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Legal Videography
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Depositions are one of the most common uses of videography in the legal
profession. Creating a certified video record further enhances the official
written transcript by capturing and, more importantly, preserving the
visual and audio record of the proceeding. Video allows a judge and/or
jury to see and hear the actual witness, instead of just listening to
testimony read from a transcript. In many cases seeing hand gestures,
facial expressions and voice inflections when answering specific questions
can play a key role in establishing or disproving credibility. Deponents
tend to be much more relaxed in a conference room rather than a court
room and can handle questions more effectively.
Videotaping depositions or legal proceedings can help preserve testimony
while the issues and/or events are still clear in the mind of the witness.
This can be especially important during long and complex legal matters
or when there is a chance of losing valuable testimony. It can also be
much more cost effective than a live appearance by an expensive expert
witness.
Judges and juries are inclined to pay close attention to the tenor of
a witness’ testimony when recorded on video and presented as evidence
in a court of law.
Each of our Certified Legal Video Specialists has received proper training
on conducting a videotaped deposition which meets the legal standards
of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(4) and has received certification
from the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). We are committed
to ensuring our clients achieve success while remaining a disinterested
party and compliant with the Rules of Civil Procedure in all of the reporting
jurisdictions we service.
Benefits:
- Reduce Costs
– Videotaping a deposition can reduce legal costs by maximizing time
spent with expert witnesses.
- Relaxed Atmosphere
– The deponent is more likely to give accurate testimony because of
the more relaxed and less intimidating atmosphere of a conference room.
- Broadcast
Quality – Each videotaped proceeding is digitally mastered
for optimum quality by utilizing only broadcast quality video and audio
equipment. – Learn More
Additional Services and Solutions
Available:
- Webcast
your next Deposition – In addition to videotaping depositions,
Legal Productions can cost effectively and securely stream video and
audio content from your office to multiple global locations live, via
a high speed Internet connection, saving our clients time and money
by eliminating unnecessary travel and expense. Clients, external parties,
or outside counsel can attend your next deposition without physically
being in the room simply by using a web browser. –
Learn More
- On-Line
Content Archive – We make placing your streaming content on-line
simple and easy. Our On-Demand, Content Delivery Network (CDN) will
provide our clients with instant, secure, 24 x 7 access to any streaming
content. Using a web browser and an internet contacted computer, instantly
access and playback video and audio content globally, without the need
for a VCR or DVD player. Content can be posted within hours of being
captured allowing multiple users to view the content on-line saving
time and eliminating the need to duplicate or overnight CD’s, VHS cassettes
or DVD’s.
- Synchronizing
the Video and Written Transcript – Legal Productions makes
the process easy. We can take the video cassette we record or which
is provided to us and cost effectively digitize it. Once digitized,
the digital media can be synchronized with the written transcript provided
by the court reporter or transcribed by us. After synchronizing the
digitized video record and written transcript, we combine them into
a free, easy to use tool called DVT Discovery viewer. The DVTDiscovery
viewer starts automatically when the CD-ROM is inserted into a computer
turning it into a digital media player and requires no installation
or additional software. – Learn
More
- MPEG
Encoding – MPEG encoding video or audio taped testimony will
allow the encoded files to be imported into most case management and
trial presentation tools.
- Edited
Copies – Additional Copies of the proceeding containing only
specific segments selected by our clients can be produced from the digital
master to any video media.
- Multi-Camera
– Upon request, additional cameras and/or camera operators can be provided.
Our standard rate includes:
- Tape Stock
– Digital Video, VHS and Audio Tape Stock.
- On-Site Redundancy
– Simultaneous on-site recording of two tapes.
- Master Tape Archive
– Complimentary preservation and archive of each Master Digital Video
Cassette.
- Notarized Affidavit
– certifying each recording represents a true and accurate record of
the proceeding.
- Detailed Deposition
Report – A detailed Deposition Report of each objection, exhibit
used and breaks taken in (hh:mm:ss) making it quick and easy to locate
specific sections on the video during playback.
- Early Arrival
– Our Certified Legal Videographers arrive on location one hour in advance
of the scheduled start time to evaluate the location and set up the
necessary video and audio recording equipment, including assisting the
court reporter and counsel as necessary.
Standard On-Site Video
Equipment:
- 3-CCD
Digital Video Camera - To ensure high-quality video acquisition,
we record each proceeding with a broadcast quality 3-CCD color digital
video camera.
- Fluid Head Tripod
- Our cameras are mounted on fluid head tripods, facilitating smooth,
quiet, stable camera movement.
- Color Monitor
- Each proceeding is closely monitored by the videographer on a color
video monitor ensuring proper color, focus and framing of the participants
or exhibits at all times.
- 120 Min. of Recording
Time - To minimize interruptions during the proceeding, we
utilize standard 120 minute master video cassettes; this provides counsel
with up to two hours of uninterrupted recording.
- Master
Tapes - To ensure the best video quality and facilitate expedient
delivery, all depositions are mastered on-site to Digital Video and
VHS cassette recorders. Upon request, copies can dubbed from the digital
master to any video media.
- Time and Date
Stamp - In compliance with most state rules, each video is
recorded with a date and time indicator (hh:mm:ss) displayed on the
screen, unless otherwise requested by counsel.
- Video Lighting
- In the event normal room lighting is insufficient, additional
video lighting will be provided to ensure proper lighting of the deponent.
- Neutral Backdrops
- Our videographers utilize neutral backdrops to provide a uniform look
for each legal proceeding.
- Master Archive
- Legal Productions archives all proceedings on high-quality Digital
Video cassettes. Upon request, certified copies can be dubbed from the
digital master to any video media.
Standard On-Site Audio
Equipment:
- Audio
Mixer - Professional multi-channel audio mixing consoles allow
our videographers to obtain the clearest audio from each of the proceedings’
participants.
- Lavaliere
Microphones - To obtain quality sound reproduction, the deponent,
examining attorney and opposing counsel are provided with individual
Lavaliere microphones. Additional microphones can be provided as needed
for large depositions.
- Complimentary
Audio Cassettes - A complimentary set of quality audio cassette
tapes, recorded on-site and labeled, are provided to the court reporter
at the conclusion of each deposition.
- Padded
Headphones - A set of padded headphones with an inline volume
control are provided to all court reporters.
- Laptop
Audio Feed - Upon request, many of our videographers can provide
a direct audio feed from the mixing console to the court reporter’s
laptop audio recording port.
Additional equipment and services are available upon
request
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In
addition to videotaping depositions, Legal Productions can cost effectively
and securely stream video and audio content from an office or conference
room to multiple global locations live, via a high-speed Internet connection,
saving our clients time and money by eliminating unnecessary travel and
expense. Clients, external parties, or outside counsel can attend your next
deposition without physically being in the room simply by using a web browser.
Our Secure Streaming Portal allows remote attendees to receive a live video and audio stream throughout the proceeding directly to any Internet connected computer using a web browser. There is no special hardware or software to install, configure or learn. The streaming video portal also allows secure text messaging, either publicly or privately between on-line participants.
Prior to each proceeding, our technical staff establishes contact with you or, in many cases the Information Technology department, to ensure all of the technical aspects of the Streaming Deposition are addressed ensuring smooth delivery to each of the remote attendees.
Optimum quality and availability of the streaming network are continually monitored and if necessary will adapt to changing load or conditions, ensuring optimum performance is maintained. Any of the remote participants can contact the Certified Legal Video Specialist on-site utilizing the on-line conferencing window.
Scheduling a Streaming Deposition is easy; contact our office by calling (480) 634-4055 or schedule it on-line by clicking the Schedule a Service Link below:
Benefits:
- Reduced
Costs – Significantly reduces travel and expense by allowing
multiple remote participants worldwide to attend a deposition securely
via the Internet.
- Global Reach–
Our streaming and content delivery network uses a distributed, world
wide network of servers deployed on major backbones and broadband head-ends
across the Internet.
- High Quality
Streaming – Utilizing a high speed Internet connection, remote
attendees receive a high quality, live video and audio stream throughout
the proceeding.
- Simple
To Use – Securely view streaming content utilizing a web browser.
No special hardware or complicated software to install, configure or
learn.
- Instant Messaging
– On-line participants can utilize the integrated conferencing tool
to send instant text messages either publicly or privately to other
on-line attendees.
- Minimize Distractions–
Clients, external parties, or outside counsel can attend the deposition
globally without physically being in the room allowing the deponent
to testify in a more relaxed and less intimidating atmosphere.
- Monitoring and
Support – Optimum quality and availability of the streaming
network are continually monitored and if necessary will adapt to changing
load or conditions, ensuring optimum performance is maintained.
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| Videoconferencing / Testimony of Remote Witnesses - |
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Videoconferencing is a cost effective way of holding a meeting or discussion between two or more groups of people who are located in different places. A videoconference can save a busy attorney and their client countless billable hours and expensive travel costs by eliminating the need to have all of the parties in the same location, while still attaining the impact of visual contact which allows you to be face to face with people at other locations. Videoconferencing allows an expert thousands of miles away the ability to consult in minutes, based on real-time information and live feedback. The result: greater efficiency and faster response.
A videoconference to obtain the testimony of remote witnesses under oath is a practical and cost effective way to secure valuable testimony when a witness has a difficult schedule, lives in another state or country, or is simply unable or unwilling to travel to you. Judges and juries are inclined to pay close attention to the tenor of a witness’ testimony when recorded on video and presented as evidence in a court of law.
Our state-of-the-art videoconferencing facility is capable of hosting up to a 384K videoconference call. Our spacious conference room seats up to 12 people comfortably around an executive style conference table with plenty of extra space for additional attendees to be seated around the room. An integrated overhead projector and screen is available for multi media presentations and additional multi-line phones are available for sidebar calls, including a Polycom unit for non videoconference participants. We provide complimentary coffee and water, full catering is available upon request. Use our well-equipped Executive Conference Room for your important meetings without traveling out of Phoenix.
Benefits of Videoconferencing:
- Business Enabler
– Enables the possibility of holding meetings that could not have otherwise
taken place due to logistical, time or financial constraints.
- Meet at a Moments’
Notice – Meetings can be pulled together on a more regular
basis or on a moments’ notice enabling accelerated decision making.
- Real-time Collaboration
– Easily and effectively collaborate globally with out of town clients,
counsel or expert witnesses.
- Reduced T&E Costs
– Significantly reduces travel and expense by allowing a remote participant
worldwide to attend a meeting or deposition.
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Synchronized Digital Video Transcripts (DVTs) are a powerful and indispensable tool used by legal professionals enabling them to view the videotaped record and written transcript side-by-side, and also making it possible to quickly and easily locate key testimony using word searches. You can also create clips, highlight or export key excerpts for use in e-mails, summaries, motions and briefs right from a laptop and/or desktop computer. DVT synchronization is extremely useful when viewing interviews, taped depositions, surveillance tapes, 911 calls or phone taps.
Legal Productions makes the process easy. We can take the video cassette we record or which is provided to us and cost effectively digitize it. Once digitized, the digital media can be synchronized with the written transcript provided by the court reporter or transcribed by us. After synchronizing the digitized video record and written transcript, we combine them into a free, easy to use tool called DVTDiscovery viewer. The DVTDiscovery viewer starts automatically when the CD-ROM is inserted into a computer turning it into a digital media player and requires no installation or additional software.
DVTDiscovery
Benefits:
- All In One Tool
– View video testimony synchronized to the deposition text side-by-side.
No software or hardware installation is required to begin using the
tool.
- Keyword Searches
– Instantly locate key testimony by using keywords.
- Ease of Use
– Jump directly from any point in the transcript to corresponding video
testimony.
- Copy and Paste
– Copy and paste key testimony excerpts for use in e-mails, summaries,
motions and briefs.
- Quickly Create
Clips – Create your own clips and/or excerpts
- Plug and Play
– Quickly and easily display the video directly onto courtroom screens
from a laptop PC.
- Vast Storage
Options – DVTs can be stored on CD-ROM, hard disk, or archived
by us securely on-line.
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We
make placing your streaming content on-line simple and easy. Our On-Demand,
Content Delivery Network (CDN) will provide our clients with instant, secure,
24 x 7 access to any streaming content. Using a web browser and an internet
connected computer, instantly access and playback video and audio content
globally, without the need for a VCR or DVD player.
Content can be posted within hours of being captured allowing multiple users to view the content on-line saving time and eliminating the need to duplicate or overnight CD’s, VHS cassettes or DVD’s.
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A video will is not a legal substitute for a written will, but can be used to enhance the meaning of the written will and, in most cases, can provide additional clarity to the beneficiaries of the written will. By videotaping your client reading their will, it affords them the opportunity to demonstrate their physical and mental condition at the time the will was prepared and signed, and clearly eliminates any question of authorship. It allows your client to provide clarity for the beneficiaries of the written will and further explain why specific decisions were made. This in turn affords the beneficiaries an opportunity to see your client signing the written will and observe they were not under any undue duress, outside influence or coercion during the execution of the written will.
If the written will is ever amended, the new information can be added to the end of the existing video. All video wills and amendments will have the date and time stamp on the screen at all times. Carefully recording the entire will reading and execution both visually and audibly could prove invaluable in the event the will is ever contested in a court of law.
Our Certified Legal Video Specialists will assist you in the comfort of your client’s home or in counsel’s offices.
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For large and often complex cases, holding mock trials with surrogate juries is an effective way to assess the potential outcome of your case. Attorneys can study and review the results of their mock trial, as well as the deliberation processes of the surrogate jury, before the case actually comes to trial. We can professionally edit the video footage and condense it to be used prior to the trial and also throughout the trial as a convenient and vital reference tool.
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A Day-in-the-Life video, also know as an Activities of Daily Living documentary, is most typically used in personal injury cases. It is a truthful documentation of the actual daily activities of a person and how an incident in this person's life has impacted their ability to function on a day-to-day basis. An Activities of Daily Living documentary is a valuable tool that can accurately demonstrate and provide a clear picture to judges and juries of the daily struggles a client must face as a result of an alleged injury or incident. The video is an excellent way to demonstrate a person’s need for continued care and specialized equipment and can also be used to reinforce the testimony of expert witnesses. The impact upon family and friends can also be shown on the video.
A legal videographer may record all the activities of a client's day including therapy, treatment and physical challenges. The raw video is then edited down to a timely presentation that can be used to possibly obtain a higher settlement offer from the opposing party.
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A settlement documentary is a video summary of one side of a case. It can be an excellent tool for negotiating an out-of-court settlement and avoiding the expense of a long, drawn out trial. There are no restrictions on the content of a settlement video. It is intended to be a powerful and emotional presentation that will establish blame and illustrate the current and future pain and suffering of your client. This video may contain special lighting, virtual sets, narration, specific charges, graphic images, emotional relatives, and the like for the sole purpose of convincing the opposing party to settle the case as quickly and for the highest monetary value possible.
This video is not intended to be used as evidence in court. However, if a settlement is not reached, it can be re-edited into an Activities of Daily Living documentary that can be presented in court.
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A Proof of Damages video can provide a visual reference to actual damages in question. Presenting this information in a court of law provides a visual reference to actual damages and can be very persuasive in establishing the extent of the damage which occurred. Some examples of types of Proof of Damages video are: Fire Damage; Flood or Other Water Damage; Tornado or Hurricane Damage; Earthquake Damage; Vehicle Damage; Personal Property Damage; Bodily Injury.
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A Pre-Construction Survey is intended to protect firms and agencies involved in any form of construction by documenting any pre-existing damage in the area in which construction is to take place. This documentation may include damage to buildings, utilities, streets, street signs and lights, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, landscaping, fences and much more. Once armed with this information, a construction firm or other agency can easily defend itself against claims for damages in lawsuits. A video survey is a very inexpensive way to insure that you have clear and undeniable evidence of any and all pre-existing conditions.
It is important to have this video survey filmed by a competent videographer to avoid mistakes that could lead to the video being impeached and becoming inadmissible in court.
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A site inspection video is most often used in cases that deal with construction and engineering, safety, property damage, and accident re-creation. This type of video is a very effective tool for presenting information about a particular site either in the courtroom or in settlement negotiations. At the direction of the site inspector and/or attorney, the site would be videotaped from a variety of angles with a specific area of interest. A technician or inspector may be shown on camera taking measurements or doing testing in the area, and brief statements related to their findings or conclusions, as well as identifying information, may also be recorded. Still pictures can also be taken and edited into the video. If necessary, a number of regularly scheduled site inspections may be required to document changes in conditions over a certain period of time.
All site inspections will contain date and time of day information on the bottom section of the screen, the opening title identifying the location and production date, and information identifying all interviewed individuals. Upon request, the case information along with the name of attorney can also be included.
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Animation & Graphics
Continent of this page is currently under development by our animation
and graphic department. It will have active demonstration animation and
graphic content.
Trial Support Services
- Courtroom
Presentations and Video Playback
- Equipment
Rental
- Trial
Presentation Technician
- Video
and Transcript Synchronization
- Creation
of Video Clips
- Video
Editing
- Still
Image Capture or Transfer
General Video Production Services
- Video
Acquisition
- Streaming
Video – Live and On-Demand
- Fully
Equipped Video Production Studios
- Green
Screen
- Satellite
Uplink and Downlink
- Vyvx
Fiber Optic Network
- Video
Products and Services Brochures
- Employee
Training, Safety & Orientation Videos
- Legal
Conferences, Trade Shows, Meetings, Legal Seminars
- Case
Orientation Video, Partner / Executive Overview and Current Case Status
- Investor
Relations
- Highlight
Videos of Special Events and Firm Retreats
Duplication & Transfer Services
- MPEG Encoding
- Video or Still
Image Transfer
- Transfer Video
to Still Images or Prints
- VHS / VHS-C /
S-VHS / Video 8 / Hi-8 Duplication or Transfers
- Mini-DV / DVCPRO
/ DVCAM Duplication or Transfers
- Betacam SP /
Digital Betacam Duplication or Transfers
- CD-ROM / DVD
Duplication or Transfers
- Film / 35mm Slides
Enhancement and Transfers
- Mini and Micro
Cassette Transfers
- Media Masters
and Material Storage
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