Many of you would surely want to keep old and happy memories captured on film. At least when you have digital and hard copies of these unforgettable moments, you can always review them every now and then and show them to your children and grandchildren later on as you share with them the story behind those images.

If you’re fond of using film and slides, it would benefit you greatly to get your own dedicated 35mm slide scanner. But this leads you to the next question which is, “What brand shall I buy?”

Various brands, types and models of slide scanners are on the market today. Basically, there are two types – the multi-purpose flatbed scanner and the dedicated 35mm slide scanner. Whereas a dedicated slide scanner is meant for slides and films only.

Brands you can choose include Polaroid, Epson, Nikon, HP, Kodak, Microtek, Minolta, Leaf and Olympus. Different models are available with prices from the mid-range to the high end depending on your needs. It won’t help that you factor in just one aspect such as the price or brand. Keep in mind not to sacrifice quality over price because that is not a good way to get the most ideal product for you.

But if you’re in the printing and publishing business which will require you to scan big volumes of films and slides, then investing in a high-end scanner is the right choice. Higher resolution means high quality images so don’t take this aspect for granted.

You will need to install it on your computer before you can use your dedicated scanner.

Find out which suits you best and shop around on the internet before deciding on what and where to purchase.

Nikon CoolScan has a range of models (2000, 4000, 5000) which have received good reviews. The SuperCoolScan model is highly recommended because of its high optical density.

It has accurate and sharp color and shadow details. There’s also the Konica Minolta QuickScan which is a dedicated film and slide scanner.

Hewlett Packard has its flatbed Scanjet, an all in one scanner. It scans not only films and slides but documents as well.

Epson and Microtek also manufacture flatbed scanners in various models, sizes and prices.

Remember that the main advantage of a dedicated scanner is its small and compact size and light weight. The flatbed type is larger in size and carries more weight. So be sure to consider these things as well.

True Blood’s Emmy-nominated title sequence was created by Digital Kitchen, a production studio that was also responsible for creating the title sequence of Six Feet Under. The sequence, which is primarily composed of portrayals of the show’s deep South setting, is played to “Bad Things” by Jace Everett.
Digital Kitchen wished to explore themes of redemption and forgiveness in the opening title sequence.

Conceptually, Digital Kitchen elected to construct the sequence around the idea of “the whore in the house of prayer”[15] by intermingling contradictory images of sex, violence and religion and displaying them from the point of view of “a supernatural, predatory creature observing human beings from the shadows …” Digital Kitchen also wished to explore ideas of redemption and forgiveness, and thus arranged for the sequence to progress from morning to night and to culminate in a baptism.

Most of the footage used in the sequence was filmed on location by Digital Kitchen. Crew members took a four-day trip to Louisiana to film and also shot at a Chicago church and on a stage and in a bar in Seattle. Additionally, several Digital Kitchen crew members made cameo appearances in the sequence.

In editing the opening, Digital Kitchen wanted to express how “religious fanaticism” and “sexual energy” could corrupt humans and make them animalistic. Accordingly, several frames of some shots were cut to give movements a jittery feel, while other shots were simply played back very slowly. Individual frames were also splattered with drops of blood.[15] The sequence’s transitions were constructed differently, though; they were made with a Polaroid transfer technique. The last frame of one shot and the first frame of another were taken as a single Polaroid photo, which was then divided between emulsion and backing. The emulsion was then filmed being further separated by chemicals and those shots of this separation were placed back into the final edit.

Eight different typefaces, inspired by Southern road signage, were also created manually by Camm Rowland for cast and crew credits, as well as the show’s title card.

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