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Winning Your Case With Graphics A. Tana Kantor

Winning Your Case With Graphics By A. Tana Kantor

Winning Your Case With Graphics by A. Tana Kantor


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Summary

Offers a methodology for designing and organizing visual exhibits for courtroom presentation. This book contains illustrations that show how to solve numerous problems in the presentation of demonstrative or forensic evidence. It contains examples from case studies that show attorneys the variety of design and media choices used in courtrooms.

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Winning Your Case With Graphics Summary

Winning Your Case With Graphics by A. Tana Kantor

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

Additional information

CIN0849381312VG
9780849381317
0849381312
Winning Your Case With Graphics by A. Tana Kantor
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Inc
19980929
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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