I had an idea for a photo to be used as prop or a piece of set dressing in the next movie, Nothing To Declare. We've been talking to 2 actors we know about playing a pair of Canadian ex-pats in Mexico; Phil Luzi and Jessica Hinkson. I proposed we take what is meant to be a shot of them in their 'old' life before Mexico, when they ran a florist's shop together. The actors were game and had a good sense of humour about doing this, so we agreed - if it didn't work or we didn't like the shots, nothing lost. If you look at this series of images, in order to end up with one that we liked,...

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Did not send Luis Esparza pages last week as I continued to revise certain scenes. (Also his academic work load on a project he is doing with Antonio Prieto is very heavy right now, so I didn't want to be overly demanding...) Hm. To keep it simple how about this: Just translate the dialogue first -- later as his time increases, then maybe translate the whole of the scene. Oliver Cantú arrives tomorrow -- and it is Oliver who provides the 3rd and final level of translation on this project. In the same way that we are flexible with actors in English; discussing...

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