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They are there. They’ve always been.

Long before we came.

They saw us arrive.

They saw each and every one of our advancements and mistakes.

Like a nosy old woman.

Or a couple of old people, who observe the new neighbors arrive,

full of illusion, doing for the first time

the same things they’ve done for centuries.

Mean old people.

Those are them.

Mean old people.

Looking out the window and thinking:

you’ll see.

You’ll see.

Tuesday, September 13.

Today it’s five years since we started shooting.

Six...

Six years.

Today it’s six years since we started shooting.

A small celebration is expected,

but things...

No.

A small celebration is expec...

A small celebration is expected,

but things with the girls are a bit awkward.

Wait. I can't remember what it says... – To make things worse...

To make things worse, I invited the new producer so she can meet them.

Could meet them.

So she could meet them.

"So she could meet them". Grammatical concordance.

To make things worse, I invited the new producer...

To make things worse, I invited the new co-producer...

to meet them.

But...

I’m not sure it was a good idea.

I hope that nothing bad happens.

That things turn out fine.

I hope things turn out fine.

That nothing bad happens.

That we keep the peace.

Cut.

Is it necessary for the musicians to rehearse now?

I had in mind to record ambient sounds. I don't know.

No, come on. I mean... Why is it...

I don't know! – Can I ask him...

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know...

I'm writing this thing.

Then what should I do?

I don't know.

“I don’t know”,...

That’s all he’s been saying for a week, “I don’t know”.

Same with me... “I don’t know”... Mr. I-don’t-know.

That’s funny... Mr. I-don’t-know. Or “Joe I-don’t-know”...

It isn’t much to ask... Just an ounce of precision,

a range to see things, assess the situation, gauge...

Is that the word? “Gauge”?

I guess.

I “guess” “gauge” is right.

It’s a tongue twister. I guess I gauge I gauge I guess.

What’s that? Cider or champagne?

There it says cider.

If I have to be honest, I prefer cider.

I don’t know why it has such a bad reputation.

We could have brought some glasses...

It tastes like water.

Champagne or cider, it’s the same.

Lowering the standards. What’s up? No budget?

Tell the man. – What's up with me!?

This looks like a crappy neighborhood club.

I tell you.

No preparation, all of a sudden.

And now with this Canada thing they caught me by surprise.

I didn’t know what to do.

I had to look it up in a children’s encyclopedia I had at home.

“I Know It All”.

The musicians are rehearsing on the second floor.

Right there. Through that stairway.

Do you know “I Know It All”?

He wrote it.

Very funny.

Right! The Know-it-all!

The Know-it-all knows nothing.

I know it all, except what we have to do in a week’s time.

“I Know Nothing”, that should be the encyclopedia’s title.

That’s funny. I know nothing, and then he’d be a “Know-nothing”.

“I Know Nothing” by “Joe I-don’t-know”.

Could you knock it off? – I don’t know.

But listen here... It wasn’t like this in the other episodes...

No, no, no, don't talk me about the other episodes.

...there was a script.

How long have we been with this? More than four years?

Today it’s six years... – Here we have a series of more modern ideas!

We’re going backwards, from bad to worse. – Modernity!

Accordeon man, could you go upstairs with the other musicians, please?

Tell the Mr. here... – Yes, wait me a second.

What’s he gonna say? “I don’t know”. – Again with the script...

I’ve told you there’s something written!

There’s something written?

Yes... vaguely... – Vaguely?

There are drafts... Those things take time... And lately I’ve been...

... always abroad.

Yeah, lately... what’s wrong? – Lately?

Lately. Weren’t we going to play natives in the sixth?

No... In the sixth you play captive women.

This is something else, it’s a native. A Canadian redskin.

Two native women is too much. – I’m telling you, it’s not two natives.

One is a native, the other one, a captive.

One is a native, the other one is a white woman... – It's too much.

How does she go? With bow and arrow? – Bow and arrow?

I don’t know yet...

“I don’t know yet”? Bow and arrow?

I don’t know yet!

Sorry... Does this go like this?

I don’t know... Is it like this?

It should take some more straps...

That’s right... Needs some more straps.

We are not asking you about straps.

We look like mother and daughter...

Come on, don’t exaggerate...

We could put something else so that you look more similar.

That’s right... Something similar. – Something like what?

I don’t know, a step, something... An apple box...

I don't know. – A what?

They are walking in the scene...

We’re still not sure if they are walking.

We will look like the two Star Wars robots...

R2D2...

Hey, sorry... Is this for real?

Yes, it’s an idea... – An idea?

Yes, it’s an idea... An experiment...

The costume is quite spot-on.

It’s a man’s costume... Do I play a man?

It's an idea!

The idea is that I play a man.

I don’t know yet... I thought it was fun...

It’s an idea... An experiment.

I feel we don’t share the same humor anymore...

I’m sorry... Do we have scenes with her?

I don’t know, it’s not defined yet...

Do we have to talk to her, interact? She says she doesn’t know...

Me neither, I’m still defining...

At least tell us, is she a native or just dressed up as one?

How come you’re a native? Weren’t we all natives in the sixth?

I'm deciding.

Is she a native or just dressed up?

I don’t know... What’s the difference? – What’s the difference?

It’s not the same speaking to a native woman

as to one who’s dressed up as a native.

I’m a native woman...

She doesn’t look too native.

Is there dialogue? Do we have to speak?

Yeah... What do I speak in? In “native”?

No... What is it? Canada? French?

French again? – No, no, not French, please!

Is there dialogue? Will there be dialogue?

Will they be written down? – I don't know.

I’m sorry... What’s the script situation?

There are “drafts”...

I need to know a little bit...

If we have to learn French, I really don’t know.

I don’t think it’ll be in French! – I don’t think is no good...

All right, if you don’t want it in French, then it won’t be French!

I’m sorry, it’s a simple question. Will we ever have a script?

Again with the script! – This is exhausting...

Let’s slow down... Let’s see...

Can we all get together tomorrow,

for a while at least, to define the bare...

I can’t tomorrow.

And why not?

I have a trip...

Always traveling!

No, no, hang on, hang on! Can’t you leave some other day?

We need a script. – A script...

I’m sorry... It’s not ill will.

I’m not traveling for pleasure... I’ve got to work...

What in?

Doing what?

What do you mean, doing what? Shooting...

Shooting what?

Trees.

Shooting... Things for the movie.

Trees!

Among which, there are trees...

Do you see that for a year now all you do is shoot trees? Why trees?

Can you explain them instead of staring at that phone, please...?

Trumpet trees! – Trumpet trees?

And is it necessary to shoot the trumpet trees now?

Right... Can’t that wait, you shoot with us

and then you leave to shoot the trees...?

No, that’s not possible.

It’s very simple... It’s spring time. Spring time!

They are blossoming. Now’s the time.

They don’t wait! We need to shoot them in full bloom. They cannot wait...

Well, I cannot wait either.

You can wait more than a trumpet tree.

Are you serious?

Do you realize you’re telling us you’d rather shoot a tree than us?

That’s not what I’m saying. I’m talking about spring!

I don’t give a fuck about spring!

Listen... Can’t you see it is a bit shocking for us to feel

that you clearly prefer shooting a tree than us?

Don’t be ridiculous.

A tree!

Listen... I find it ridiculous to have to explain this...

It is during spring that the phenomenon known as blossoming occurs.

Trees and plants generate...

We know what blossoming is.

We don’t need you to explain us what blossoming or spring are.

We need to talk about “The Spider”.

Let’s talk about “The Spider”. What’s with “The Spider”?

What do you mean, “what’s with ‘The Spider’”?

We need you to take care of “The Spider”.

We’ve been with “The Spider” for five years.

More than five!

Today it’s exactly six years.

Six? – Six.

Happy birthday. – Let’s see if you get it...

It’s not lack of commitment with “The Spider”.

This is a fantastic episode.

It’s a fantastic plot.

It’s a fantastic plot that includes trees.

And trees blossom in spri...

Again with the spring! Right?

Someone rang the door. – I’m coming.

Wait... – Who is it? – Shall I open?

Wait. Before I want to explain to you...

What? You haven’t told them?

Explain to us what? Who is it?

You’re crazy. Or an idiot...

There was no time. I was about to explain to them and...

Explain us what?

Can you explain to us what’s going on?

Yes. Calm down. First I need you to calm down.

To calm down we need you to explain to us what’s going on.

Take it easy. The person coming now is someone who is joining the project...

“Joining the project”? – What?

“Joining the project”. – Speak.

Let’s see, her name is Violeta, and...

she is joining... – Violeta?

What is she? A producer?

She is some sort of...

Producer...

Who is going to help us with some funds...

Funds? – With some... – This is weird.

There’s nothing weird about this.

It’s just someone who’s selflessly joining the project,

with the best intentions!

The only thing I ask you is that you don’t generate tension.

That you don’t make a scene.

Treat her right. – This is outrageous...

Don’t make her go through a bad time.

Hello... – Hi... Hello, how are you?

Hi, Violeta...

Yes, they told us...

What did they tell you? – That you are Violeta.

Yes... Why? Is there something wrong? – No... no...

Is this a bad time?

Not at all... – I can come back some other time...

No, not at all... – Were you in the middle of something?

Of a conversation. – Of an inconsequential conversation.

About the film...

“The Spider”. – Yeah, I know that...

Violeta is joining the project...

I don’t know. It’s a possibility... – In what capacity?

Well, in the capacity of... – In the capacity of producer...

Producer? – What kind of producer?

Well, that’s a very broad term. – Main producer?

Yes. To take the project to fruition. You haven’t told them anything?

Well, I told them the basics.

No. He hasn’t told us anything. – Oh... That’s weird...

I was about to tell them the moment you... – And tell me... It’s Violeta, right?

Right, Violeta... And you? Who would you be?

Me? – Yes.

I’m one of the people who’s been shooting “The Spider”, for six years now.

Today it’s six years...

Wow... Six years. That’s a lot...

And tell me, Violeta... What exactly would your role be?

Yeah... Because I don’t quite see ...

Well...You don’t need to worry because most of

what I’d do if I finally decided to join...

Oh... It’s not certain... – It’s highly likely...

I might not feel comfortable with the project...

They might not feel comfortable with me...

Why wouldn’t they feel comfortable...?

It can perfectly happen that they don’t feel comfortable...

I don’t see that happening...

I’m sorry. We interrupted you.

You were saying that “most of what you’d do..”.

...if you finally decided to join”...

Right...You were telling us about your role...

“If you finally decided to join”.

I was going to say that my role would be rather invisible for you.

Invisible?

What’s an invisible role like?

I mean that we wouldn’t meet...

Well, it wouldn’t be quite like that either...

We wouldn’t meet? – We wouldn’t need to...

Let’s see... I don’t follow...

You’d be working in the film but you wouldn’t meet us...

I don’t know how you’d do that. I don’t know if you know that...

What, tell me...

No, I mean...That we appear quite a lot in this film...

In all the scenes, basically...

In all of them?

Sorry?

Yeah... I’m asking... In all of them?

Yes, most of them.

All of them.

I see...

What’s up?

No, I thought that...

That what...

That there were some scenes in which you didn’t appear...

Oh, sorry.

That in fact there were quite a lot lately...

That’s what I heard, at least...

What did you hear?

That...That the script was not that...

Girls. – That what?

“That the script was not that...”

"That" nothing.

No, it was not that focused on you...

That’s what you heard...

You told me about it.

No... They appear in...

...almost the entire... – What did he tell you?

He told me part of the story...

He told you the story...

He told me a fantastic plot which I found very interesting...

She had to read the famous drafts... – A fantastic plot...

A plot with trees... – Trees?

He didn’t mention you girls, but... – Hang on...

They were merely drafts... – ...maybe you told me another part...

Hey, Rosa, can I ask you a question?

Are you talking to me? – Yes, you’re here to do what precisely?

Well, at this point it is not very clear...

To help! –To help what...?

What’s certain is that I’m not here to...

Rosa, are you aware that we’ve been putting up with this for six years?

If you call me Rosa again...

Easy, girls... – What happens?

I’m here to do my job...

Which would be what?

Well, in any case, I’m not sure it is something I should discuss with you...

I’m not used to giving explanations to my actresses...

“Your actresses”? – We would be “your actresses”?

It is usually the other way around...

Yes, the other way around... I don’t give explanations to you...

Can we calm down?

You’re the one who gives explanations to me...

Oh, I see.

Yes. It’s you who ask for my permission...

Is that right...? – Yes, it is...

No, no. Please don’t.

Listen, I don’t need to be here...

We all agree about that...

I don’t need to be here or explain anything to you,

or you, or you...

All right, all right...

Come on, point your finger at me once again...

Do you want me to point my finger at you?

Point your finger at me again, come on...

Point it at me, you missed me, for instance...

Oh... Do you want me to point at you like this?

Touch me again... – Do you want me to touch you?

You touch me again. – Don’t you like me to touch you?

Girls, no, no, Girls!

Hang on, hang on, hang on...

Girls, come on. Please! Come on... Please! Stop!

What’s this cunt doing here? – Get her out.

Get over there, for God’s sake...

Please! If we are talking... It’s something that...

Everything had to turn out just fine...

I’m so sorry. This is a mistake.

This is no mistake.

This is fine.

You go shoot your trees.

I’ll take care of them.

THE SPIDER

Shooting Journal

Travelogue #2

Travel Diary

Thursday, September 15

Yesterday early in the morning,

we finally set out

with the crew

in search for the trees.

We were all filled with a vital feeling...

of relief,

of euphoria,

of freedom.

Finally,

again on the roads,

on the road.

Without obligations.

Without bureaucracy.

Without attachments

Without them.

The problem’s not them;

the problem is the inflexibility,

the routine,

the permanent tension they generate.

The feeling of being always off base.

Always wrong.

Always going astray.

I insist:

The problem’s not them.

Or are they?

And what if they were right?

What if I prefer the trees?

How come you can’t? – I can’t, it’s a... – For both...

But it’s against... – No, it’s dark there...

It’s dark the... The, the tree.

But it’s against the light, I have to choose for what I’m exposing.

What do you mean “choose”?

Right, it’s a shot against the light.

If I choose to expose for the sun, I only get the tree’s silhouette,

and if I expose for the tree, the sun gets overexposed.

Damn it.

That one? – Yes.

Okay.

Shoot the tree, and the car that drives by behind it.

Pan from right to left.

No, no.

No, without pan.

Shoot the tree.

And the car that drives by behind it.

With pan, right?

No, no. Without pan.

But...

No, without pan.

All right, but I can’t fit them both in one shot.

How come? Yes, you can.

The car in the back, and the tree in the front.

As if it were a tree, and a car that drives by behind it.

But you’re talking about that big tree to the right.

The tree to... Yes. The tree, the tree. The tree we are shooting.

But I can’t get it in the same...

Yeah... No, but...

Why are you doing that with the focus?

I’m seeing...

No, but the focus needs to be...

Can’t both the background and the front be in focus?

No, everything is out of focus there.

No, no... The background and the...

Are you shooting?

Yes, I’m trying this thing because it makes a strange effect with the...

But are you shooting?

Hmm, yes... It’s shooting, but...

But I was trying something. No, no, no.

Okay, go ahead. Camera.

Go.

Mark!

Move to the right, to the right...

Your left!

Your left.

Come on!

Mark!

Plane trees, zero, two.

Get out.

Move over, move over!

Are you shooting?

Yes, but he’s still in shot.

Get off the shot!

Action!

To the tree?

What?

Did you just say “action" to the tree?

To that oak.

Which oak?

That oak right there... The one... there. How come which oak?

Not the one that has the... The one behind.

No, but that’s not an oak.

What do you mean that’s not an oak?

That’s an oak. As clear as day, it’s an oak.

It looks like a eucalyptus.

It’s an oak!

That's it!

Calden Tree

Silver Wattle

Black Poplar

Monkey Puzzle Tree

Eucalyptus

Now!

Oaks, one, second.

Oaks, Jacaranda

Cockspur Coral Trees, Trumpet Trees...

September 20.

A strange episode.

Today, early in the afternoon,

we stopped in a small town to shoot the trees in the square.

I thought they could be of use for the invasion sequence.

The trunks went up like tentacles.

As if they were the legs of some giant squid.

Suddenly, on a trunk, we noticed a strange shape,

which seemed to be coming out of the tree.

A shape that, for some reason,

eminded me of a barfly in some intergalactic pub from some space movie.

I get a shot of it.

Suddenly, on another nearby tree,

I see another head,

which seemed to belong to a howling monkey

with something of the guy screaming in that famous Munch’s picture.

I get a shot of it.

Suddenly, we start feeling observed.

We look around and we discover faces,

eyes,

human shapes in all the trees around us.

They were there, silent, secretly watching us.

At first, the whole thing terrified us.

But right away, we understood that the trees were not bad.

That their faces were kind, wise and peaceful.

One could even say: melancholic.

Tired of being always there, watching the world go by.

We filmed for a couple of hours,

we said good-bye to the human trees...

and went back on the road.

Your message:

Dear Violeta, things are going very well.

We already have shots of a lot of trees.

Even human trees!

Sending message.

The message was sent to Violeta.

Great!

And the trumpet trees?

Are you seizing the blooming period?

September 21,

Spring Day.

Today we set off to find the famous trumpet trees.

We travelled north, to the river area, where they abound.

However, at first, we didn’t find much.

Some isolated one, in the distance, in a field.

Another one in some town square.

But always, for some reason, they turned out disappointing.

It was as if they did not give themselves completely.

One would see them, majestic,

but later, through the camera, it was something else.

Something worse.

Do you like it like this? I have tree crowns and a bit of river.

No.

No, but... It doesn’t look like the...

Finally, we arrived at a city

on the riverside

which had been referred to as the “Trumpet trees Capital”

No, no, not that bridge.

Shall I take out the bridge?

Yes, yes, but still there is something like... in the tree that...

I will shoot it anyway and we have it.

It feels like failure.

No, but that green tree...

But the green brings out the colour of the trumpet tree...

It’s not, no...

I discover that filming trees is hard.

Cacho, Cacho!

No...

The images are never as powerful as the same tree seen in the flesh.

Okay. – I like this one.

There is always something missing.

The green contrasts well with the red of the trumpet tree.

Oh... Let’s see.

Hmm, no

No, what?

There is always something missing.

Something that is not given away,

that remains elusive.

No. no.

What do I do?

Let’s see... That’s it! That’s it! Right, this is how it should be.

I was just moving the camera, I wasn’t...

No, but... That’s it, yes! There! That’s it! There!

We are moving the camera... – There! That’s it!

The thing is that later you will see it...

They are treacherous, as if they didn’t want to be filmed.

No.

What bothers you, the cars or the angle?

No, everything.

Wary, Cunning, Petty

Hey, this one...

No.

Capricious like TV starlets.

No.

Miserable.

These close ups work for me, it’s cool, the colour looks good.

No, let’s see. Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, let’s see, down, that.

There, excuse me. This... Can I touch this?

Yes. – That...

Yes, but no, no.

The thing is that there... It’s true that the flower is the best,

but the green in the background looks ugly...

No, no, no. No, no, no.

Mean old people.

Maybe it contrasts better. – No, let’s see.

Let’s see, hold on, I’ll try a pan.

No, let’s see...

No, no, no, no, no. No, no. No, no, no. You do it.

No, no, but... Let’s see.

No, no, no, no, no. No.

No.

And suddenly...

I like this one, we’d have to wait for those guys to leave, or ask them to leave.

Let’s see, let’s see. Can I see?

The question is whether to include that trash can or not.

Do you want me to move those guys?

No, no, no... – Dude!

No no, sh sh sh...

The solution.

But are you sure they’ll leave?

No no, no, no, wait, wait, wait. Get the trash can out.

Get the trash can out. That’s it!

The one in the orange jacket looks as if he was there on purpose...

I’ll tell them, no problem. – No, no.

That’s it...

Standing under some trees, we saw some guys wearing work clothes.

They had probably been hired to prune the trees or cut the grass.

Or something.

They were on a break.

Doing nothing.

And then, yes.

The trumpet trees appeared.

There they were.

And then something terrible happened to me.

I had a revelation.

I had a revelation, and you have to be careful there.

If you are not careful, you start thinking and thinking and write

just about anything and end up turning into a lunatic or a pest.

And this is not about being a bore.

Least about embarking on some sort of cinematographic treatise stating

that the human figure this, and the landscape that.

All I can say is that if you film someone next to a tree,

something happens that it doesn’t if you film the tree alone.

Some will tell me,

“you reinvented the wheel”.

“Yes”, I will say.

“I reinvented the wheel”.

Kashwakamak Lake

Kashwakamak Lake Quebec. Canada territory.

Let me do the talking: I know how to treat her.

Chief Investigator Knock before entering

It would seem they no longer learn to read in the academy.

It says very clearly: Knock before entering.

Or don’t you speak French, officers?

Come in.

Excuse us, we thought there was nobody in here.

There’s almost nobody.

Everyone has left.

They have taken everything.

I’m all that’s left.

Doctor, we are the agents... – I know who you are.

I was expecting you.

I guess you come to see me about the codes two.

You mean the cases...

I mean the cases of Mr. St. Hillaire and the Air Queen.

Last week’s two episodes.

Two codes two in one week is too much.

We never saw something like this.

We are still investigating them.

The woodcutter is an untrustworthy character,

he likes drinking very much,

and this is not the first time he comes up with these stories.

As for the little Shaman... – Air Queen.

As for the Air Queen... – Agents!

These are not stories.

This is happening.

Two codes two in one week is too much.

It’s an activity level we have never registered before.

Sorry, Doctor, when you say activity, what exactly do you mean?

Code two:

wandering activity and even aggression.

Until recently, it didn’t happen more than once a year. Once!

And always in birches or fir trees.

Until now, we had never dealt with pines.

If the rebellion reaches the big pine woods, we are lost.

Doctor, are you serious? Are you talking about...?

We are very serious.

They’ve always been there.

Long before we came.

They saw us arrive.

They saw each and every one of our advancements and mistakes.

Like a nosy old woman.

Or a couple of old people, who observe the new neighbors arrive full of illusion,

doing for the first time the same things they’ve done for centuries.

Mean old people.

Those are them.

Mean old people. Looking out the window and thinking:

“you’ll see... you’ll see”.

You speak as if it were...

A war...

It’s a war,

and we are losing.

And?

I’m not sure.

Let’s see...

I don’t know if it works or if it is a load of crap...

A load of crap...

Then what?

It’s a fantastic plot. It belongs to the fantasy genre.

It’s not about whether it’s fantastic or not.

The problem is that at that point in the story, the plants thing is...

...too much...

Exactly. At this point, the viewer has already watched too many scenes

in which the same procedure has been repeated “Ad Nauseam".

The fantastic element loses strength because it becomes exposed as a trick.

It all becomes a boast.

A mask.

Any solution?

Let’s see...

Let's see...

Up until now, we have been working with a double scheme...

Right? – Yes. – Sort of...

Yes, the spider, we all know the spider already.

What happens with the spider? – Let him talk.

We are here.

That means that we are still missing three legs of the spider.

I wouldn’t say three, two and a half. Two and a half!

I think that between yesterday and today we made

quite a lot of progress with the scene.

Stop that! – Three.

Let him talk and develop his plan.

Or at least nothing related to this. – It’s not quite like that.

Done. – No, no, it’s not...

The relationship is completely worn out.

You are exaggerating.

But even if it were so, how can I make those witches understand?

Easy. – That’s the problem.

The witches? – Yes. – The witches.

The situation does not hold any longer.

It does not hold any longer.

Hold on.

I wouldn’t say it does not hold any longer.

The four actresses became a problem.

Let’s see: if I asked you, out of the blue,

what would you really like to shoot?

There is no single answer to that...

Yes, there is.

What do you want me to tell you? – The truth...

Tell me what you want me to tell you, and I will!

We want you to tell the truth.

What you want me to say is... – Trees.

Don’t be ridiculous, please.

Well, alright... Trees...

But between the trees and you, stand the witches. – The witches.

Who force you to keep inventing plots for them to act...

Exactly.

Superfluous plots nobody cares about anymore.

“That no viewer can put up with...

...At this point”.

Always the same thing.

Always the same thing.

Then?

Now I understand.

Three parts? – Three.

It's a three parts structure.

I don't understand...

It’s two parts, – Wait.

spiders have...

Forget about the spiders for a moment.

Now there are three. Write down...

Three parts

It's no longer looking like a spider.

Excuse me, but that thing you are drawing there dangerously resembles an ant.

An ant!

Yes, he’s right, it’s exactly an ant.

Then change the name to “The Ant”.

How will I name it “The Ant”? – No ant, three parts.

I'll explain.

If we have only two parts,

supposedly the stories that make up each must have their coherence.

Do we agree?

Okay. “Coherence”.

Coherence, go on.

There has to be a link to the previous stories.

Be different, but similar.

For instance, if the first story is about vampires,

and the second one is about classical ballerinas,

the third one has to be equidistant to the others.

Vampiresses. – For example, bank robbers...

...or about con women. And so on and so forth.

Ballerinas. – That takes us to the situation we are in now.

Inventing stupid scenes nobody cares about anymore with wandering trees in Canada.

It’s a mortal trap, that doesn’t work anymore.

Oh, is that bad?

It seems that in the end that does not go.

Oh. Okay.

However, if we divide the spider in three parts,

that gives us the possibility to find a way...

to escape...

the witches.

Escape from the witches...

It's okay, right?

How?

Tricking them.

Tricking them.

We come up with an excuse.

To say something,

we tell them we found out that spiders in fact have three parts.

Right. Like an ant.

Forget about the ant.

That forces the movie to have three parts as well.

Write down.

Three parts. Oh, no. I already have “three parts”.

That implies there is a third part, and then you tell them the important thing.

That third part must be conceptually different.

Conceptually.

Conceptually, yes.

Stories can no longer be similar to the previous ones.

They need to have a twist.

Conceptual.

I already wrote conceptual.

Write “interesting”.

Interesting.

Interesting.

Okay.

For example, a movie about them where they don’t appear.

That is interesting.

Interesting. – Interesting.

I think it’s a good idea.

No.

No? – It’s madness.

They will never accept to do something where they don’t appear.

It is a completely unfeasible plan.

It's madness. – Unimaginable. – Well...

Let them appear, but shortly. – Shortly might be.

They can be outside the field of action.

They can be permanently evoked, but don’t appear.

E-vo-ked

Permanently. – Alluded to.

A-llu-ded to.

Also permanently. – Right.

And what did you say before?

Something about the field...

Outside the field of action.

Oh... Outside the field of action.

Outside the field of action.

Outside or away? – Outside.

Okay. Outside.

So we do this. You invent a story, no matter the subject.

The only thing we need is that the witches don’t appear in that story.

Or that they appear evoked, alluded outside the field of action.

That: away from the field.

That makes room for the trees universe or whatever you want.

Trees away from the field.

Do we agree?

I got lost. I have to invent a story?

Yes, a random story.

Anything? – A story.

Anything, something from a B movie of the fantasy genre.

Corman. Robert Corman. – Richard...

Richard Corman.

Right, the thing is that lately I’m not having it that easy...

Try harder.

Storytelling.

That's cinema. The art of storytelling.

Well, it’s not that easy.

A story you take from a book.

Right. Much better if it comes from a book.

From a book? – Yes, any book.

From a book? – A good book.

The adaptation of a good book. – The important thing is a good book.

But where do I take the book from?

Go on the Internet.

The Internet? – Yes...

Go online and you’ll see, there’s everything.

I’ve never used those things on the Internet.

It’s great, there’s everything.

You will get surprised.

Books on the Internet.

Okay.

Internet.

Books on the Internet.

Fantastic story, books on the Internet,

outside the field of action and farewell to the witches.

It's not bad. – Impeccable.

I’m not sure I got the plan.

You do as we tell you, and you’ll start getting it.

It’s a decoy. – A decoy.

A red herring. – Something red.

We win the witches’ trust...

That's the important thing.

...and then we betray them.

The enemy thinks it’s winning and, in fact, it’s being deceived.

Well, I wouldn’t put it in those terms.

That's bad.

Those terms are the terms.

No, this is not a war.

Yes, it’s a war. And we are losing.

Your message:

Violeta, we have made some decisions regarding the movie.

I think you were right about the actresses.

I need to think.

For now, we will make some changes to the structure.

It will be even more like a real spider!

Sending message

Saturn Hotel

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Have you got any rooms?

I do, yes.

Twelve cabins,

all twelve available.

We are five. One for five, please.

The five of us together?

You can go ahead.

For what I see, there’s not many people.

The roads have changed.

Here you go.

Could you make some coffee, if it’s not too much trouble?

Of course.

Thank you. Excuse me.

They arrived.

I like it.

The less those witches appear, the better!!!

Hehehehe

Yes.

I’ve brought you coffee.

Okay, thanks.

Your message.

Hehehe. The witches to the bonfire!!

Sending message

Message sent to Violeta

Hehehe. The witches to the bonfire!!!

Let's go.

Let's go!

Come here. Let's go!

I’ll leave now.

What time is it?

Nine thirty.

There’s little time.

Let’s go.

We don’t know what to do?

Check the spark plug.

The spark plug.

It’s the last time I get on this car!

Can’t you fix the spark plug?

If you can’t fix a car, then why do we go by car?

That spark plug cannot be fixed.

I seriously doubt it’s the spark plug.

A car’s coming.

That’s a relief.

We are saved.

Gatto, you are two hundred eighteen yards from the indicated point.

Las Casuarinas Ranch Adj. Road to Route 332 1.5 miles. Right

Gatto, you are one hundred sixty four yards from the indicated point.

Gatto, you are one hundred ten yards from the indicated point.

Gatto, you are fifty-four yards from the indicated point.

Gatto, you are ten...

Gatto, the indicated point is on your right.

Gatto, you have moved ten yards away from the indicated point.

Gatto, you have moved fifty-four yards away from the indicated point.

Gatto, you have moved one hundred ten yards away from the indicated point.

Gatto, you are fifty-four yards from the indicated point.

Gatto, you are ten yards from the indicated point.

Gatto, the indicated point is on your right.

Gatto, the indicated point is on your right.

Gatto, the indicated point is on your right.

Left, not right.

Stop!

I will ask you to leave. You can’t be here.

They sent me from the Institute.

I’m Gatto.

I come to investigate the phenomenon.

I will ask you to leave. You can’t be here.

I’ve just told you they especially sent me

from the Institute to investigate the phenomenon.

I am Professor Gatto.

Nobody can come in here.

Let’s see... You probably work for the Foundation, right?

I don’t need to give explanations to anyone.

You work for the Foundation;

you work for Guasco.

You are from Guasco’s team. Is that right?

Yes.

And Guasco told you not to let me in.

He told me not to let anyone in.

Let’s see... Call Guasco.

Tell him the Professor Gatto is here.

He will tell you to let me in. Do it now, please.

You don’t tell me what to do.

Number one:

we are not on familiar terms.

Number two:

I do tell you what to do.

Unless you take responsibility for a serious conflict

between the Institute and the Foundation, you do as I told you.

I’ve just travelled 5,000 miles to study the phenomenon.

And I'm not going until I study the phenomenon.

Do we agree?

Yes, Cacho.

Mr. Gatto has arrived.

Fine, go in...

Gatto.

Gatto...

How are you, Guasco...

You had a difficult entrance!

Cachito is a tough one.

He doesn’t let anyone in.

How are you, man, long time?

We have a nice mess here, don’t we?

Look, Guasco. I want to be honest with you.

Honest and direct:

I don’t like you. – Okay.

I don’t like you,

I don’t think you are trustworthy.

Okay, okay.

So if we are to work together, let’s make it in the most respectful way possible.

Respectful, comfortable and clear.

Okay, man, okay.

Let me give you an example: drop the “man”.

Okay... – I’m not “man”...

Gatto. –Gattoman?

Guasco, I mean it...

I’m messing with you...

Come, let me introduce you to the guys... James!

This is Gatto, an old friend.

This one was sent from above.

James Nash?

The famous James Nash?

I am a huge fan of your work.

Hello.

Engineer Rojo, another friend.

Of course... It’s an honor.

Gatto. – Rodolfo Rojo.

Where’s Pichuco. Pichuco!

Oh, he’ll come right away.

Very well, what do we have here?

Well, we are working on it... There are a few things.

There’s nothing so far.

Who discovered the phenomenon?

A guy from town who rents the field next by.

He saw it and called on the radio.

You can only go in on horseback; there’s no road.

Epiphenomena?

No... Just hearsay. Nothing solid.

Where’s the nearest sensor?

Coronel Velázquez. 120 miles away.

Very far. – Too much.

It doesn’t show anything.

The specimen, what species is it?

Eucaliptus Obliqua.

The report said an oak.

Well, but you know they tell you one thing and then it turns out to be another one...

It’s an eucalyptus. – Look!

You know Pichuco, don’t you? – Yes.

How are you, Gatto? – Fine.

You look well, Gatto.

How was it in Washington DC? – You, did you do the measurement?

Aha... I did it.

And? – Everything fine...

“Everything fine...”

The Engineer has the values...

And would you be so kind as to tell me?

Which ones do you need? There are a lot of values...

Well, we could start by the radiation values...

Pretty high...

What do you call high?

Above the curve. Almost reaching the second one.

And no ectoplasmic residue.

No. It’s not a poltergeist incident.

That we are certain of. – How can you be so sure?

Once you see it, you will realize.

We are really sure, Gatto.

And how was it filed?

“Thaumaturgic incident of imprecise...

...or unknown nature”.

T-I-I

T-I-I. ET.

Let’s see, fellows.

Based on what you are describing, it seems we are facing a Code Three.

If this is a Code Three,

we need to report it immediately to the Institute,

because it’s the Institute that must give...

Easy. It’s not a Code Three, Gatto.

It’s not a Code Three, Gatto. Not even close to a Code Three.

You’ve never seen one like this, Gatto.

Take me to see it.

You can go, go ahead. It’s one of those eucalyptus.

Good luck.

Gatto.