Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

The Urban Astronaut landed in Leicester City Center as part of the city festival 2017. The dramatic performance explores the environmental issue of air pollution, one of the most serious problems affecting the environment today. The astronaut performs spins and jumps suspended up to 20ft in the air giving the appearance of weightlessness. A traveler from a future version of earth, which has been destroyed and made inhospitable through air pollution he has returned to the past to find an answer to a future crisis. My film joins the astronaut as he travels through the City center passing the clock tower (a well known Leicester landmark) before arriving on Humberstone gate where he may find an answer to his crisis. For more information on The Urban Astronaut performed by Highly Sprung please visit: www.highlysprungperformance.co.uk/urban-astronaut

On 13 April 2017 HRH Queen Elizabeth II visited Leicester, Traveling through the city Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh where greeted by hundreds of flag waving royal fans lining the route before attending a traditional Maundy Thursday service at the cathedral. During Royal Maundy service the monarch distributed special minted money to 91 men and 91 women - representing each of her 91 years. My Video features the anticipation of the Royal car and offers you front row seats as Her Royal Highness passes by, later we see guests leaving as the royal standard is lowered.

Filmed at various locations around the city the second of my Christmas in Leicester films takes a look at the city`s Christmas lights as they are switched on signaling the start of the festive season in the city. Look out for the Naughty Christmas Tree from the same difference street performance group in town hall square (she does not want to be decorated !) the crowds of people taking in the Christmas scenes and listen out for the cathedral bells ringing out across the winter evening.  more images follow.

Filmed at various locations around Leicester during the Christmas in the city event including the Christmas light switch-on, Leicester Markets Winter Food Festival, St Peters Square Highcross, Theater of light performance including 3D projections and street performers, Town Hall Square Illuminations, Clock Tower and Christmas Tree including the Gallowtree Gate Main Stage with BBC Radio Leicester and live reindeer in Jubilee Square alongside the giant Wheel Of Light. My film aims to bring a taste of the evenings events that signal the start of the festive season for many in the city and county. Images follow

The Eiffel Tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built the tower. The tower was Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair and has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. My video filmed in the early morning shows the tower from various angles and demonstrates how the tower dominates the Parisian skyline so spectacularly, It also almost seems to glow against the blue sky in the morning sun.

Filmed at various points along the banks of the River Thames in London, this short film explores peoples patterns of movement and their interactions with the structures around them Featuring a number of well known landmarks such as the Millennium Bridge, St Pauls Cathedral and Tower Bridge (complete with Olympic rings), The piece attempts to capture a portrait of the area during one day (30.06.2012) as the capital prepares to host the Olympic games in 2012. Keep a look out for art works Hymn by Damien Hurst and Kurt Perschke's Red Ball Project.

Blackpool Illuminations is a short film featuring a short part (around the Blackpool tower area), of the millions of lights that line the road during this event each year. The Blackpool Illuminations are an annual Festival of lights ,first held in 1879 they are held each autumn in Blackpool on the Fylde Coast, Lancashire.The display runs the length of the Promenade from Starr Gate at the south end of the town to Bispham in the north.In 2011 the Illuminations run from 2 September to 6 November.

2010 is the 125th anniversary of Blackpool's famous electric trams - one of the very first in the world and the first in the UK. Various events took place to celebrate the fact including an Anniversary Week from 23 to 29 September. My video from the 26th includes a visit to the tram depot and various trams running along the famous seafront. For more infomation on the weeks events see http://www.blackpooltramevents.co.uk/ Tweet