Three pillars of legal video. One catalog of courses.
Every course we offer fits into one of three pillars: deposition video, evidentiary video, or trial technology. Plus the free Legal Video Career Path that maps the whole field. Pick a pillar and follow the path.
The free Legal Video Career Path course.
If you're new to the field — or new to one of the pillars — start with the free orientation course. Sixteen lessons that explain the work and help you pick which pillar to dive into first.
Thirteen short lessons that map every silo deposition videography touches — rules, gear, room, post — and point at exactly where the CDVS depth course goes deeper. Built for newcomers. Useful for anyone who wants to understand why depositions are now videoed by default.
The depth course DV101 funnels into. Seven chapters, twenty-nine lessons, three exams (one written, two practical). The fastest path from "I know cameras" to "I can run a federal civil deposition."
The credential the rest of the litigation industry recognizes. Written Exam + Equipment Function Check + Mock Deposition. Demonstrated capability, not a completion certificate.
Individual deposition courses
Room assessment, gear setup, framing, and the on-the-record sequence.
The remote workflow that holds up in federal civil practice.
Hybrid deposition setup: in-person witness, remote attorneys.
FRCP Rules 28, 30, and 32 in plain English.
Marrying the deposition video to the court reporter's timestamped transcript.
What evidence video is, how it gets used at trial, what makes it admissible, the gap between a "good shot" and evidence that holds up. The free overview before you commit to the masterclass.
Authentication, foundation, and chain-of-custody for video evidence. Drone protocol. The production exam that earns the CEVS credential. First cohort opens fall 2026.
The credential for video that has to survive a 401/901 challenge. Scene capture, day-in-the-life, drone documentation, chain of custody.
Fourteen short lessons on why trial tech is a different job from depo or evidentiary work — and exactly what you'd have to learn to be trusted with it. Built for two readers: working videographers climbing the ladder, and legal-side crossovers (paralegals, legal assistants, attorneys).
The depth course TT101 funnels into. Five chapters, twenty-three lessons, four module assignments, the TrialDirector Hands-On Assessment, and a bonus webinar on the business that surrounds it. The hot-seat workflow at fluency.
The credential for the hot seat. Four module assignments through courtroom procedure plus a TrialDirector Hands-On Assessment. Earned by demonstrated capability.
Business + practice courses.
A small set of cross-pillar courses for the things every working legal videographer eventually has to learn.
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Tell us what you're stuck on. The Guild's curriculum committee builds courses from real practitioner gaps — not from what we wish people would learn.