A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture.
I like to be able to come and go as I please, and I don't really like having my face and name plastered around. I think it's a bit weird to have your name plastered on every page in a magazine, where in each case you're using a different piece of equipment.
Paris is a wonderful city. I can't say I belong to an especially anglophone community.