Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

Every year, during the festive season, The Great Central Railway in Leicester runs special journeys along the length of the line called Santa Specials, in this video I follow one of the specials as it travels between two stations. The temperature was low and so the engine created more steam and due to the lack of wind the steam shrouded the engine making for a spectacular sight as it picked up speed and broke free of its veil. The sun having only risen a couple of moments earlier lends the video an almost magical feel illuminating the stream with an warm glow as it rises.

My Third Short film from my trip to Scotland features Steam Locomotive The Scotts Guardsman crossing the forth rail bridge. I have given the film a vintage feel and heightened the contrast to give it a movie like  quality and the accurately portray the grandeur and size of the bridge in relation to the powerful steam locomotive which is dwarfed by its metal structure. look out for the large boat passing under the bridge at the beginning and the unique pattern the steam forms in the sky as it passes through the bridges structure !.