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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Settlement Documentaries
Settlement documentaries are a legal tool used by lawyers to strengthen their pre-trial lawsuit game plan. These video presentations are used to demonstrate how strong their case is, to encourage an out-of-court settlement and to improve the terms of the final settlement. To get the most out of a settlement documentary you really need to select a legal videographer or legal video production studio that is well trained, that has experience and that is certified.
The importance of using a professional legal videographer cannot be stressed enough. Because the amount of time, energy and resources devoted to winning your court case is riding on your settlement documentary, you want someone who can produce a professional looking video and who knows how to edit, light and orchestrate a video shoot effectively. The cost of a professionally produced settlement documentary can easily top $5,000, however, in lower value court cases, a basic settlement documentary can be produced for around $1,200. When looking for someone to produce your settlement documentary you will want to look for someone who has been certified as either a Certified Video Documentary Specialist or as a Certified Court Video Specialist.
Every settlement documentary is going to be different and each is going to have elements that are relevant to the type of case it is based on. However, each settlement documentary needs to include similar key features. These key features include: narration by the lead counsel for your case, witness testimony, video of the accident scene, actual footage of the accident, video footage that illustrates the pain and suffering that has been caused to the plaintiff and the clarification of what damage was caused and what liability the defendant has.
Settlement documentaries are not an appropriate option for every civil or criminal case. However, they are extremely valuable when used for establishing the strength of wrongful death cases, personal injury cases and class action settlement cases. If you are involved in any of these types of cases, then you may want to consider using a settlement documentary to support your desires for an out-of-court law suit settlement.
The importance of using a professional legal videographer cannot be stressed enough. Because the amount of time, energy and resources devoted to winning your court case is riding on your settlement documentary, you want someone who can produce a professional looking video and who knows how to edit, light and orchestrate a video shoot effectively. The cost of a professionally produced settlement documentary can easily top $5,000, however, in lower value court cases, a basic settlement documentary can be produced for around $1,200. When looking for someone to produce your settlement documentary you will want to look for someone who has been certified as either a Certified Video Documentary Specialist or as a Certified Court Video Specialist.
Every settlement documentary is going to be different and each is going to have elements that are relevant to the type of case it is based on. However, each settlement documentary needs to include similar key features. These key features include: narration by the lead counsel for your case, witness testimony, video of the accident scene, actual footage of the accident, video footage that illustrates the pain and suffering that has been caused to the plaintiff and the clarification of what damage was caused and what liability the defendant has.
Settlement documentaries are not an appropriate option for every civil or criminal case. However, they are extremely valuable when used for establishing the strength of wrongful death cases, personal injury cases and class action settlement cases. If you are involved in any of these types of cases, then you may want to consider using a settlement documentary to support your desires for an out-of-court law suit settlement.
# posted by gopi @ 9:36 PM 
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