Working with a Videographer

Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Legal Videographer

A practical set of questions to confirm experience, equipment, deliverables, and reliability before you book a legal videographer.

Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Legal Videographer

Experience

Ask how long they have worked in legal videography and what kinds of proceedings they record regularly. Legal video is a specialty — experience in the legal environment matters.

Equipment and audio

Ask about their cameras and, especially, their audio setup. Clear audio is the most important part of a deposition record.

Deliverables and reliability

Ask what they deliver — master format, synchronization, editing — and how they handle scheduling and coordination. A reliable videographer is one who shows up, on time, prepared.