Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

During the August Bank Holiday Weekend the Leicestershire village of Desford was full of the Glitz and Glamour of Hollywood with village residents creating hundreds of scarecrows and scenes depicting famous movies and their stars, there where even a few Oscars !. My film features a selection of the many scarecrows located around the village which quickly filled with people eager to see the 190+ entries on show. The festival is believed to be one of the biggest in the UK, organised by Desford In Bloom and supported by many local businesses it raises funds for future events and village improvement.

On the weekend of 26th and 27th May 2018 the village of Newbold Verdon received a dose of movie magic as the community got together to create the village’s first scarecrow trail on the theme of “Newbold Verdon at the Movies”. The event, which was the brainchild of Newbold resident Cerys Statham, tasked village residents to create scarecrows on a theme of “The Movies” and with almost every movie genre represented visitors where treated to a variety of creations from the Titanic on the cob shop through to the Tardis on Brascote lane and the entire cast of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at the primary school the creations brought plenty of Hollywood movie magic to the Leicestershire village.

The festival started life at the Criterion Pub and tonight marks its first migration to Phoenix Square. My nerves rise as the lights go down, what will they think of my film ?, how will it look on such a big screen ?, I wonder if this is how the big Hollywood directors feel at the big Leicester square events !. A few minutes in and There's been an eclectic mix of films so far, A film about a ticket collector featuring a person dressed as a polar bear and a fantastic film by Ben Jacobson called Air Mail precede mine and then it begins, the screen s mine for 2:21, my fears of the picture quality quickly dissipate as the beat box soundtrack blasts out from the speakers "Interesting idea" I hear someone say from the row in front of me. My film ends and is followed by Summer Ice a film about a Lady down on her luck and a number of other shorts form various filmmakers all tied together by a comedic take on the history of cinema. The night ends with an inter...

Awards Evening Its awards season again and here is my contribution the glitzy world of fame and fortune well in the semi professional Leicestershire Rugby scene anyway ! (who needs Hollywood) this is a poster I designed for Leicester Lions RFC for their annual end of season awards weekend a homage to a famous movie studios logo can you guess which one ?.