Lost Footage Accidently Destroyed!
Film from ABC’s hit show Lost was ruined when security employees at the Honolulu International Airport accidentally X-rayed the canisters despite warnings labels asking them not to, according to The Honolulu Advertiser
The show’s crew had to re-shoot the scenes because there were no copies.
"This is the first time anything like this has happened," said state Film Commissioner Donne Dawson, adding that steps have been taken to prevent a repeat of the incident.
The loss will not affect the broadcast schedule for the popular show, according to co-executive producer Jean Higgins.
Higgins declined to say how much the airport mistake cost ABC.
"That’s proprietary information between us and the insurance company," she said. "We’ve already re-shot. We are still on schedule."
Lost reportedly spends $1.5 million to $2 million or more per episode with about 200 full- and part-time workers. Normally it takes about eight days to shoot an episode of Lost. So if one day’s worth of film was destroyed, the cost could be close to $200,000.
A commercial for Bank of Hawaii also was accidentally X-rayed and ruined on the same day the Lost film was X-rayed.
The incidents occurred when the film canisters were mistakenly mixed with passenger luggage and then sent through an X-ray machine. The canisters were left unattended at X-ray machines along with other non-film cargo. The film apparently was then thrown in with piles of passenger luggage without regard for the warning labels indicating not to X-ray the sensitive contents within.
Ugghh! That’s horrible! I wonder what whoever was working at the x-rays was thinking? If it says don’t x-ray, wouldn’t it be logical NOT to x-ray it?
Comment by Grace — February 12, 2007 @ 5:25 pm
“Ugghh! That’s horrible! I wonder what whoever was working at the x-rays was thinking? If it says don’t x-ray, wouldn’t it be logical NOT to x-ray it?”
Not really, remember we are in the war on terror. Anyone can slap a sticker to say not to X-Ray it, but who knows? What if explosives are inside? The only safe way to check is not to open the canister because it could be triggered by a bomb, and X-Ray it.
I regret this inconvenience, but the Homeland Security need to be assured nothing explosive gets through.
Thanks, and God bless you.
Comment by President George W. Bush — February 12, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Yeah this is bs, just another idea of how to hide a weapon. It’s a tv show people, I love it to but in the reality of things do you really blame security for doing there job and over reacting? Or do you think they should slack off and perhaps a real flight 815 incident can occur. I would hope that the film gets checked somehow before put on a plane, regardless of the xrays
Comment by cekma — February 13, 2007 @ 6:53 am
There was another refrence to time in this eppisode, if you play the audio from the brain washing vidio backword, a voice says something like “only fools are ruled by time and space”.
Just thought you’d like to know.
Comment by elfman13 — February 13, 2007 @ 8:37 am
FYI: ‘Do Not X-Ray’ does not mean ‘Do Not Examine’
Comment by Alex — February 13, 2007 @ 8:56 am
“Film”!?!? I thought everything was shot digitally nowadays. Especially if it’s being presented in HD… it seems it would just be easier to convert it from a digital format to HD rather than from film to HD.
Get with the times, eh!
Comment by skipjack — February 13, 2007 @ 12:40 pm