Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

 

Luxmuralis returned to  @LeicesterCathedral  with their show The Elements following the success of SPACE Luxmuralis gave visitors the chance to witness fiery volcanoes, be immersed in the oceans whilst remaining dry !, and take to the skies. Watch as the natural world evolves around you. be enveloped by each element and witness the transformation of Leicester Cathedral as we contemplate our planet and the environment in which we live. Starting outside the cathedral we enter through the new porch into the darkened cathedral where we are greeted and told about the instalation by the team. As we approach the first part we see birds flying around and the collums and arches of the cathedral illuminated in blues and reds. moving through the cathedral we reach King Richard III`s tomb which is lit a deep red and the wall in front of his grave features a lava themed projection representing a volcano erupting with related sound effects. In another side chapel we find ourselves b...

   I visited Corby Hazel and Thoroughsale woods to witness artist @lukejerram7742 's emotive piece #TippingPoint. The work created to simulate a forest fire raging uses smoke lights and and immersive soundtrack to bring the horrors of this natural disaster to life for visitors. In collaboration with award winning composers Dan Jones and Simon Birch the artwork includes an immersive soundtrack which includes audio of trees burning, chainsaws whirring, animals running and birds flying away, to bring the reality of deforestation to life. As I explore the explore the piece we also hear peoples recorded experiences of real forest fires. We see the strange juxtaposition of visitors taking photos with their phones whilst the forest seemingly burns around them !. Tipping Point was commissioned by University of Bristol Botanic Garden and the charity Make My Money Matter.  

In the second of my videos from Pudsey does Diwali at BBC Radio Leicester there`s further highlights of the Fire And Glow Showcase featuring artists and performers from Flambe Circus theater - fire, glow and pyro,  Rae Lloyd of PunkyHoops - glow hula hoop,  Rae, Adam Byard and Adam Scott The trio fire poi and fire eating show,  A-Dam BOOM! A performer of stage and street - contact staff and fire pledge show.

Highlights from Pudsey does Diwali a special event held in Leicester`s Jubilee square and at BBC Radio Leicester on 13th November in aid of BBC Children in need. My film aims to bring a flavor of the event which featured 2000 Diva lights in the shape of charity mascot Pudsey the bear alongside fire performers from Flambé Circus Theater, Dhol Enforcement agency, Leicester's own singing stars Sam Bailey and Sally Barker, face-painters, digital sparklers Giant rangoli and much more. The event was held in aid of the BBC`s annual fundraising event Children In Need. Images follow

A Fire takes hold of the Eurokey plastics factory in Enderby (Leicestershire) and the emegency services work hard to get it under control. particularly like the way the fireman turn to face the camera at the start I didn`t even shout to them ! Report from the Leicester Mercury here http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk...

3D`s everywhere at the moment so I thought I would have a go and convert one of my images to 3d. If you hunt down a pair of those glasses sainsbury`s gave out for channel 4`s 3d week (blue and cyan) the image above will be in full 3d. Its all done with a free program called stereo photo maker (click the title of this post for the download site) it`s really easy to use with great results (see above !) and a Happy New Year to all my readers.