Winning Your Case With Graphics
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In an era where complex litigation is fast becoming the rule, not the exception, Winning Your Case With Graphics provides a clear methodology for designing and organizing visual exhibits for courtroom presentation. This unique, easy-to-read book contains illustrations that show how to solve numerous problems in the presentation of demonstrative or forensic evidence. Examples from case studies show attorneys the wide variety of design and media choices currently used in courtrooms.
AN ESSENTIAL PART OF A WINNING COURTROOM STRATEGY
Topics addressed include ways to focus and keep audience attention; how to explain difficult concepts to a lay audience; a practical primer on understanding animation, video, graphs, and illustrations; and appropriate uses of modern technology such as multimedia and on-screen navigation.
A valuable addition to any litigator or litigation support specialist's arsenal of communication tools:
Attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, and other litigation support specialists will find this an essential handbook for providing compelling, memorable visual evidence and for expanding their creativity in planning courtroom strategy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A. Tana Kantor, a multimedia specialist and award-winning designer with a master's degree in communications, has over nine years experience creating courtroom graphics and animations. At LSI Graphic Evidence in Los Angeles, she helped pioneer the use of modern technology and design to describe complex processes in the courtroom. She has also consulted with major video graphics equipment manufacturers on product and software design.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Creating the Forest from the Trees
About This Book
METHODOLOGY
Defining the Exhibits
The Story
Content
Audience
Budget
Viewing Options
Courtboards
Variations on Courtboards
Media
How the Medium Affects Design
Resolution
Measuring Resolution
The Medium is the Message
Using Resolution
Example
Design
Template Design
Structure
Variety/Consistency
Humor
Finding Ideas
PRODUCTION
Demonstrative Exhibits
Illustrating Facts
Illustrating Concepts
Text Screens
Graphical Display of Data
Graphs
Timelines
Organizational Charts
Tables
Documents
Documents without Treatments
Documents with Treatments
Patent Art
Organization
Photographs
Reproducing Photographs
Multiple Photographs
Use in Video
Bought or Found Photographs
Tutorials
What is Enough?
Repetition and Anticipation
Credibility
Animation
What is Animation?
Types of Animation
The Animation Process
Playing Animation in a Courtroom
Demonstrative v. Substantive
When to Use Animation
Video
Depositions
Video Crime Scene
Expert Film
Documentary
Audio
Designers
Who are Designers?
Types of Designers and Producers
How to Effectively Use a Graphics Provider
CASE EXAMPLES
Template Design
The Case
The Solution
The Outcome
Using Documents
The Case
The Solution
The Outcome
Explaining Data
The Case
The Solution
The Exhibits
The Outcome
Media Pioneers
Pioneers
The Case
The Solution
The Outcome
Forensic Modeling
The Case
The Solution
The Outcome
Using Humor
The Case
The Solution
The Outcome
TECHNOLOGY
Color
Terms
Color Modes
Examples of How Technology Influences Art
Bit Map/Vector Art
Vector
Bit Map Images
Template Specifications
Templates for Courtboards
Templates for Monitor Exhibits
Scanning Specifications
Scanning Line Art or Documents for Printing
Scanning Line Art or Documents for Monitors
Videos
Time Code
Logging Videotape
Interface
Linear vs. Nonlinear Editing
Analog vs. Digital
Keeping Track of Exhibits
Glossary
