If the witness needs to be isolated during your videotaped proceeding and you want a recording that is better quality than a screen recording through the videoconference software, a “door-dash” deposition is an innovative idea for an alternative to a traditional videographer who appears with the witness.
- Camera dropped off at the witness’ house – just like Door-Dash delivery: there’s no contact of any kind
- Camera ready-to-go with tabletop tripod and one microphone
- Witness points camera at him/herself and hits RECORD. Camera records to high-quality SD card (this recording is independent and so not subject to any internet/Zoom issues)
- Zoom, Cisco Webex, or Microsoft Teams video connects all parties, including the reporter
- Realtime stream of the transcript available on any remote device
- To take a break, or if the witness needs to confer with counsel, he/she may leave the room and communicate via cell phone with the attorney
- Slightly wider shot to make sure the witness stays in frame and is not communicating via cell phone during depositions
- No risk of losing dropped/garbled words from the witness since the camera is recording. We send MP3 of audio to the reporter which contains complete and clear audio
- Camera is picked up off of the porch after the deposition
- Video and text are synchronized as usual