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What is a Settlement Documentary?
It is a concise summary of your case, including liability and damages, produced for mediation. The presentation looks like a "20/20" or "Dateline" segment with narration, interview segments (with plaintiff, family, friends, experts), graphics and possibly animation. It is designed to clearly communicate the negligence and subsequent injury and damages suffered by your client.

How long does it take to produce?
Production typically takes 12 days: 1-2 days shooting/travel; 1-week writing/producing; 1-week editing/graphics. Please allow 1-2 months prior to mediation for scheduling.

How much does it cost?
It depends on the number of interviews, complexity of liability, and travel time and expenses. A Settlement Documentary includes videotaping, writing, producing, narration, graphics, and editing.
Please contact us to discuss your case and get a cost estimate: info@videolawservices.com

What is a Day in the Life Documentary?
It is a "routine" day in your client's life captured on videotape. It may be used at mediation or trial. In can be used in conjunction with live testimony by the plaintiff, family member, caregiver, or therapist.

How long does it take to produce?
It typically takes 3 days total: 1-2 days shooting/travel, 1 day for editing. Please allow 2-4 weeks for scheduling.

How much does it cost?
It depends on the plaintiff’s daily routine and the number of hours of videotaping required. Please contact us to discuss your case and get a cost estimate: info@videolawservices.com

What is a DVD presentation?
It is Digital Video Documentation. We produce an Interactive DVD that has menu buttons so that you may access all of your evidence quickly and efficiently at mediation or trial. Photographs, documents, deposition excerpts, graphics, animation, Day in the Life Documentary, etc. can be loaded onto a single disc for immediate access for playback.

How long does it take to produce?
It varies on the amount of information you want to include. Please call 904-399-8825 or 800-526-5643 for an estimate of production time and cost.

What is a video deposition?
It is a videotaped recording of testimony that can be used at mediation or trial. Preserving a witness' memory and demeanor provides counsel with an unmatched tool. In addition to testimony, the deponent's appearance, voice, and other behavioral nuances are recorded to help fact finders judge credibility. Once objections are ruled on, the testimony can be edited for playback without interruptions. Our deposition videographers are experienced and certified by the American Guild of Court Videographers to follow the Federal Rules of Evidence
(Rule 30 (b) (4)).

ETPS - Electronic Trial Presentation Software
Visionary is a powerful tool for mediation and/or trial. It allows you immediate access to evidence, whether it's video, graphics, documents or photos. Once your documents/photos are scanned, you can annotate, zoom in, or produce a split-screen for comparison.

Sophisticated Voice-Recognition Technology streamlines the process of synchronizing deposition transcripts to audio or video. Transcripts can be searched by using the extensive Boolean search capabilities or by making selections from the Key Word Index. Portions of text selected from the transcript can be placed into a Clip List for fast and easy Page and Line editing.

How much does it cost?
Please contact us to discuss your case and get a cost estimate: info@videolawservices.com

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