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.
What a deposition is, who's in the room, what the videographer does, the four rule sets you operate under, the gear you need, and where this fits in the litigation lifecycle. Built for newcomers; useful for everyone.
The full CDVS curriculum bundled with the Officer's read-on workshop, the signal-chain field guide, and the synchronization primer. The fastest path from "I know cameras" to "I can run a federal civil deposition."
The credential the rest of the litigation industry recognizes. Production exam reviewed by a panel of credentialed members.
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.
What a hot-seat operator does, the software stack (TrialDirector, OnCue), the courtroom AV environment, and why trial tech is paid the way it's paid. The free overview before the masterclass.
Trial presentation under live pressure. TrialDirector and OnCue at fluency, exhibit handling, the hot-seat workflow that survives an evidentiary objection. Coming soon — join the waitlist.
The credential for the hot seat. Trial presentation, exhibit handling, transcript synchronization, courtroom AV.
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.