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1) Lost was a financial success for the television industry due to its high production budget and viewership numbers. This paved the way for higher budgets and more prestigious talent being involved in television. 2) Lost was also popular with UK audiences, leading the broadcaster Sky to invest in importing more American television shows. This helped grow the market for American television in the UK. 3) The show invested in new acting talent rather than established Hollywood stars, which helped launch the careers of previously unknown actors and transform television into a respected medium for new talent.
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- 1. What has been the audience response been from one of the industries you have studied?
- 2. What has been the audience response been from one of the industries you have studied? How has the audience responded to Lost? Nationalities response? Does audience response mean a positive response? Critics, high brow, low brow? Has it influenced fans, production companies? Has it lead to merchandise? DVD sales? Viewing figures, series to series? Forums?
- 3. What has been the audience response been from one of the industries you have studied? How has the audience responded to Lost? Turning British audiences onto American Financial Success on a Offline and Online cult television series heavy investment within communities surrounding (sky Atlantic) television television The investment in new talent Turning off before its completion
- 4. 1)The audience bought into the show and its merchandise, this created a financial Success on a heavy investment within television and helped evolve the medium Due to Lost’s financial success on a very heavy investment in television, this has paved the way for higher budgets within the industry due to an increased economic confidence. For example the pilot of Boardwalk Empire, cost $18m which was the most expensive television episode produced in history, directed by Martin Scorsese, including Hollywood stars such as Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt. Katie Holmes leaving film for the television industry in “The Kennedys”as well as Sean Bean in Red riding. Lost’s Pilot cost $10m, they commissioned Hollywood composer Michael Giaccino for the score and Photographer and director David La Chapelle for the U.K trailer. (not cheap)
- 5. 2) British audiences were gratified by American television series Lost has also paved the way for American television imports. Lost proved to gain huge ratings in the U.K, which led to Sky one outbidding the rights for the program away from channel 4. Of course huge ratings means bigger financial gain from advertisements. Remember lost is written to contain 3 advertising breaks. This cross Atlantic success paved the way for Sky Atlantic, a subscription only service for American television series, a part of BSkyB network.
- 6. 3) Audience responded to new the investment in new talent Lost Invested in new acting talent. Unlike Boardwalk Empire and Breaking Bad it did not spend its money on A list Hollywood stars from the film industry to attract its audience. Instead it gave relatively unknown actors huge roles in the text. This investment in new blood has injected new actors into the film industry as well as television, with the likes of Matthew Fox being cast in Hollywood Blockbusters. The audience responded well to new acting talent, this has helped transform television into a well respected launch pad. Now actors are also moving the other way
- 7. 4) Audiences created Offline and Online cult communities surrounding television When the show was not completed audiences began to day lives. Clever techniques Lost has expanded its scope/reach to Web 2.0 and everypredict and discuss the answers to enigma of Enigma the writers had not twists has created the water such as its high use codes that codes and narrative fully answered themselves. JJcooler Abrahams, the Director basis for conversation and help interaction, of the uses theory, or E3) Finding a said this was a great way to socialgenerate ideas for the and answers to the show. gratification theory. Lostpedia, a wikipedia, but dedicated to lost has now had 6000 articles, 25 000 registered users , and 150 million page views. Clever writing, such as naming new characters after famous philosophers and writers has led to endless speculation, of future characteristic plots. Remember gaining comments on facebook, tumblr, twitter, blogspot, lostpedia is endless free advertising and promotion.
- 8. 5) The Battle of the Enigma Codes Lost’s biggest strength is also categorised as a weakness. Fans lost patience with their desire for questions/enigmas to be answered and start to take a oppositional reading of the text because so many enigmas began to stack up. This can be found in reviews, fan responses and also viewing figures. Lost responded with the “Answers are coming campaign” before season 6 came out. This seem to help as figures again rose as old fans returned for answers.