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A Day-in-the-Life Video – Does it Help Your Personal Injury Case?

When you say, “I was injured in a car accident,” do people show sympathy for your situation? Can they possibly understand your immense pain and suffering? Do they truly grasp how the accident ruined your finances and shook up your entire life?

It can be difficult for others to understand the full scope of the accident’s impact on your daily life. This includes important people who could make decisions about your case, like the insurance company, lawyers, judge, and jury.

That’s why it’s so important to create a day-in-the-life video that shows how hard it’s been for you to cope with your situation. Your video is a key piece of evidence that tells a vivid and unforgettable story for anyone who views it.

How to Make an Effective Day-in-the-Life Video

Your video can help your case enormously if it captures the right things. The goal is to humanize your experience and help anyone who watches your video understand and empathize with your situation.

To make an effective video, you’ll have to think a bit like a movie-maker and consider what your audience wants to see. Avoid making a boring video where you simply sit still and narrate your journey.

Instead, move throughout your home, prepare food, and try to do your daily errands. Show exactly how hard it is to complete ordinary tasks due to your accident-related medical issues like broken bones, limited mobility, and so forth.

Your video should take the viewer inside your personal daily journey. It should be interesting to watch and full of key details that show the accident’s effects on your life. Describe your pain and suffering, because this is typically a large and valuable portion of a personal injury claim.

Key Elements to Include in Your Video

At Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers, we’ve seen many versions of these videos from injured people after car crashes and personal injury accidents. Some are more effective than others.

Here’s a list of helpful tips for making a day-in-the-life video to support your case.

  • Ensure your injuries are clearly visible for the audience to see and understand, even if they don’t have any medical background.
  • Include your essential daily activities like getting dressed, preparing food, and doing personal hygiene tasks.
  • Show all of your medical devices and supplies like crutches, casts, and medications.
  • Make a short clip of yourself tending to your wounds so people can see the full extent of your injuries and the time it takes to care for them.
  • Demonstrate how difficult it is for you to drive and go places. A doctor’s office visit can be a good opportunity to show this.
  • Include heartfelt thoughts about your difficulties caring for your children and interacting with your spouse and family members.

The final video should be edited down to be no more than 15 to 30 minutes long. This is a reasonable length to share in court and ask an insurance representative to watch.

It’s Okay to Ask for Help With Your Video!

If the idea of making a day-in-the-life video is overwhelming to you, hire a videographer to spend a few hours with you and capture the tasks listed above. It could be the most important video you ever make, so it’s well worth the investment.

Generally speaking, accident cases with videos tend to bring higher settlements and more positive court judgments. These videos show the human side of car accidents and remind everyone involved that you’re still suffering from the crash, day after day.

For more assistance with arranging a powerful day-in-the-life video, reach out to Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers after your severe car accident. We can help you understand whether your case would benefit from having one of these videos, plus we can suggest other ways to make your case as strong as possible.

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After your accident, contact the attorney team at Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers. We handle many areas of car accident and personal injury law. We believe you should be able to focus on recovering from your accident while we handle the legal details. Call 877-380-8852 today for a free case evaluation.

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