Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

On 29th April 2016 as Leicester City Football Club where poised to win the English Premier League the City Of Leicester showed its support by illuminating many city landmarks with blue light. Named #BackingTheBlues day the event was a joint campaign launched by BBC Radio Leicester and the Leicester Mercury and supported by businesses across the city. My short film features a few highlights of the evening including a projection of LCFC players Riyad Mahrez & Jamie Vardy and the city's cathedral all bathed in blue light.

Join me as I ride on the Leicester Wheel Of Light. During the festivals of Diwali and Christmas in Leicester a Spectacular 110-foot Ferris wheel visited two locations in the city initially standing in Belgrave Road for the city's Diwali celebration before being dismantled and relocated to Jubilee Square in time for the Christmas lights switch on and to play a big part of the citys festive celebrations. My film features a full rotation and gives a perspective on the city at dusk that is usually reserved for winged residents of the city. Look out for the High Cross monument, High Street Christmas lights shining though the fog,  BBC Radio Leicester`s Open Center, The Cathedral resting place of King Richard III and The Old Town of Leicester among other sights. The wheel is one of the tallest rides of its kind in the UK and contains 24 gondolas, each of which can carry six passengers. images follow

A look at Leicesters Town Hall Square decorated for the Christmas Holiday Season with lights and scenes featuring favorite characters, This year featuring a scene from Wallace & Grommet A Close Shave. The town hall shines bright with the traditional message of Christmas Greetings and lights are hung meeting in the center of the square at the well known fountain illuminating the area with a kinetic show of blue light. See if you can spot Feathers McGraw sneaking around the scene and Preston the evil robot dog. 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

Now in its fith year the Indian Summer Festival is a 10 day festival bringing South Asian sights,sounds,arts and culture to the streets and venues of Leicester. The festival kicked off in style outside BBC Radio Leicester in Jubilee Square with a public launch featuring live music and performances from BotownHQ, The D-E-A (Dhol Enforcement Agency) Laughter Yoga Enter Edem and more BBC Radio Leicester's Rupal Rajani was live on air from the event interviewing the various performers and was later joined by other Presenters and Staff from the station plus Captain pop and a large blue monster for a Bangra dance performance bringing the launch to a fun and energetic finale. My film aims to capture some of the atmosphere of the event and give a flavor of what this exiting festival has to offer. Further info on the festival can be found at www.indiansummer.org.uk images follow

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...