#sixth week

Friday 02 February 2018 

Tiger Zinda Hai recorded the second highest sixth week collections this decade after Bahubali - The Conclusion. If we look at the all time numbers then it is the 13th highest which still crazy from a mass action film in this day and age when films are out in a few weeks. .

Barring Bahubali - The Conclusion, Tiger Zinda Hai and Singham all the other films which have the highest sixth week collections are content type films which can have a longer run as their initial is never huge and usually show growth on the second day. The highest sixth week collection is Gadar at 6.09 crore followed by Bahubali - The Conclusion. The highest sixth week collections this decade are as follows (All collections for Hindi language only and seven days only)

1. Bahubali: The Conclusion - 5,38,00,000

2. Tiger Zinda Hai - 2,60,00,000 apprx

3. Vicky Donor - 1,90,00,000

4. Tanu Weds Manu Returns - 1,75,50,000

5. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara - 1,70,00,000

6. Dangal  - 1,63,50,000

7. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 1,49,50,000

8. Singham - 1,33,00,000

9. Bajirao Mastani - 1,26,00,000

10. Aashiqui 2 - 1,17,00,000

Friday 02 February 2018 

Tiger Zinda Hai grossed 2.60 crore nett in its sixth week which is a better sixth week total than the likes of Dangal and Bajrangi Bhaijaan which is extraordinary for a mass action film which are very front loaded in terms of box office. There are some exceptions like Sholay and Gadar Ek Prem Katha which go and on but that is very rare. Tiger Zinda Hai collecting in lakhs in week six would be a big deal as very few contents films collect in crores in week six.

The has also become the third highest NETT grosser of all time as it crossed the 337.73 crore nett of PK. The film probably has some more legs still and should add another 1 crore nett. The total business of the film so far is 338.17 crore nett.

The box office figures for Tiger Zinda Hai till date are as follows.

Week One - 2,06,04,00,000

Second Week - 85,41,00,000

Third Week - 27,34,00,000

Fourth Week - 10,87,00,000

Fifth Week - 5,81,00,000

Sixth Week - 2,60,00,000 apprx

GRAND TOTAL - 3,38,17,00,000 apprx

me: "I want to watch Casey Affleck's Light of My Life!"

italian cinema's schedule: "oh yeah, we postponed it to November's last week."

still me: "well, I'll go and watch The Irishman!"

italian cinema's schedule: "oh yeah, it has been released like a week ago, but we don't actually screen it."

a very annoyed me: "ok, I want to watch The Lighthouse."

italian cinema's schedule: "I don't even know what that is."

so, me: "I don't want to go to the movies anymore. There's nothing interesting but ONE movie."

Boyfriend: "If you say Joker again I'll ban you."

Before I talk about what I did this week, I want to share a bit about my trip to Michigan last week because it ended up pertaining to glass! I went to Kalamazoo, Michigan to help my brother find an apartment for grad school, and I convinced my family to go to the Kalamazoo Institute of Art. As fate would have it, admission was free that day and they had a glass exhibit! Going through the gallery, I felt that I interacted with the artwork differently because I now know a little of the process. I also went to the permanent collection where they showcased Tiffany lamps and really wonderful artwork from American artists.  Being in a museum after learning so much here really changed my experience.

 This week I interviewed the old assistants before they left. I watched various interviews and internship promotion videos in order to get a feel for how they filmed those segments. When I was setting up, I placed a chair a bit of an angle away from the camera and sat there when I was interviewing the assistants so that they were not looking directly at the camera. I did it in this way because that was the style I preferred and seemed widely utilized in the videos I watched The one thing I had trouble with was the lighting. There was one light that felt too intense. I used it for the first interview but did not use it for the next few since the room light and the light from outside made it feel more natural. One of the assistants, Erico, was really helpful and suggested that route! However, I had to use the intense light source for the last three because the sunlight was slowly fading. The interviews lack consistency in the lighting but I am glad that I experimented with it as the day progressed because I did find what works best. I am worried that the inconsistency may be distracting but I don’t know if all the interview footage will be used given the duration of the video. I imagine that sound clips will be utilized more but I would like to focus the video on some accounts because then the video will have a human face to attach the video to the content. I don’t think just having sound clips will have the same effect as visually going through a journey with the voice that is talking to you. With the interview footage, I will have shots of the area, the studio, the assistants at work because it is important to give the audience a feel for the space. Many of the assistants are from outside the state; thus, I think it will be beneficial to advertise not only the assistantship but the environment as well. I took some footage of the exterior of both of the museum and the studio as well as shots of the bridge and water. I have a lot of footage and I can’t wait to start stitching together something cool and informative!

 However, I need to finish the rebuilding the furnace video now that Final Cut Pro is working. Unfortunately, all of my work was lost in the update, but I am optimistic I can have the video done this week!  Something that I have learned in the internship is how to handle storage on a computer. For instance, I have been moving files around on 5 flashdrives to clear up space. Typically, that works and allows me to transcode media in Final Cut Pro. Yet, yesterday it would not, and the computer flashed a warning that Final Cut Pro would not perform this function since there was no space. I thought it was odd because looking into the hard drive’s storage, there was 22 GB free. With some internet sleuthing, I found that I could delete render files and transcoded media files of past projects from the Final Cut Pro file on the hard drive. Final Cut Pro creates these files based off the original footage you import and stores them in the hard drive. Therefore, deleting these files will not harm the original media but clear up space on the storage. In fact, I found that one file was 96 GB, which is truly outrageous and needed to go. I cleared up so much space. Now, Final Cut Pro is working smoothly!

I am currently just a ball of stress and frustration, sitting on my bf's bed, trying to convince myself that my teacher was wrong and I can write my paper on the topic I've chosen.

I'm really, really over the sick feeling in my chest and the dread that rises up whenever I try to face my responsibilities. What happened to my senior year? I had such high hopes for accomplishing so many things and deepening friendships with people from last year from the organizations that made my life beautiful last year. And now I'm sitting here, struggling to get through the next week. 

I just need to get through this week. Just sixth week. And then I'm practically done and I can look forward to all the fun things without feeling nauseous.