How do your chosen texts attract their audiences? - Lost response.

        Lost is specifically targeted at a wide audience due to its ensenble cast meaning that different viewers can relate to different characters through personality, gender, age etc. For example, in season 1, episode 2, the scene where a polar bear is shot, Kate is seen as a leader relating her to the Lara Croft role. We see this when she leads the group through the jungle and breaks up arguments between Soya and Sayied. We also see her kind side when everyone is running from the bear and she stops for a second to worry about Soya whos left behind. The audience could personally identify with the characteristics of Kate and how she's being represented as the princess in Valdmir Propps theory while others could relate to Jack. Jack is seen as the hero which is shown in the scene where he's saving the police officers life. He's also portrayed as the most dominate male character, shown when Kate feels the need to ask for his permission when she wishes to go into the jungle to try and find a service for the radio. One character that leaves the audience unsure on this role is Soya. Throughout the episode Soya is shown as cocky, argumentative and racist which would make the audience believe he is the villain. However, he then kills the polar bear saving the rest of the characters lives, this could make the audience see him as the hero.
        Lost keeps the audience hooked through the use to enigma codes, use of non-digetic sound and certain camera shots. For example, when the cast first realise that they are not alone in the jungle a loud sharp sound plays which grabs the attention of viewers. The camera shot that closely follows this is a wide shot of all the characters stood behind the bear which is lying on the floor after having been killed. This is effective as it focuses on the characters faces and shows the bear out of focus. This scene allows the audience understand the hybrid of genres as the genres are sci-fi, fantasy and action
        The structure of Lost is non-linear as at various points throughout the episode the scene flashes back in time in order to answer questions the audience may have due to previous enigma codes.