The video deposition is here to stay as a fixture of the civil trial. With careful attention to production values, you can make it a memorable viewing experience for the jurors, and a potent weapon in your trial arsenal. If there is a risk that videotaping will serve only to preserve something that hurts your case, don't do it. Although presenting videotape testimony at trial has the advantages of convenience and flexibility, it is intrinsically inferior to live testimony because it lacks immediacy.
Some people come a cross well on videotape.
Others do not. Don't make the mistake of trying to present all of your witnesses through video. Thoroughly prepare the witness. The witness has to be even more convincing on video. The above is the Introduction of a memo to our clients and other friends.