class scene reads and critiques with an emphasis on the basics of visual storytelling, dialogue, and creating compelling, multi-dimensional characters. We will also examine standard formatting practices and discuss career-related questions as they arise. Two weeks prior to our first session, please plan to submit a treatment (5-7 pages) of an original screenplay idea, as well as a significant portion of your screenplay’s First Act (25-35 pages). Biography Diana Ossana, is the author of numerous short stories, essays and, with long-time collaborator writer Larry McMurty, two novels—Pretty Boy Floyd and Zeke and Ned—as well as nearly twenty feature film scripts. Diana and Larry received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee. Diana was also a producer on the film. Diana and Larry were writers and executive producers on four award-winning miniseries: Streets of Laredo and Comanche Moon for CBS, Dead Man’s Walk for ABC, and Johnson County War for Hallmark Entertainment. They have written a screenplay for Playtone/Universal Studios to star Tom Hanks, based on Larry’s novel Boone’s Lick. The daughter of an Italian immigrant father, Diana was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Eastern New Mexico University. She is currently writing a feature film script for Fox Studios. She divides her time among Arizona, Missouri, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Texas.

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