Need a good method for recording video testimonials without having streaming servers?

Need a good method for recording video testimonials without having streaming servers?

 

Does anyone here have a good method for recording video testimonials without having streaming servers and video processing, etc? I found a blog article about using Skype with Pamela and it looks like this can work well, assuming the person wanting to submit one has Skype.

Is there something available (other than Skype) that would enable my computer to have a direct connection with the submitters webcam, so that I could download the video directly to my hard drive?