So, it turned out that the “client” was not the client. There were at least 3 levels of approvals, with no direction or connection in between. The pressure came off. We were just testing to see if this was something we could do. We could not. It would go to someone else if it was going to be done at all, as that was also in quesiton.The whole commercial was still being edited and drastically changed at that as it turned out. I should never have stepped into this. Finally, the pressure was off. After seeing the process, I will stay away. I will manage some other way. Earlier I had put together some courses to teach for an online university here in Lahore. They had sent me materials, then I promptly sent them revisions and put together course notes, only to have them completely drop it after I put in all that effort. That was another potential source of income to help keep things going that fell through. We were set to schedule recording dates for the lectures the following week, and then I never heard back. I think I am done with trying to earn while I am here. Let's just get this project and leave, even if I am completely broke by the end of it. I need my energy to make the best film possible, not all this other stuff.I met a Pakistani American DP who is working here in Pakistan thanks to Sohail introducing me. We got to talking about my project and some of the challenges and how he might approach such a shoot. That was nice. I will send some follow up questions and see what I can learn.Starting tomorrow I can digitize the dv tapes, thanks to Sohail and Mansoor offering me use of their computer and camera as no combination of cables, vtr or camera seemed to work with my laptop. I walked through another fire and there is a glimmer of hope on the other end, and probably a whole lot more fires.