Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on two goals this year. Those two goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature films produced and distributed by independent or mid-sized studios and 2) Finish the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. Each week, I provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
On the writing front, Kelly and I met on Wednesday, February 12th and finally started writing the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script! We previously met three times in October 2024 to make sense of the feedback we received from the first table read. I created a system of highlighted colors to determine which feedback to use. For example, one set of colors indicated the ideas we wanted to apply to certain scenes. Another color indicated ideas we could convert into dialogue. It felt so good to start writing again! Kelly and I started at the very beginning of the script, armed with the highlighted feedback. We went through each scene and asked each other our thoughts. Sometimes, we applied the ideas to the scenes. So far, so good. We moved through the first several scenes with ease. An excitement permeated through the air as we did this. Kelly and I will meet next Wednesday to continue re-writing the next set of scenes in the script. Keep reading below 🙂
I also decided on that same day that it was time for me to start writing my rugby feature film script! Many of you will remember that I applied for and got accepted into a nine-week feature film treatment course at the Sundance Collab. Through this nine-week course, I developed my rugby idea into a solid 11-page feature film treatment. Since then, I kept returning to this treatment. I kept tinkering with it. I kept asking the next question. My story continued to expand. I combed through it numerous times. I finally told myself, “Okay, Jorge! It’s time to stop tinkering and start writing! Go! You’re more than ready. Write!” And I did just that this past Wednesday! WOO HOO! I wrote the first four scenes, and I feel so accomplished. I feel so happy and relieved that I started writing my rugby feature film script. My story and characters are finally making their way onto the Final Draft script writing program! LOL. Keep reading below 🙂
So, it might be more appropriate to say I have three goals this year. The third goal is to write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Keep reading below 🙂
Until next week!
Chasing The George 