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Community
A working community of legal videographers, trial techs, court reporters, and litigation support pros. Member directory, working forum, and regional CLE.
American Guild of Court Videographers · Since 1995
We are advancing the legal video profession.
Certification, training, and a community for legal videographers. Authoritative, practical, and filled with practitioners.
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Credentials
CDVS, CEVS, and CTTS — mapped to the legal video career path.
30+
Years
Setting standards for the profession since 1995.
1000+
Members trained
Working legal videographers across all 50 states.
What AGCV does
Community, courses, and content
Built to help legal videographers and trial techs grow and succeed
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Courses
The free Legal Video Career Path orientation course, three free pillar 101s, three masterclasses, and the certification track behind each — CDVS for depositions, CEVS for evidence, CTTS for trial technology.
Free orientation course · Start here
The Legal Video Career Path
New to legal video? LVCP is the free, sixteen-lesson map across all three pillars below. It explains the litigation lifecycle, what each pillar of the work covers, and which one is the right starting point for you. Not a credential — the orientation we wish we'd had before our first deposition.
Three pillars of legal video work
Pick where you fit. Or start with the Career Path course and decide.
Every legal video career is a combination of these three pillars. Most people specialize in one. AGCV teaches all three — and certifies the work in each.
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Deposition Video
Where the volume is.
Capturing witness testimony under the federal rules. The deposition is the single biggest source of legal video work — most legal videographers start here and many never need to leave.
- Free Deposition Video 101 — the overview
- Course Deposition Video Masterclass — how to do it
- Cred CDVS — the credential
Start with the free 101 →
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Evidentiary Video
When the video is the evidence.
Scene capture, day-in-the-life, drone documentation, evidence authentication. Lower volume than depositions, higher day rate, work that has to survive a 401/901 challenge.
- Free Evidentiary Video 101 — the overview
- Course Evidence Video Masterclass — how to do it
- Cred CEVS — the credential
Start with the free 101 →
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Trial Technology
Live presentation, courtroom pressure.
Hot-seat operation, exhibit handling, transcript synchronization, and the courtroom AV that holds up live. Lowest volume of the three pillars, highest day rate, the most intense work.
- Free Trial Technology 101 — the overview
- Course Trial Technology Masterclass — how to do it
- Cred CTTS — the credential
Start with the free 101 →
Where you're starting from
Pick the path that fits your starting point.
AGCV trains five distinct paths into the profession. Find yours.
Court reporters & digital reporters
You're already in the room. Add video and double your day rate.
See the path →Working videographers
You already know cameras. Now fill your weekdays with depositions.
See the path →Career changers
A real career in 90 days. No degree required. Practical, procedural, structured.
See the path →Firms & agencies
Stop scrambling for videographers. Train and certify your own bench.
See the program →No matter where you are right now, you can become a legal videographer.
Free Guild membership unlocks the directory, member briefings, and the Legal Video Career Path. Professional membership ($99/yr) adds discounted certifications and the community forum.