New Eyes New Ears (Japanese, 1951)

[Music] babies cannot distinguish what they hear they cannot understand what they see their circle of experience is a small one but gradually a child learns through direct experience some things are hot [Music] and that some are smooth instead of [Music] rough soon boundaries of Early Childhood begin to expand and the whole neighborhood becomes a [Music] playground their circle of experience grows larger as excursions take them out of their own village or town [Music] study and the beginning of adult interest soon began to accelerate the expansion of metal boundaries until the child becomes an adult who has learned to live in harmony with other people in the community but the Practical limitations of time and money confine most people to their own particular section of the [Music] country and as World neighbors we often fail to understand each other because we do not live and work together but the Gap can be bridged in many [Music] ways there are information centers in key cities throughout Japan these centers contain books and Records film home strips magazines of all kinds art and reference works reports from many countries that are all free to everyone for example in the United States student Sally Smith is photographed in her classroom and the print goes up on the information center bulletin boards for Japanese students to see [Music] and through films information and education about [Music] industry medicine art music housing and dozens of other subjects are available for the asking Japanese officials visiting the United States have their trip reported in Japan by Motion Pictures [Music] and each prefecture of Japan there are more than 360 sound films to help keep the people up to date with the rest of the world where do they come [Music] from here's one that's just arrived the title is adult education but before a decision to adapt the film can be made it is screened by a Review Committee of scap's civil information and education section and Japanese advisers [Music] [Music] if all agree the goahead signal is given that starts the many technical steps necessary to bring it to the [Music] screen first the Japanese writer who understands English well must rewrite the script in Japan so that it will be understood by everyone then it must be checked and double checked for accuracy and easy understanding until [Music] okay while adaptation gets underway a study and discussion guide is prepared for the group leaders who will use the film sometimes additional scenes must be [Music] photographed sometimes pictures are written and produced as cie [Music] Originals new titles and charts must be painted and photographed [Music] in the meantime actors are tested to choose the best voice for this particular film with editing complete the orchestra plays the special music written for the [Music] film volume and tone quality is controlled by the sound expert called the monitor [Music] the recording is made on film and also on tape so it can be quickly [Music] checked the film is taken from the recorder to the laboratory for developing [Music] the soundtrack and picture are cut to match and the scenes are trimmed to final [Music] length when the 35 mm negative is complete this special machine reduces the picture to 16 mm size and it is developed and dried then given a final [Music] inspection this is a typical weekly shipment of new films each bundle contains the prints of a single subject for a region [Music] first they go to the distribution centers and from there to the audiovisual libraries of each [Music] prefecture on receipt of any new material the film librarian cataloges and stores them systematically strip films and narrative scripts are filed for already use in special [Music] drawers records are kept in drawers built to prevent warping or scratches [Music] exhibits are kept in boxes carefully labeled publicity posters for meetings are issued for each film [Music] showing equipment lasts longer and gives better service when adequate storage is provided [Music] utilization planning is the responsibility of the audiovisual officer who coordinates all using [Music] agencies once each month the audiovisual officer invites local leaders to the library to show them the new materials [Music] he offers suggestions for their use and solicits the opinion of the group [Music] fore fore foreign foreign [Music] for fore fore [Music] so [Music] for [Music] for for [Music] [Music] mother [Music] spee for spee [Laughter] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] fore fore [Music] from the biggest city to the most remote Village new Audi visual materials and new ideas are traveling by every known means of transportation [Music] f [Music] audiovisual materials are giving new eyes and new ears to the people of Japan to help them become informed citizens of the world's community