Video Home Inventory Guide

Put plainly, Video Home Inventory Guide offers one of the most practical and valuable uses of the video medium we've ever seen: namely, making a visual record of what you own. Introductory interviews with fire victim Candace Thompson (whose 1,700 degree-rated fireproof safe was reduced to ashes in a fire) and Lyle Dodson (an insurance representative who sees the video inventory as a godsend for both homeowners and insurance agencies) are convincing prods to set aside the small investment in time necessary to make the tape. Host Jan Karyl takes viewers through simple steps that will provide the best accounting of your home inventory: organizing each room, taking still photos of some items, filming stick-on notes on which is written vital information, etc. While the idea may sound super simple, the producers have put a lot more thought into this than the average homeowner would (for example, they advise viewers to place a yardstick next to items to convey size). An excellent idea, presented in a top-notch production. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. (Available from: Black Rabbit Productions, 1095 Quince Ave., Boulder, CO 80302.)