Court Reporters | Court Reporting | Legal Video Deposition
Please call 1-855-GO-DEPOS or 260-557-1326 to Schedule a Deposition
Accurate, On-Time and Focused on Northern Indiana
According to the American Bar Association, “video is a far richer tool than the stenographic transcript alone.” Numerous studies have concluded that video depositions are much more likely to keep a jury’s attention. Moreover, good printed testimony of a credible witness can become great testimony, when seen as a video. If a picture is worth a thousand words then a video deposition may be worth a million. Video creates context to an otherwise sterile transcript of the deponent’s testimony. It allows the jury to contextualize gestures, long pauses and the deponent’s general demeanor. The jury would never know from reading a transcript that a deponent’s voice was quivering or raised during testimony.Northern Indiana Court Reporters has an in-house staff of legal videographers and legal video deposition specialists. Our video department is organized and managed by a Certified Legal Video Specialist. This ensures that all of our videos meet or exceed the standards that the National Court Reporters Association has set for video depositions. From a practical perspective, this means that all of our videos are of a trial-ready quality. When you play our videos at trial the witness will be clear and unobstructed while all speakers can be easily heard.
Legal Videography Experience Matters
We understand that you plan to use your video at a trial, mediation and/or arbitration. Every legal videographer knows to focus on the video image and ensure that the recording complies with the Rules of Civil Procedure. However, some people do not realize that your legal videographer also needs to have a focus on capturing the audio. A video recording of a deponent whose voice is garbled or drowned out by an air conditioner is virtually worthless. That is why all of videographers wear headphones throughout your deposition to ensure the sounds feeds on the mics are crisp and clear. When you choose Northern Indiana Court Reporters, you can be sure that your video deposition will make a great impression when played at trial. Our legal video department has seen almost every situation you can imagine. We have taken depositions in homes, hospitals, airports, nursing homes, fire-damaged buildings and even a parking lot. Our videographers are regularly called upon to film Independent Medical Exams and other medical procedures. We do not call ourselves experienced just because we have been around the longest, we are experienced because our videographers are solely committed to legal videography on a daily basis.
Consistency
All of our legal videographers are in-house employees so that you can be assured of consistent formats and quality. Many court reporters farm out their legal video work to a variety of videographers. When you schedule Northern Indiana Court Reporters, you will know your video deposition will always be formatted the same regardless of whether your deposition is in Fort Wayne, South Bend, Merrillville, Goshen or any other part of Northern Indiana.
Trial Ready
Recently, a mistrial was ordered on one of the last days of a two-week long medical malpractice trial. The mistrial was caused by a video that had not been edited properly and referenced the defendant’s insurance. At Northern Indiana Court Reporters, we ensure that all of our DVD labels read as either “unedited” or “trial ready” so that you never play the wrong video at trial. Moreover, our production department will edit videos according to your instructions at no additional cost. In other words, our videographers are with you all the way to trial.
Video-to-Text Synchronization
Video-to-text synchronization is a service we offer through the use of West Law’s Publisher software. This allows our in-house legal video staff to synchronize the text of your deposition with the video. Synchronized videos are a powerful tool at trial, mediation and arbitrations. It will allow the jury or judge to simultaneously see and hear the witness’ testimony. This combination of sound, pictures and text can amplify the power of the testimony.
Please Call 1-855-GO-DEPOS to Schedule a Deposition
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