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Court Videography Associates
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Court Videography Associates' certified court videographers
are certified by the American Guild of Court Videographers ________________________________________________ |
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What's in a name?
According to the American Guild Of Court Videographers (AGCV), o "A Legal Videographer produces legal video and is also known as Forensic Videographer, Court Videographer, or Deposition Videographer. They produce Legal Video, Forensic Video, Videotaped Depostions, Courtroom Video or Visual Evidence. The process is known as Legal Videography, Court Videography, or Forensic Videography." Besides Depositions what is Legal Videography used for? American Guild of Court Videographers says, o "Legal Video is now being used for: Video Depositions, Mediation-Settlement Video Documentaries, Day-In-The-Life Video Documentaries, Video Wills, Proof Of Damages, Mock Trials, Evidence Of Insurance Fraud, Pre-Construction Video Surveys, Scenes of Incidents, Courtroom Presentations, Videotaping Construction Draws, other legal videos and much more." o Court Videography Associates can provide your firm with these legal video services. What are the American Guild of Court Videographers' Standards, Training, and Certification? o The American Guild of Court Videographers (AGCV) states that, it is the only organization in the United States that is training and certifying professional videographers in all aspects of legal video, including preparation of the evidence so that it cannot be impeached. o AGCV is committed to the highest standards of the legal profession by adhering to Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence. In addition, Southern California members adhere to California Code of Civil Procedure and Southern California deposition protocol. o AGCV certification starts with professional videographers who receive textbook and practical training from AGCV board members. In addition, for a AGCV member to successfully receive Certified Court Videographer standing (CCVS), an extensive written test must be passed, and an on-site practical/production test in legal video depositions. We must adhere to the standards listed above to maintain certification. o In addition to videotaping depositions, AGCV stresses many other aspects of legal videography, such as producing Day-in-the-Life Documentaries and Settlement Documentaries (Video Settlement Brochures, VSB), taping scenes of crimes and incidents, showing video evidence of damages, videotaping mock trials, wills, construction surveys and displaying the video evidence in the courtroom during a settlement conference or trial. ![]() |
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