Allister Spence | Drone cinematography, films and visual stories

Selected work · 2024–2026

A quieter view
of familiar places.

Short aerial films shaped by land, water, weather and the routes people make through them.

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Aerial view of a limestone quarry and countryside near Matlock, Derbyshire

Matlock from Above

Matlock, Derbyshire

2026
3 min 05 sec

Aerial view of Newark Weir on the River Trent from the film Stone & Current

Stone & Current

Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

2026
1 min 52 sec

Aerial view of Jubilee Bridge and the River Trent near Newark-on-Trent

Jubilee & Fiddler’s Elbow

Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

2024
2 min 28 sec

Aerial photograph of a village church and churchyard surrounded by homes and trees in Nottinghamshire

Landscapes of Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

2024
3 min 48 sec

Drone view of the River Trent weir and lock at Newark-on-Trent

Newark Weir & Lock

Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

2024
3 min 22 sec

Wide aerial view across Newark-on-Trent beneath dramatic clouds

Newark-on-Trent from Above

Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

2024
4 min 32 sec

Approach

The camera moves.
The place stays.

The aerial view is used as an observing position, not a trick: a way to make the shape, rhythm and atmosphere of a place visible.

Films7

RegionMidlands

Period2024 to 2026

Portrait of Allister Spence

Behind the camera

Allister Spence

An independent filmmaker making aerial studies of the Trent, Derbyshire towns and the landscapes between them.

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