Day in the life videos are primarily utilized in catastrophic personal-injury cases to document, without prejudice, the plaintiff’s daily activities and the impact the injury has had on their lives. Typically, day in the life videos are presented in trial for jurors to witness the plaintiff’s condition in a typical day. The content of these videos are subjected to the rules of evidence. In most cases, day in the life videos are admissible, so long as they are prepared by an experienced legal-video production company.
By contrast, settlement video documentaries are not limited by the rules of evidence. This allows for extended latitude whereby all the elements of a negligence case can be presented in a dramatically more powerful and compelling way than a day in the life video. Of course, the degree to which a settlement documentary focuses on liability issues is determined on a case-by-case basis. Overall, a documentary video can succinctly establish for the viewer, in the simplest terms; the who, what, when, where, how and why – all within an average of about 10 minutes.