Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1948, Tokyo, T�ky�                                Dan Chance Lawler chief of the documentary unit civil affairs division department of army above instructs an actor prior to shooting on his japanese documentary now in Progress. This film called towards a better life shown above is concerned with the new status of the japanese woman in Japan and is both written and directed by Lawler., below a technician on the set of the three reel documentary on the japanese woman measures the distance Between Star and camera before the cameras grind. Above and right Are two scenes one from the set the other from the finished film showing an imprisoned Young lady perhaps indicative of the former status of japanese women. Left is shown the original copy of Japan s new Constitution. At the right  Lawler s thumb is the signature of. Eita Perot Hirohito. Getting ready for a closeup of female voting the ballot dropping into the ballot Box below Lawler takes a Good look at the scene which will later appear in countless theatres in Japan. The fact that one picture is Worth a thousand words May account for the extreme Power of the motion picture As a medium for visual Educa Tion information and reorientation because of this it is also necessary to choose this picture with great care to Render it entirely successful. Scap s Cie Section sometime ago saw the Many possible uses of the motion picture in the educating and instructing of the japanese and set up the educational film unit which is at present doing the Job of re orientating the japanese people through advice guidance and actual physical help. Much of the work is that of adaptation. Documentaries and educational films Are received from the civil affairs division of the army the red Cross state department and various foreign mis Sions in Japan. So far in its year Long career the educational film unit has finished Over 73 adaptations which Are at present showing in theatres All Over the country. In addition to these they have assisting film companies added additional when rights per Mit As usual material necessary to Point up the message of the picture toward the japanese. Most of the work of the unit consists of a skill Ful adaptation of american and european films to fit the needs of the japanese people their Edif Icar Tion and instruction. The Standard operating procedure is indicative of the skill time and patience needed. First out of several recently received the film is chosen which by its subject seems adaptable to their. Needs. These films include education government fire prevention Hospital work child care daily life and Many other Allied subjects. Educational film on Mexico of the world and How other Peoples live. After the picture is approved a preliminary adaptation is made from the original script and incomprehensible or unnecessary scenes Are eliminated verbal material is added to Point up the japanese Appeal. This too is approved or disapproved by the Board. In the rewriting using the documentary on Mexico As example it would be perhaps stated in the new dialogue that Mexico like Japan is Prin Ciplys agrarian its industries Are just beginning but unlike Japan it has Many raw materials and much land space. The people might be contrasted or compared the dependence on imports might be stressed. In any Way possible the film would be made acceptable for the further educating of Japan. The script is then translated and Given to the motion picture company which will handle the technical work and the preparation of the Japa Nese. It then comes Back to the unit where a new translation this time into English is made without reference to the adaptation. This is mainly a precautionary measure that none of the original Points May be opened to misinterpretation in the finished product due to oversight or Bay which has been just received and is approved i by a weekly meeting of a Board of Cie repress in natives if or Public consumption As a part of the. Program which enables the people to see More carelessness. New scenes Are spliced in  sound Back using usually the better known japanese announcers is recorded sometimes new music is dubbed in on the sound track also. The prints Are made. Only army raw Stock is used and All chemicals Are . Supplied. The japanese labor actors technicians announcers and technical advisors Are All paid on procurement % demand. The finished product is technically excellent and Well adapted to serve the japanese. The films Are made in two sizes and divided into two classes. The 16 my. Films Are sent one print to each prefecture to the local my teams where they Are turned Over to Cie s regional equipment and service Center which also Dis tributes 16 my. Projectors for future non com Mercial loan to institutions schools and organizations. The projectors some 1200 have been distributed Are allocated based on the number of schools in a Given prefecture rather than Popula Tion thus making a More general coverage of available material. Often there is no electricity in the locality of a school where a projector has been sent. It almost then invariably occurs that the local townspeople out of their own funds make electricity possible through new Branch lines which attests to the popularity of the film program. " the second group of prints Are 35 my. And Are distributed for commercial purposes by the larger film companies of Japan. These films usually from 15 to 30 minutes in length Are shown As Short subjects on various Bills and have proved highly popular. Of the total number of prints made some 65 Are. Sent through commercial channels while 55 Are printed in 16 my three being sent to Okinawa. In addition two visiting experts on documentaries Dan Lawler chief of the documentary film unit of the civil affairs division and Edward Simmel of Simmel Meservey inc., makers of educational films Are flirting respectively films dealing with japanese women their position in society and How to conduct a meeting using parliamentary procedure in Japan. These two films a ill be the first documentaries filmed entirely in Japan since the War by Allied personnel under Scap. So far some of the most popular films have been those immediately applicable by the Audi ence those concerning cooperative associations bettering school conditions and fire prevention. But also popular have been the series of two on. The Toronto symphony and the Superb March of time on atomic Power. Under the direction of major e. J. Henessey. Executive officer and Don Duke the unit chief die s educational film unit is doing a Job of visual education and reorientation which valuable supplements the other units Fly information and education under Scap =. The Job of constructing a documentary film is a sometimes tedious sometimes fascinating business. Above and below Are shown Bow one director makes a documentary Here concerned with a reconstruction of the Early japanese parliament. Below Lawler instructs an actor As to the proper gestures and above is the finished scene. This movie the three Reeler on the position of japanese women in society strongly suggests that the future of Japan depends upon How Well the japanese women Are educated. Cover photos from films released by Cie