DO COURTS REQUIRE VIDEOGRAPHERS TO BE CERTIFIED?
The short answer is no. Howver there are many complelling reason why you should hire a propertly trained and certified legal videographer.
Many videographers and some lawyers today do not realize that legal videography is far more than just video recording depositions with a “talking head” shot. Much to the contrary, legal videography includes such things as video recording scenes of incidents, proof of damages, evidence of insurance fraud, video wills and pre-nuptial agreements, activities of daily living documentaries, pre-construction surveys, mediation documentaries and much much more.
Recognizing the requirements of Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures, the Rules 1000-1008 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, in addition to the State and District Court rules, and understanding there are certain things which cannot be included in legal video evidence that will be introduced into a trial, the AGCV has dedicated itself to training professional legal videographers in all aspects of video recording visual evidence, including the final preparation of the evidence so that it cannot be impeached and thrown out of court.
Today, there are no courts in the country that require the legal videographer producing legal video documentaries must be certified, but we are convinced that certification of legal videographers is going to come just as sure as stenographic court reporters must now be certified.
Videographers which have been trained and certified by the Amreican Guild of Court Videographers understand the requirements and know how to make sure that your video evidence will be properly prepared and presented. We are professionals that understand your needs and requirements.
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