This is Not Your Father’s Presentation of Evidence at Trial
by Geomatrix Productions in Uncategorized
Presenting evidence at trial has a come a long way very quickly. Trial lawyers who want to add a powerful punch to their presentation of evidence at trial now have a lot of choices available. The top trial lawyers in Connecticut know that using effective presentation tools at trial can make a big difference in influencing the jury to give weight to the evidence you want them to see.
There are a lot of options out there, a lot of choices to be made, and a lot to learn about the technology now available. We have recently updated our very thorough overview of the latest electronic and digital trial presentation technology.
Our Litigation in the Digital Age whitepaper gives you a straightforward overview of what tools are available and what they can accomplish for you at trial. You can download a pdf file of the free whitepaper Litigation in the Digital Age here.
Geomatrix has been providing trial lawyers in Connecticut with the tools to win their cases for over 40 years. We can help you win your next case too.
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Case Study: Defective Highway (When 99.9 % isn’t good enough.)
by Geomatrix Productions in Legal Video, Uncategorized
Jim Bergenn, Esq.
“In a defective highway case, if you are point one percent at fault you recover nothing. Most lawyers won’t take the cases. I took took one particular case where there was a bicyclist whose bike tripped over a pot-hole. He went over the handlebars, and even though he had a helmet he suffered a bad traumatic brain injury. In that particular instance we used a video statement, sort of like a deposition, but it was just me and a witness, and I had him establish that my guy was doing everything perfectly, there’s nothing he could’ve done differently, this was just bad fate, caused by the crevice, caused by the state’s neglect. I had that on video, it was game, set, match, on liability.”
“But we still had to drive value. Though he had a serious brain injury, he did not lose his ability to think. He could express himself, though greatly diminished capacity to express himself physically. He was just like you and I in terms of feelings and cognition, but he was a mess and was going to be for life. In that particular instance we hired Geomatrix, because we knew that we had to convey what the difference was, before and after, in ways other than just a list. They did a very comprehensive study, on video, of his life, with some interviews about his life before, and some powerful video about what his life was after. It was moving, and if you watched it, it was all over. You just weren’t going to touch that anymore, everyone knew that it was almost incalculable, the before and after damage.”
“This video was so powerful that the case settled for several million dollars, where if we were point one percent at fault we get zero.”
– From an interview with Jim Bergenn, Esq. of Shipman & Goodwin, Hartford, CT recorded June 2017
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What Facebook’s New Video Algorithm Means for Your Marketing
by Geomatrix Productions in Corporate Video, Uncategorized
Facebook is turning into a full-fledged media company as it tries to compete with other video streaming services like YouTube and Netflix. Companies are pouring millions into online video production services, usually in the form of easily digestible, short clips that appear on a user’s News Feed. When it comes to posting videos on social apps like Facebook, shorter videos are usually better because users tend to have a short attention span. However, Facebook’s new video algorithm is changing the way we think about online video content. If you’re in the business of posting videos on Facebook, take a moment to learn about what these changes mean for the way users experience your content.
It’s All About the Completion Rate
The new Facebook video algorithm is designed to promote the videos that are most popular with users. The algorithm monitors and rates videos based on how long users are tuning in, otherwise known as the completion rate. If you upload a video and users are tuning out after the one-minute mark, your video will rank higher in the news feed than if your users are tuning out after just 30 seconds. But shorter videos no longer have the market on shareability. Early in 2017, Facebook tweaked its video algorithm so that longer videos don’t fall by the wayside. The completion rate is now adjusted based on the length of the video. For example, if a user watches seven minutes of a ten-minute video, that video is going to get a bump as opposed to a three-minute video with users only tuning in for only about 90 seconds.
Longer Videos Are Getting a Bump
Overall, this means that longer videos are getting a bump in users’ News Feeds. Before, Facebook punished filmmakers and companies that published longer videos if users were only turning in for a small percentage of the total video. Now, longer videos will get to compete with short-form content. Short 60-second videos won’t disappear entirely, but Facebook is determined to make room for longer pieces, even if the user doesn’t watch the video all the way through to the end.
Facebook Wants to Replace Your TV
You might be asking yourself, why is Facebook making all of these changes? The answer is that while Facebook wants users to engage with content that they actually enjoy, Facebook also wants to attract top-tier talent. Facebook is dying to be the Amazon of the video community, so they’re casting a wide net. There are plenty of places online like Instagram and Snapchat where users can get their fill of 30-second clips, but Facebook wants users to engage with content for longer periods of time. So even if a video is over the ten-minute mark, that video will rank higher in the News Feed if people are tuning in for a sizeable period of time.
If you’re looking for a quality Connecticut based video production company that will help your organization utilize online video to succeed, come to Geomatrix Productions for the latest in online video creation and distribution.
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