Response of parents and children to the Magic Lantern Educational Film Club in Sussex

1. Magic Lantern
5 Palmeira Ave Mansions
19 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2FA
Feedback Analysis – 2006 07 Season
1. What is the age of the children concerned? 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
21% 11% 21% 11% 7% 7% 4% 0%
D/k* No A bit Yes
2. Did the children enjoy themselves at Magic Lantern? 0% 0% 0% 100%
3. Do the children look forward to coming to a show? 0% 0% 15% 85%
4. Have the children expressed any reservations? 0% 64% 25% 11%
what specifically?
Nervous about being without parent
Too early a start
Not sure about Buster Keaton
1. Age distrib'n 2 Enjoy 3 Look fwd to 4 Reservations
5
them'vs
7%
18%
9% 6
7 D/K D/ K
10%
8 D/K No No
16%
9
No A bit A bi t
12% 10
A bit Yes Y es
11
15%
13%
12 Yes
D/k* No A bit Yes
5. Do the children enjoy reading the magazines? 0% 12% 27% 62%
6. Do they ask any questions about the magazine? 0% 38% 12% 50%
such as?
Too young to read the magazine (4 respondents)
7. Do they ever comment on the live preamble to the show? 0% 24% 32% 44%
how, specifically? 6 Ask about mag'zne
5 Enjoy magz'e 7. Commented 8. Interacted
Talk about it a little
Liked the puppets
Funny
D/K
TheyD/would prefer it to be shorter, very keen to see the film
K
No
D/K
No
D/
K
No
Whatever was going on, they told us inA detail
bit A bit
No
A bi t Ab i
t
Yes
Yes Ye s
Y es
8. Did they interact with the presenters Mark and Jade? 7% 14% 29% 50%
D/k* No A bit Yes
9. Did they ever go on stage to answer their questions? 7% 57% 4% 32%
10. Did they like it on stage, or would they like to have a go? 18% 41% 26% 19%
can you name which shows?
11. Have any shows inspired their play or games? 15% 41% 26% 19%
can you name which shows?
Secret of NIMH
12. Have you seen signs of creativity inspired by the shows? 7% 21% 46% 25%
how, specifically? play acting? drawing? speech?
His growing vocabulary is influenced by dialogue in films
Play acting and drawing
* D/k = don’t know

2. Magic Lantern
5 Palmeira Ave Mansions
19 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2FA
Play acting with ‘splurge’ guns
Mainly drawing and talking about the films
Drawing, speech (2 responses)
9. Went on stage 10. Liked it on stage 11. In s p ire d p la y 12 . In s p ire d
c re a t iv it y
D/K
D/
K D/
K
No
D/
K
No No
A bit
No
Ab i
t Yes Ab i
t
Ab i
t
Ye s Ye s
Ye s
D/k* No A bit Yes
13. Is absence of parents in the theatre a problem for them? 4% 54% 25% 18%
14. Is not being allowed in with food or drink a problem? 0% 68% 25% 7%
15. Are you happy that the children come to the shows? 0% 0% 0% 100%
16. Do you feel that film education matters at their age? 0% 7% 18% 75%
13 . A b s e n c e o f 14. 'No Food' policy is 15 . H a p p y t o s e n d 16 . F ilm E d u c a t io n
p a re n t a p ro b le m a problem k id s t o M L M a t t e rs
D/ K D/K D/
K D/
K
No No No No
A bit
A bi
t Ab i
t Ab t
i
Yes
Yes Ye s Ye s
* D/k = don’t know

3. Magic Lantern
5 Palmeira Ave Mansions
19 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2FA
D/k* No A bit Yes
17. Do you have any reservations about the shows? 0% 86% 7% 7%
what specifically?
I would like them to see older films, rather than recent ones which they may already have seen. It
is a great opportunity to expose them to some hidden delights which are rarely seen
Some movies already seen
We did not feel very safe regarding your policy of food as we had asked to mention about nuts and
we have seen people snacking it
18. Do you feel that attendance improves self-expression? 14% 7% 32% 46%
19. Do you feel that film can inspire creativity in children? 0% 0% 11% 89%
20. Are you satisfied with the programme offered? 0% 0% 14% 86%
Do you have any suggestions/requests?
Do the children have any suggestions/requests?
No suggestions; the programme was a good mix of old and modern
Excellent range of films, from well known to the unusual
More international films please (3 responses)
Children asked for the Wizard of Oz
My son is now 11; it would be wonderful if there could be a Magic Lantern for older children who
could be introduced to more challenging, experimental or unusual rare films. There is so little
exposure to them these days
More regular, fortnightly magazine please – the magazine is pitched too old
Laurel & Hardy (2 responses)
The Circus with Charlie Chaplin, any Studio Tghibli film
More unusual films please
It would be nice to see films from around the world; also awareness of others' needs eg allergies
17. Any reservations? 18. Impro ve s e lf - 19 . F ilm in s p ire s 2 0 . S a t is f ie d wit h
e xpre s s io n ? c re a t iv it y ? p ro g ra m m e
D/K
D/ K D/ K D/
K
No
No No No
A bit
Yes A bi
t A bi
t Ab i
t
Y es Yes Ye s
* D/k = don’t know

4. Magic Lantern
5 Palmeira Ave Mansions
19 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2FA
D/k* No A bit Yes
21. Are you satisfied with the care provided in your absence? 14% 0% 0% 86%
Do you have any suggestions/requests?
A bit of a worry, leaving them alone
We have no experience as my husband had to stay in every show
22. Would you recommend membership to you friends? 0% 0% 0% 100%
23. Would you like your children’s school to become a partner? 20% 8% 0% 72%
24. Will you enrol your children in Magic Lantern next year? 4%1 8%2 0% 88%
Explanation
1) Do not yet know Saturday time-table in next term
2) Concerned about the children’s severe food allergy
2 1. S a t is f ie d wit h 22 . R e c o m m e nd 2 3 . Wa n t s c h o o l t o 24 Enroll next year?
c a re in a b s e n c e m e m b e rs h ip b e c o m e p a rt n e r
D/K
D/ K D/ K D/ K
No
No No No A bit
A bi
t A bi
t A bi
t Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Sample size:
28 children (34% of membership), reported by 19 respondents
Balint Bodroghy & Alessandra Romanelli
June 2007
* D/k = don’t know