Audiovisual Recorded Media Appraisal
Expert Witness No. 642
INDEPENDENT APPRAISER OF
AUDIOVISUAL RECORDED MEDIA
Principal & Appraiser
Full time independent, certified appraiser of audiovisual-recorded media for clients throughout North America and in Europe He wrote the book on media appraisal?
He is unique in his qualifications, fully competent in all areas & appraisal disciplines of audiovisual-recorded media. There are few media-related technologies, issues, strategies or situations that he has not explored in depth during his career of more than 30 years of evaluation background.
Earned a doctorate in audiovisual-recorded media at Indiana University. He served there as professor, international media distributor & University administrator, as well as at the University of Illinois & Alabama A
& M University.
Confidential & Professional, Unbiased & Accurate, Certified financial Appraisals of Personal Collectibles & Corporate Collections, Archives, Libraries & Individual Items of All Audiovisual Recorded Media Property & Assets for Any Purpose and Function
| | INSURANCE PREMIUMS & CLAIMS
| | CHARITABLE DONATIONS
| | SALE & PURCHASE
| | DAMAGE, LOSS & FRAUD
| | LITIGATION SUPPORT & EVIDENCE
| | INSPECTION & INVESTIGATION
| | ESTATE & GIFT TAXES
| | DISSOLUTION & EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
| | FORENSIC APPRAISAL
| | EXPERT TESTIMONY
| | AUTHENTICATION & IDENTIFICATION
APPRAISAL EXPERTISE
| | Motion Pictures & Video
| | Sound Recordings, Broadcasts
| | Photographs
| | Negatives & Prints
| | Slides & Transparencies
| | Animation Cels
| | Cameras & Projectors
| | Scripts, Media Literature, Cinemabilia & Posters
| | Illustration Art & Sheet Music
| | Presidential & Documentary Materials
| | Natural & Behavioral Science Media
| | Confidential, Security Classified, and Proprietary Media
Values / Purposes & Functions / Assigned Uses
| | Any value, including all fair market value definitions and replacement, liquidation & marketable cash values
Appraisal Approaches to Estimating Value
| | Market data / sales comparison approach
| | Cost of replacement / reproduction approach
| | Income production / investment return approach
What is a Media Appraisal?
An appraisal of audiovisual-recorded media complies with current Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and other professional standards to determine descriptive & evaluative characteristics of the media. An appraisal result in an objective certified report of the value of audiovisual-recorded media assets
Who Uses Appraisals of Audiovisual-Recorded Media?
| | Filmmakers
| | Archivists
| | Artists & Producers
| | Photographers
| | Sound Recordists
| | Bank Officers
| | Insurance Underwriters
| | Claims Adjusters
| | Attorneys
| | Musicians
| | Accountants
| | Museum Curators
| | Auctioneers
| | Gallery Owners
| | Estate Administrators
| | Government Agencies
| | Collectors & Connoisseurs
| | Laboratories
| | Judges
| | Conservators
| | Preservationists
| | Liquidators
| | Repairers &. Restorers
| | Financial Planners
| | Moving & Storage Firms
Who Are Our Clients?
Anyone interested in determining, exploring, or defending the financial or other value of all audiovisual-recorded media assets & related ownership rights, for any purpose or function, including charitable donation tax deductions, law suits, insurance premiums & claims sales & Estate taxes.
MISSION
To expedite the valuation & transfer of private property by creating certified appraisal report documents & providing disposition counsel about all audiovisual-recorded media property, assets & ownership rights, for any purpose & function.
RELATED CONSULTANCY
| | Collection Administration & Curating
| | Indexing, Documentation & Cataloging
| | Inventorying
| | Acquisition & Deaccessioning
| | Dispersal
| | Research & Evaluation
| | Expert Testimony, Demonstration, Instruction
| | Litigation Support, Case Evaluation & Development
FEES
Professional fees are not contingent on appraised value nor on a client's ability to pay- Fees are estimated in advance Client preparation may reduce appraiser fees. Modest expenses are additional. Fees reflect unconditional high quality, the basis of our enviable reputation.
WHY USE A MEDIA APPRAISER?
A skilled, experienced, knowledgeable media appraiser assures successful, accurate & defensible resolution of matters of value. Only an appraiser creates certified appraisal report documents.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
| | The Only Senior Certified / Accredited Member of All Relevant Appraisal Societies
| | American Society of Appraisers (Accredited) ASA
| | Appraisers Association of America (Certified) AAA
| | International Society of Appraisers (Accredited) ISA
| | Media Appraisal Consultants
| | History of Photography Group
| | Appraisal institute of America
| | National Forensic Center
| | Appraisal Foundation
| | American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
| | Society of American Archivists
| | Association of Moving Image Archivists
| | National Center for Film & Video Preservation
| | Association for Recorded Sound Collections
| | Picture Agency Council of America
| | American Society of Media Photographers
| | International Society of Audiovisual & Sound Archives
| | Credible, Accurate, Persuasive Expert Testimony
| | Case Review, Development & Evaluation
| | Exclusive National Representation