Two Types of Animations

Because some animations are designed for pre-trial events such as settlement conferences, depositions, mediations, arbitrations and mock trials as opposed to final trial preparation work, we offer two types of animations.

1) Quick-response Animations

First, we offer quick-response animations that can be used to show a basic demonstration of how an accident occurred, thus permitting you to assess your legal position at an early stage.  They are usually based on preliminary findings, basic measurements, and other third party data such as police or NTSB reports.  Quick-response animations can also be exploratory, which enables you to test out your theories before you hire your expert team and it enables you to determine what experts you may need based on the animation outcome.

In many cases, the math behind quick-response animations is sufficient for trial needs. Examples of this include animations based on detailed police accident reports, animations based on constant or simple speeds of vehicles, animations based solely on eye witness reports, or animations where the dynamics of an accident are less important than what can be seen, such as line-of-sight issues.

2) Trial-ready Animations

Second, we offer trial-ready animations that have more detail and realism than quick-response animations. Trial-ready animations are demonstrative exhibits that are based on expert analysis and are tightly integrated with all of the evidence discovered in a case.  They are usually longer than quick-response animations and take form as either a timeline or a narrative story with included titles, transitions, photos, videos, illustrations as well as a host of other multimedia elements.

The natural production flow for a case is to first produce a quick-response animation and move towards a trial-ready animation as your case builds and warrants the necessary work.  In some instances, if you know your case will be going to trial, we can skip the first stage.