Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios. 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
I’m quickly approaching the halfway mark of act two of my latest feature film script! What’s left for me to write are scenes for the following pairs of reversals in the first half of act two: Yes 6, No 6, Yes 7, No 7. I can’t wait! The writing process has moved smoothly and has provided me with opportunities to do further research to heighten and strengthen my scenes in act two. Prior research, current research, and organization have been incredible because there have been several times when these dynamics came together to create a domino effect of seamless writing. A domino effect where things fell into place and a beginning, middle, and end with the scenes occurred. Keep reading below 🙂
My goal is to complete the first half of act two in two to three weeks! Keep reading below 🙂
Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios. 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
RuPaul, rugby, and the two feature film scripts I’m writing. What could they possibly have in common? I guess RuPaul and rugby both start with the letters “RU.” But what about the two feature film scripts? Well, RuPaul and rugby were celebrations I utilized while writing act two of my latest feature film script and the second draft rewrites for “The Third Act” script with Kelly Tighe. I watched a few rugby games on TV while having glasses of champagne, and I FINALLY started reading RuPaul’s memoir, “The House of Hidden Meanings.” These celebrations reminded me to pause and take some time off to relax, rejuvenate, and take stock of my accomplishments thus far. And yes, LOL, I have to admit that I could hear some of my characters talking to me while I was celebrating. They were infiltrating my mind with ideas and potential dialogue for scenes. There were a few moments where I responded to them with, “Oh, that’s good!” and I made written notes so I wouldn’t forget. And then, there were other moments where I told them, “Shhh. I’m celebrating. Leave me alone.” LOL. Keep reading below 🙂
I’m progressing steadily and approaching the halfway mark of act two of my latest feature film script! Kelly and I have also met a couple of times this past week and made forward progress with “The Third Act.” We’ve continued implementing notes from the feedback and tightening up dialogue and scenes. Keep reading below 🙂
Good morning, fellow artists! 2025 is flying by, and I wanted to take this opportunity to do a first-quarter recap of my 2025 blog entries. From writing two feature film scripts to the value of planning for your career, here is a fantastic opportunity to revisit or catch up on all of the excitement! Below are the nine blog entries in chronological order:
Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios. 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
This past week was a little more research-based in order to help inform the dialogue of my new scenes in act two. My research included: 1) Reading a few news articles regarding the upcoming season of a particular rugby league. 2) Watching a video analysis about a particular team. 3) Watching another sports film to analyze their approach and structure to this particular film genre. Keep reading below 🙂
And just for fun, here’s a little bit of dialogue that made me smile so far in acts one and two: “Vodka soda, please. Make it a double.” and “Hey! You got my good side!” and “Ay-yo! I knew I would like this one!” Of course, you’ll have to read the scenes for context! Keep reading below 🙂
Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios. 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
Let’s focus on the third goal. I mentioned in my last blog entry that act two is the meat of the script. I should also add it’s the belly of the beast. It’s twice the size of act one. I sometimes find act two to be daunting to write because I have to keep the momentum going as I walk through the thicket of the woods, the thicket of the jungle. “Will I ever make it out? Will I make it to the other side?” Act two takes the longest for me to write (anyone else feels the same way?) Keep reading below 🙂
That being said, I’ve begun writing act two on March 4th, 2025! I’ve jumped onto the saddle and I need to hold on tight as I traverse act two. “Yeehaw! Onward and forward!” is the battle cry as I march through the good and bad of act two. Armed with my feature film treatment, I established the central question at the end of act one. I wrote the scene that formed the act two break/break into act two. My dialogue flowed in scenes and I introduced new supporting characters in act two. I made sure to keep focusing on the event of the scene, to fill it out emotionally in terms of what the characters were feeling, and to make sure the scenes had a beginning, middle, and end. New questions came up that encouraged me to conduct further research in the moment (and further research in the days ahead.) “Yeehaw! Onward and forward!” Keep reading below 🙂
Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios. 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
Yes, you read the title of this blog entry correctly! On February 12th, 2025, I started writing the script for my rugby feature film. Armed with the feature film treatment I created during my time at the Sundance Collab, in addition to supplementing it with Jeffrey Alan Schechter’s book, “My Story Can Beat Up Your Story,” I got to writing! On February 26th, 2025, I finished the first draft of act one. Now, you might be thinking to yourself, “Wait a minute. Days have passed between February 12th and February 26th. How did he write act one in 7 1/2 hours?” Keep reading below 🙂
One thing I wanted to experiment with for the first time as a writer was timing my writing sessions. Yes, technically, days have passed between February 12th and February 26th. However, according to my timer, I logged 7 1/2 hours (7 hours, 33 minutes to be more precise) of writing time across the days I wrote act one. That really put things into perspective for me (7 1/2 hours versus “several days” of writing). And it got me thinking: Which is the best way to measure writing time? By utilizing a clock? By counting each day of writing? How do I quantify my writing time as it relates to dealing with a network, movie studio, agent, or manager? Are they looking at the recorded time or the days/weeks/months it took me to complete something? Is it more impressive/accurate to measure progress using hours and minutes, or is measuring one’s progress by days/weeks/months the standard that will always prevail? Keep reading below 🙂
That being said, this is still a big win for me! I was able to accomplish this feat through the prior work and research I did. With each scene, I got out of my way. I didn’t focus on getting it absolutely right or being so precious with the dialogue. I focused on the event of the scene, how to fill it out emotionally in terms of what the characters were feeling, and making sure the scenes had a beginning, middle, and end. And of course, I will comb through act one later to make edits. Keep reading below 🙂
Act two is the meat of the script, and I am curious to see how long it takes me to write it using the timing system. I am confident that my prior work and research will come through for me again. I am also prepared for any roadblocks that will come up and force me to ask the next question or dig deeper or do a little more research to fill in certain moments. Keep reading below 🙂
Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios and 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
Before we jump into my updates, I wanted to say that I voted this past Wednesday for this year’s SAG Awards nominees. As always, it was a lot of fun to watch the nominated performances and do my civic duty as a voting member. Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees! Keep reading below 🙂
This past week has been pretty productive. On the acting front, I continued watching indie films from my target list that screened at specific film festivals (e.g. Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, etc.) It’s been a wonderful experience watching these thought-provoking, interesting, and unique films. These films are within the realm of projects I want to be in. I continued reaching out to the directors behind these films. Some have respinded! This action has been rewarding and empowering. Keep reading below 🙂
On the writing front, I continued moving my rugby feature film forward. Utilizing the feature film treatment I created at the Sundance Collab course, the scenes and dialogue continued to flow onto the Final Draft application. I’m letting the dialogue unfold easily and quickly, being mindful not to get caught up in perfection or getting it right. Just let it flow. I also understand brevity (getting to the point in certain scenes) and knowing where to go a little longer with the dialogue in other scenes. Keep reading below 🙂
I look forward to creating even more brevity and preciseness in subsequent drafts. Writing this script has been rewarding and empowering. Regarding the second draft rewrites for “The Third Act”, my writing partner and I were unable to meet this past week. However, I know we will be back on the writing saddle shortly! We know where we are picking up from and I have combed through potential dialogue for a major scene in Act 1. Keep reading below 🙂
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 filmsproduced and distributedby 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 🙂
Good morning, fellow artists! I’m excited to jump into my new blog entry. I am lucky to have a home office where I can create and administer my career. I love sitting in my red, leather executive chair and operating from my large, powerful desk. My desk sports framed paintings, photographs, action figures, and trinkets that inspire and move me. Additional paintings, plus my Declaration of Independence (DOIN) and Vassar College degree, hang on my wall. Various books that have transported me into different places and worlds sit to my left. These authors are inspirational, thought-provoking, fabulous, and accomplished in their respective fields. Above the books, sitting on top of the mantle, are a few celebrations I purchased. These celebrations include a record player and a Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” action figure. I am surrounded by things that feed and fuel me. I love working from my home office. It’s my power base. It’s my artistic sanctuary.
On Monday, February 3rd, I walked upstairs to my home office to create a plan of attack for both short-term and long-term goals. Using my DOIN as a guide, I started writing down ideas for my administration plan (aka my to-do list) on paper. These ideas ranged from the simple to the more complex. I didn’t censor any ideas that came to me. From this initial list of ideas I generated, I plugged them into my 2025 planner and got to work. Since this past Monday, I’ve been cooking with my administration. Executing my administration and checking things off my to-do list made me feel powerful, accomplished, and inspired. IT FEELS SO GOOD TO ADMINISTER MY CAREER. It feels so good to do for ME. Keep reading below 🙂
A little planning goes a long way in building morale and spirit because I’m in action. I’m moving forward one step at a time. I’m doing things that I’m passionate about. I’m putting myself out there. I’m crossing things off my list, and it feels good! A little planning goes a long way in making things more tangible and reachable for me. A little planning goes a long way because it inspires and generates other ideas for me to tackle. A little planning goes a long way because it makes me the CEO of my enterprise. I am the boss. Keep reading below 🙂
I’m carrying over two goals from 2024: 1) Book supporting roles in feature filmsproduced and distributedby independent or mid-sized studios and 2) Finish the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. Keep reading below 🙂
Welcome back, my fellow artists. I hope 2025 is off to a wonderful start with new and continuing possibilities. My partner and I have become big fans of the movie musical, “Wicked”. We’ve seen it twice, and he purchased the film for us to watch at any given moment. We had never seen the Broadway musical, so it was a treat to see the movie adaptation. I couldn’t help but be struck by the song “Defying Gravity”. It’s the climatic number that Elphaba sings at the end of the film. This song reminded me so much of how I defied gravity in 2024 (and in the past) and how I would like to continue defying this thing called gravity in 2025 and beyond. Keep moving forward. Do not get stopped.
I think about the times I have defied gravity on both professional and personal levels to carve my career and move it forward. For example, when I moved to LA years ago on a one-way flight, one piece of luggage and my leather CD book (remember those things called CDs?!) I had every reason to stay in NYC, but instead, I took that daring leap of faith and moved to LA. Or when I called every major agency in The Agencies Book that I purchased at Samuel French (remember when this used to be a physical store?!) because I wanted these agents to know who I was. Or when I secured a pitch meeting in Hawaii with the casting director of “LOST” because I created a way to integrate myself into season three. Or the time I tracked down Martin Scorsese’s notoriously hard-to-find production company in NYC and flew down to pitch myself for a movie musical he was producing with Madonna. Or the times I targeted various TV series with characters I created for myself (“Ugly Betty”, “Looking”, etc.) Keep reading below 🙂
I think of the challenging and liberating personal work I did in my scene study classes with teachers and mentors like Richard Lawson, Gary Imhoff, and Milton Katselas. They helped me to discover and embrace everything from my authentic voice to my sexual orientation to my ethnic and cultural heritage. They helped me peel the layers back so that I could come into focus as a person and an artist. One of the biggest liberating lessons came from Richard Lawson when he taught me that my job is to bring a character to life and not get caught up/trapped/limited by the fact that I am a gay man. Focus on the qualities of the character instead and bring those to life. Keep reading below 🙂
I think about all the short films, feature films, and half-hour pilots I’ve written (and the ones I’m currently working on.) I think about this weekly blog that started in 2015. I didn’t believe I would have enough material or stamina to share my artistic journey beyond a few blog entries (and here I am 10 years and countless blog entries later!) I think about pitch meetings I’ve had with networks for my half-hour TV series. I think about all the times I have taught classes and how I didn’t believe I could do it at first. I think about all the times I have been a leader and when I realized it was just as important to lean in, listen, learn, and be a student. I think about all the auditions I’ve been on and the jobs I’ve booked. Keep reading below 🙂
I think about the heartbreaks I’ve experienced and how I put them into my work to grow and heal. I think about all the times I have disarmed people with my charm, humor, irony, talent, professionalism, heart, and intelligence and dismantled potential stereotypes they may have had about me (thus expanding my relationship map.) I think about my L4 and L5 disc herniations (L4 and L5 are the two lowest vertebrae of the lumbar spine) that pinched my sciatic nerve. It was painful and debilitating. I still attended acting class (albeit lying on the floor on my back, LOL), but I knew I had to be there to maintain my sanity. Through months of physical therapy, I finally managed those herniated discs and got my life back. I look back at my glaucoma diagnosis in 2010 and how I have successfully managed it through compliance with eye drops and regular visits with my ophthalmologist. I think about all the times I overcame financial challenges to stay put. Keep reading below 🙂
Part of my raison d’être states that I am a brown, queer Superman. And guess what? I just realized that Superman defies gravity, too! I suppose that quality has always been a part of me. Keep reading below 🙂
Defying gravity in the past, present, and future to continue shaping my career. Thank you for joining me again for another exciting artistic journey this year.
Chasing The George 