See Satellite Drop Now at Leirigh Films

The award winning short film Satellite Drop has found a new home at Leirigh Films LLC.

In honor of the US Marine Corps 250th birthday, Satellite Drop is free for the month of November.

View the film at http://satellitedropfilm.leirighfilms.com
Promo Code: HAPPYBIRTHDAY

The short film, Satellite Drop is a rare glimps into the secretive world of military intelligence during the Cold War.

In 1990 PFC Johnston begins his first tour of duty at a Signal Intelligence Listening Post in Scotland. While the Gulf War is winding up and the Cold War is winding down this young Marine finds himself holding a ‘hot potato,’ canister of intelligence that’s set to expire.

Happy Birthday Marines!

Leirigh Films a production company based in Bar Harbor, Maine creating inspiring, meaningful, and educational films.

Press photos and posters can be found under Press & Media.

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For more information please contact:
L. V. O’Connell
info (at) leirighfilms.com
www.leirighfilms.com

1 May 2019

See Satellite Drop on Amazon

As of May 1st, Satellite Drop can be viewed on Amazon and AmazonPrime here. The short comedy film has screened at numerous film festivals and military events in the United States and expects to find a wider audience through the online streaming service.

View Satellite Drop on Amazon now!

Satellite Drop is based on a true story about a young US Marine on his first tour of duty, takes place in Scotland. PFC Johnston (played by J Vasko-Benezek) and Sergeant Wright (played by Justin Savage) are tasked with SAT Drop Duty. The task takes them from one end of the base to the other to retrieve a canister of intelligence and deliver it to the Watch Officer (played by Jennie Olson Six) before time runs out.

Leirigh Films a production company based in San Diego creating inspiring, meaningful, and educational films.

Press photos and posters can be found under Press & Media.

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For more information please contact:
L. V. O’Connell
info (at) leirighfilms.com
www.leirighfilms.com

20 July 201822 July 2018

GIFF Official Selection

Satellite Drop is an Official Selection of the GI Film Festival

20 July 2018: Leirigh Films LLC announced today that the short film Satellite Drop is an Official Selection of the GI Film Festival. In it’s 12th year, the festival will be held on September 25-30, 2018 in San Diego this year.

“We’re thrilled and honored to be in the GI Film Festival. Satellite Drop was made for our military, as a way to give back with a bit of humor,” said L. V. O’Connell, Director of the short film.

Satellite Drop is a short film based on the true story of a young US Marine on his first tour of duty in Scotland. PFC Johnston (played by J Vasko-Benezek) and Sergeant Wright (played by Justin Savage) are tasked with Satellite Drop Duty. Their task takes them from one end of the base to the other to retrieve a canister of intelligence and deliver it to the Watch Officer (played by Jennie Olson Six) before time runs out.

Normally the GIFF’s flagship festival, held each May in Washington, DC. In past years the GIFF also hosted an annual west coast festival each October in San Diego in partnership with KPBS. With changes in the organisation the main festival will be held in San Diego for 2018.

Leirigh Films LLC a production company based in San Diego creating inspiring, meaningful, and educational films.

Press photos and posters can be found under Press & Media.

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For more information please contact:
L. V. O’Connell
info (at) leirighfilms.com
www.leirighfilms.com

8 January 201822 July 2018

Satellite Drop VFX

VFX Breakdown: How to Make Downtown San Diego Look Like Scotland?

How did the team make downtown San Diego look like Scotland? With a bit of green screen and a lot of computer graphics with Adobe After Effects.

The team made use of green screen, a rainy day in downtown San Diego, and stock photography of the Scottish Highlands. The actors’ performance needed to stay within the lime green background. This was keyed out and a garbage matte was used to eliminate the rest of the skyline. Then the team used matte painting for the poles and composited the scene together.

While the process is time consuming, the sped-up video is fun to watch.

Leirigh Films LLC a production company based in San Diego creating inspiring, meaningful, and educational films.

Press photos and posters can be found under Press & Media.

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For more information please contact:
L. V. O’Connell
info (at) leirighfilms.com
www.leirighfilms.com

5 January 201822 July 2018

Official Selection of the Copa Shorts Film Festival

Copa Shorts Film Festival Official Selection

Satellite Drop is an Official Selection of the Copa Shorts Film Festival

Leirigh Films is pleased to announce that Satellite Drop is a film festival official selection of the Copa Shorts Film Festival.

The festival will be held in Maricopa, Arizona on 16-18 February 2018. The Copa Shorts Film Festival will be showing 68 short films from two to twenty minutes long. Four screenplays will also be showcased in table reads by local actors. You’ll LAUGH! CRY! BE AMAZED and AMUSED! Military Veteran films the festival’s newest film category will be featured on Saturday February 17th at 2:00pm.

Satellite Drop is based on a true story about a young US Marine on his first tour of duty takes place in Scotland. PFC Johnston (played by J Vasko-Benezek) and Sergeant Wright (played by Justin Savage) are tasked with SAT Drop Duty. The task takes them from one end of the base to the other to retrieve a canister of intelligence and deliver it to the Watch Officer (played by Jennie Olson Six) before time runs out.

Leirigh Films a production company based in San Diego creating inspiring, meaningful, and educational films. Press photos and posters can be found under Press & Media.

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For more information please contact:

L. V. O’Connell info@leirighfilms.com
www.leirighfilms.com