B4 “Most media target a range of audience” How true is this for your chosen text?

Lost is a successful science fiction and adventure based programme that has attracted a huge audience over its duration.  The programme is Hybrid genre, therefore it has not only attracted one audience, but has expanded appealing to huge mainstream audience. In this case, the target audience would be those who enjoy adventure or science fiction programmes. The use of this hybrid genre, represents how postmodernism has been an efficient method to draw in a greater audience. In particular the setting of the neutral location in the first series of the episode of ‘pilot 2’, most certainly gratified a passive audience as this location is not relatable to any members of the audience, therefore the audience take away the gratification of escapism from everyday life. The use of the ensemble cast has engaged the mass audience as members can identify with specific characters, as there is a range of cultures and ethnicity's with clear relationships illustrated in the text. Specifically, Jack is labelled as the ‘hero’ in a sequence from the episode this being obvious without the use of dialogue, however this allows for a passive audience to understand the roles and characters relationships. In the title sequence, the use of non-diegetic sound builds the tension, suggesting uncertainty, as the tone of the sound is very mysterious, presenting an indication to the audience that something is about to happen.