Do you have any advice for people like myself who have an interest in becoming an investigative journalist?

What does Baby Billy smell like?

Hey Shlomo.... To be honest nobody talked about religion on set although I think I was the only Jew. The only time religion came up was when we wrapped shooting the day before Good Friday and everyone hugged each other and wished one another Happy Easter and I was like......Chag Sameach it's also Pesach!

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Kelsey, GIRL. You are a QUEEN! Thank you for such well thought out and thorough answers. I’d writea longer response but I’m at a stop light lol…

Heya. Hmm now this one's got me cause I can't give exact figures simply because I don't remember. But where I can I will. Insurance was around $4-5K. That's always a must for me. The lead actors ( except for myself) were all paid upfront (micro budget SAG rates) For the smaller cast members payment was deferred. Crew wise the DP, camera crew and head makeup artist were paid upfront. Several grand was spent on equipment. And in post a couple of grand spent on the editor, sound and musicians. Everyone else was deferred. Jon who was our editor and director kindly deferred his directing fee ( he's a good friend and had been on board the project from Day 1 so it was his baby too) A couple of grand was spent on locations (can't remember how much all up The biggest one was the movie studio we rented which I think was 7K. Although our 2 best ones - the mansion and the office were kindly given for free. And as with every movie several grand is always spent on catering and craft services because when it's low budget you want to keep everyone well fed. But yes check out the film yourself and feel free to private message me with your thoughts.

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The State Attorneys in the 10th circuit have really dug their heels in on this case. They’ve had many opportunities over the years to correct this injustice, but it seems that they never really entertained the possibility that Jeremy Scott might be the person responsible for Michelle Schofield’s death. It’s honestly hard for me to believe that anyone could look at all the evidence in this case and not come to the same conclusion that we did. So, I constantly find myself wondering if the State Attorneys really believe what they’re saying about this case is the truth, or if they’ve just dug themselves in so deep that they can’t do anything but maintain the same flawed narrative they’ve been spouting for years. I’m not sure what it would take to convince the current State Attorney Brian Haas to turn the case over to a conviction integrity review unit, but we’re hoping that with attention and public pressure, he’ll feel obligated to do so. Or, even better, he’ll feel moved to do the right thing.

-K.D.

How much money has Introducing Jodea made since it began being monetized?

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Ha ha ha ha. Uncle Baby Billy aka Walton Goggins is awesome! And I'm Definitely a Cat Girl. It was bliss on set playing with all those kittens.

Good question. My savings and those of 2 dear friends who loved the script.

How was the 30K spent and allocated for making Introducing Jodea?

How does Uncle Baby Billy smell?

And, Chloe, are you a cat girl or a dog girl? Some people may think they're both, but you gotta be one or the other, now. That's just a fact.

Great question! It’s something I think about because we worked on Leo’s case for four years. We had so much material because we basically did two investigations. And even though Bone Valley has 9 episodes totalling around 10 hours, there’s so much that didn’t make it into the podcast. I really liked the idea of doing a parallel narrative with Leo and Jeremy, which I think could work in a written narrative, but there were challenges to making it work with an audio narrative.
There were so many moments during interviews, especially with Jeremy, where you could hear him swallowing and his voice cracking as he struggled with the horror of his memories on the night he ran into Michelle. The power of those words and sounds wouldn’t have the same effect in quotes in a book.
I believe in the power of storytelling, whether written or audio, and I’m encouraged by the response to Bone Valley. There are people in Florida who are extremely disturbed by Leo’s case and they have told me they want to help correct this injustice.

-G.K.

Where did the 30K used to make Introducing Jodea come from?

Absolutely. There’s a US Supreme Court case, Berger v. United States 295 U.S. 78 (1935) where the opinion states that it is not the duty of the prosecutor to simply win cases, but to pursue justice. Unfortunately, prosecutors are humans with egos and career goals and many seem to be guided by their pursuit of personal gain, instead of their obligation to seek justice for victims. In most wrongful conviction cases I look at, you can clearly identify moments where the prosecutor is misrepresenting evidence, or concealing evidence from the defense because they are trying to win the case, rather than seek justice.

-G.K. & K.D.

You’re right that we didn’t talk much about this in the podcast. We addressed it briefly – this would be the testimony of the Laffoons, another couple that lived in Leo and Michelle’s neighborhood. Basically, once you really look at the content of statements and testimony given by Randy and Mary Laffoon, it just doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. Or at least, it didn’t hold up for Gilbert and I. The Laffoons couldn’t give a particular day or time for when they saw these vehicles. They couldn’t identify anyone they supposedly saw out at the scene. And they couldn’t agree on which vehicles they saw. Additionally, they didn’t give these statements until nearly a year and a half after Michelle’s murder. By that time, they’d already previously spoken to police, but told the detectives they hadn’t seen anything. It was only at the direction of Alice Scott – and again, nearly a year and a half later – that they told Prosecutor John Aguero about the vehicle sightings. Most of the details that get told about the testimony of the Laffoons come from John Aguero and the State Attorney’s Office, instead of from the testimony itself. The State has distorted the couple’s testimony to fit their theory of the crime, and this has been repeated again and again to support Leo’s conviction.

-K.D.

I loved Devil in the Grove -- thanks for your work.

How do you maintain your productivity?

Ps And if you like check out my movie Introducing Jodea on Amazon

We shot this over 3 weeks with a minimal crew and it's done amazingly well.

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This is an amazing answer, thank you! A PM has been sent, I really appreciate your kind offer.

Thanks for asking. I know exactly how you feel as I've been there and done that. Good for you and your wife for being such go getters. What I do with crew is I've realised the most important members are Director, DP, Editor and Makeup Artist. If your budget is limited as mine was just make sure you have enough that Those Members are paid well ( or well according to whatever your budget is) Sound is something that can always be fixed later. I've had film students operate sound before and it's been fine. When I was new to town I found these crew members by advertising on Craigs List. Always ask for their reel or resume so you can see the value of their work. Once you have a good Key person in place like a director. They usually have a preferred DP who they work with and in the same way the DP may have a preferred camera man ( although a lot of DPs like to do their own camera work) So with me I make sure all these key positions are taken by people who are good. Anyone else doesn't have to be A list they just need to know how to work together to help create the vision. Most importantly it's good to make sure you're all on the same page and can get along as so many productions fall through through disagreements over artistic vision. PS if you'd like feedback on your movie I'm happy to give it. Feel free to private message me here.

Do you see a big difference between actors on the show who grew up Christian vs. actors who didn’t?

Ah thanks for that. My mom raised me with good taste in music - She loves The Ramones

How do you assemble your crew? Just had my first film festival experience with my own movie, and walked away from it feeling insecure about the production value (my wife and I did everything, and we pretty much know how to do nothing aside from writing and art).

Nice! It's on Acid Eaters