buy into the latest blockchain blockbuster. we'll talk to the titanic talent behind terminator. we will give a vfx artist a ring, terminator. we will give a vfx artista ring, orten. and terminator. we will give a vfx artist a ring, or ten. and did someone mention box office? well, i am someone mention box office? well, iam in someone mention box office? well, i am in a someone mention box office? well, iam in a box, at least. los angeles, the place where anything is possible, even the weird stuff that i've got up to here over the years. it's a town but revels in the new and right now, the town seems to be talking about nfts. now, as a reminder, nfts are a way of recording who owns what, only digital art and music. frankly, the mind still boggles every time i remember that this image by beeple sold for over $17 million at auction. so, i thought i would jump on the bandwagon. now, anyone can create or mint and nft. in fact, i have mentored myself, which was refreshing! that means that this mini animation now has a unique identifier which has been recorded on... the blockchain! an indisputable record of who owns it and who buys it afterwards. now, last year, a lot of the focus on nfts was on ownership of digital images and small animations but 2022 looks like being the year that hollywood sits up, takes notice and decide, yeah, iwould not mind a bit of that! simon hancock has been talking to some of those hoping to mint some films to print some films and make a mint. that sounded better in my head. over to you, mint. that sounded better in my head. overto you, simon. 4/100 years, hollywood has been the centre of the moviemaking world. this is the city of angels, the city where people come every year to turn their dreams to reality. but those dreams, of course, don't come forfree. while dreams, of course, don't come for free. while those dreams, of course, don't come forfree. while those in hollywood may be more used to massaging egos rather than breaking down the blockchain, it has not stopped them spotting an opportunity and if there is one thing people here of more than anything else, it is opportunity. —— here love. six months ago i thought nft was a football club in germany. i'm not kidding. nft stuttgart or something. figs i'm not kidding. nft stuttgart or something.— or something. as a producer workin: or something. as a producer working with _ or something. as a producer working with martin - or something. as a producer| working with martin scorsese and the likes of irishman and silas, nielsjuul is used to spending years getting films made and despite the rise of streamers like netflix and apple, he believes it is getting more and more difficult to secure money for independent mint budget films. fix, to secure money for independent mint budget films.— mint budget films. a movie like kramer versus _ mint budget films. a movie like kramer versus kramer - mint budget films. a movie like kramer versus kramer for - kramer versus kramer for instance or any kramer versus kramerfor instance or any big red oscar movies that we all love and cherish, today or at least in the last six years would never have been made in this climate because it simply not possible to raise the money for it. and if you do, it is an average time of 5— six years. to get it financed. because it's a complex operation and it's complex operation and it's complex how it works. his next film they want _ complex how it works. his next film they want to _ complex how it works. his next film they want to be _ complex how it works. his next film they want to be financed i film they want to be financed through traditional means. with several other investors, niels juul has started nft studios, a studio he believes can democratise film financing with tokens being mentored and bought by an online community. when i heard about this, there was two aspects to it i was really interested in. one is these are communities that very engaged in art and music and you know film, et cetera. but also that they are engaging investors and how interesting it would be to have people invest in something where they have an excitement to be involved in from an art perspective or from a movie perspective. and then we started thinking oh boy, there's a market hub in every investor and as a producer, that's the best you can get. the studio plans to make a $10 million budget movie called a wing and a prayer that focuses on the british adventurer by milton and his quest to travel around the globe in an ultralight aircraft. the film's star will be announced next month and cameras are set to roll in malta onjune1li. those willing to part with their hard earned casual secure tokens in the film and a bit like some crowdfunding campaign, will receive perks, depending on the level of their contribution. they will also have a say in how the studio is run as part of a decentralised autonomous organisation, or dow. we don't want to have — organisation, or dow. we don't want to have to _ organisation, or dow. we don't want to have to put _ organisation, or dow. we don't want to have to put every - want to have to put every single process to the dao, right? how much will be paid the cameramen, allocated for catering when we're in malta filming the movie. the decisions are two small and process is too long to leave everything up to that, right? so what we want to do is that the community have this creative direction. what scripts will be making, who will compose the score? have the feeling of involvement without having to really deal without having to really deal with the really nitty—gritty stuff involved. with the really nitty-gritty stuff involved.— with the really nitty-gritty stuff involved. coming from a marketing — stuff involved. coming from a marketing standpoint, - stuff involved. coming from a marketing standpoint, there l stuff involved. coming from a i marketing standpoint, there was no we _ marketing standpoint, there was no we must target this exact demographic from the ages of 16 to 29— demographic from the ages of 16 to 29 with this salary from this— to 29 with this salary from this place. but isn't the case anymore~ _ this place. but isn't the case anymore. it's creating a decentralised world where people, everyone can be involved in the art, you don't have — involved in the art, you don't have to — involved in the art, you don't have to have millions of dollars _ have to have millions of dollars to be involved in a film — dollars to be involved in a film anymore, and that's what's so exciting. film anymore, and that's what's so exciting-— so exciting. but buying and nft cannot force — so exciting. but buying and nft cannot force anyone _ so exciting. but buying and nft cannot force anyone to - so exciting. but buying and nft cannot force anyone to make i so exciting. but buying and nft cannot force anyone to make a| cannot force anyone to make a film and with all the risks in the movie game, what guarantees are therefore contribute as it will ever happen? we are therefore contribute as it will ever happen?— are therefore contribute as it will ever happen? we will make this movie _ will ever happen? we will make this movie and _ will ever happen? we will make this movie and i _ will ever happen? we will make this movie and i don't _ will ever happen? we will make this movie and i don't have - will ever happen? we will make this movie and i don't have a i this movie and i don't have a choice. we don't have a choice. we came out and said we're going to do it, we will have to do it, that's how it is. and so, if i have to sell two of my children out of three, that's not so bad. i will sell, i don't know which one yet. i will have to get back to you. no, but we will get it done. it is gold rush time for nfts and notjust films. the market is gold rush time for nfts and not just films. the market for movie memorabilia is potentially huge. and in this new frontier, that means headaches all round. this week, quentin tarantino put scans of handwritten pulp fiction script note up for auction. i handwritten pulp fiction script note up for auction.— note up for auction. i have the entire pulp — note up for auction. i have the entire pulp fiction _ note up for auction. i have the entire pulp fiction script - entire pulp fiction script written in my own hand. the nft dro has written in my own hand. the nft drop has led _ written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to _ written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to a _ written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to a bitter— written in my own hand. the nft drop has led to a bitter legal- drop has led to a bitter legal battle between the filmmaker and miramax. the company behind the film. coaldust yellow is a professor in international law and has written extensively about mf teeth. he believes hollywood will be watching the outcome of the current hino case closely. outcome of the current hino case closely-— outcome of the current hino case closel . ., ~ ., �* , case closely. you know, there's so much money _ case closely. you know, there's so much money potentially - case closely. you know, there's so much money potentially to l case closely. you know, there'sl so much money potentially to be made but if it keeps flowing, there will be dispute and disputes again will turn on what does the given contract say? and no—one has paid for any of this so it would not necessarily decide the issue because every contract is a little bit different but it will certainly help shape some of the debate in the courts and also happening right now in town in la, how are contracts being written today? and then we'll people team up to make the money or will they argue over the money? there is an air of desperation around nft and anything possible in the hopes that money will rain down. i'm not convinced that all of these things will work but some of them may. things will work but some of them may-— them may. artist versus corporation. _ them may. artist versus corporation. it _ them may. artist versus corporation. it is - them may. artist versus corporation. it is a - them may. artist versus i corporation. it is a familiar hollywood story and some do think nfts could help return some control to the artist. what i'm excited about with web three is that it feels like a sort of renasant, a revolution where art is coming back to the forefront and artists are being on the spotlight now. —— renaissance. it's the beauty of the blockchain, there's physical proof there is a way to track someone's artwork and in the end the royalties and the money goes directly to the artist, and that is empowering. photographer filmmaker and yes daughter of oscar winner al pacino, julie has been selling nfts of her photography in order to finance her upcoming debut feature. mr; order to finance her upcoming debut feature.— debut feature. my genesis collection. _ debut feature. my genesis collection, i— debut feature. my genesis collection, i live _ debut feature. my genesis collection, i live here - debut feature. my genesis | collection, i live here now, the photos from that collection inspired the screenplay from my first feature film. yes, the film will get financed with nfts but the film will also be better because of nfts. now i have collectors who are excited about the movie, who have interpretations of the artwork that the movie that can then open my mind to things that i never even saw when i was taking the photo. and so, that inspires new storylines and you know different ideas for characters. 50 know different ideas for characters.— know different ideas for characters. so far, the big companies _ characters. so far, the big companies have _ characters. so far, the big companies have been - characters. so far, the big - companies have been reluctant to abandon the usual financial methods in favour of community led collaboration. that may well change of the nft space continues to attract deep pockets. continues to attract deep pockets-— continues to attract deep ockets. g ., ., pockets. my good friend phil said, he quoted _ pockets. my good friend phil said, he quoted me - pockets. my good friend phil said, he quoted me from - pockets. my good friend phil - said, he quoted me from money ball, this movie money ball, where he said if you want to be the first man to work through a wall, you are going to expect a bloody nose. and we feel that way. but we are happy with it because we know that this industry needs some disruption. the financial system of this is broken. it has not kept up with a digital stream at all. so it is an industry that is lagging behind modern world digital world streaming world and new financing welds. and so yeah, the other first. and that's why also we feel the pressure. definitely.— definitely. traditional hollywood _ definitely. traditional hollywood may - definitely. traditional hollywood may not i definitely. traditional i hollywood may not have definitely. traditional _ hollywood may not have embraced the disruptive mentality quite yet but the thing is, if you have suggested ten years ago that martin scorsese would make a 3.5 hour movie costing hundreds of millions of dollars for a streaming service that used to rent out and mail dvds, you have been laughed out of town. it's clear that changes on the horizon. whether nfts are part of that long term, is are part of that long term, is a question that only audiences will be able to answer. hello. it's that time again. welcome to the week in tech. it was the week microsoft announced it will buy candy crush and call of duty games company activision blizzard for around $70 billion. eugarie's internal content making our mutual originals is closing down. and some mobile networks in usa are delaying switch on for the specific part of the 5g spectrum around us airports. this week of mixing a push to clean up the world of online advertising. the advertising standards authority has called out some influences for failing mark their instagrammed post as adds and the uk treasury announced it will pass new laws about misleading crypto asset promotions. rememberthe about misleading crypto asset promotions. remember the animal could go on two legs or forelegs or even wheels? researchers have led out of the lab and out on its own. real world is harderfor a robot, some terrain may look solid but gives way when walking on, getting over all kinds of services remotely can help search and rescue robots like this the gate hazardous environment and finally, you may want headphones for this one is the australian open is not accessible to ears as well as eyes. blind and visually impaired people can now hear the position of the tennis ball thanks to action audio, which places ball bounces and hits in sd places ball bounces and hits in 3d space. have a listen. its inventors use real—time data from ball monitoring software already in use for umpire decisions. game, headsetand much! —— match. overthere though. what is he doing? in early 2020, pretty much the last thing i found early 2020, pretty much the last thing ifound outside early 2020, pretty much the last thing i found outside of the uk, just before we were all locked inside our homes, was portal in los angeles. spoiler alert, not really in the box! i'm over here! not quite a hologram but so remarkably lifelike but it really impressed me. it was a backlit cubicle in a large transparent lcd screen which really made it look like there was someone in the box. —— portl. exactly two years on, i'm finally back in la and i wanted to catch up with dave to see what's happened to his idea. how have you been? it looks like you are doing ok. ladle you been? it looks like you are doing 0k-_ doing ok. we are doing all riuht. doing ok. we are doing all right- how _ doing ok. we are doing all right. how has _ doing ok. we are doing all right. how has the - doing ok. we are doing all. right. how has the pandemic affected because _ right. how has the pandemic affected because portl- right. how has the pandemic affected because portl talk? | right. how has the pandemic| affected because portl talk? i thought that we were going to be doing a lot of permanent installations a couple of years ago. i was talking about portl being permanently installed in theatre lobbies in the hotel. everything shut down right after i said that. so what we did was when everything shut down, we focused on live gaming. if you cannot be there, be in there. gaming. if you cannot be there, be in there-— gaming. if you cannot be there, be in there. there are now more than 200 _ be in there. there are now more than 200 portls _ be in there. there are now more than 200 portls around - be in there. there are now more than 200 portls around the i than 200 portls around the world and as long as you have a connection of 15—20 mb per second, you can talk back to the person in the box. yet, it's more expensive than a zoom called but of course, it's more eye—catching. and that's why they are also being used for advertising with some shopping malls streaming for k animations and video from the cloud. ., ., cloud. the window of the future if ou cloud. the window of the future if you are _ cloud. the window of the future if you are walking _ cloud. the window of the future if you are walking into - cloud. the window of the future if you are walking into a - if you are walking into a retail location might look something like this. i cannot listen to you _ something like this. i cannot listen to you at _ something like this. i cannot listen to you at the - something like this. i cannot listen to you at the moment| listen to you at the moment because in my peripheral vision there is a lie walking towards me. on e—travel later. cgi lion. last time i was here, i was beamed into the portl using a very expensive for and a lot of cables. but as i said before, technology only moves in one direction so now, would you believe, iam being in one direction so now, would you believe, i am being filmed on a phone and sent wirelessly into the portl. now, there is a bit of a delay admittedly but apart from that, i'm in the box. ~' , ., , apart from that, i'm in the box. ~ , .,, ., , box. tiktok stars, instagrams, youtubers. — box. tiktok stars, instagrams, youtubers, about _ box. tiktok stars, instagrams, youtubers, about the - box. tiktok stars, instagrams, youtubers, about the movie i youtubers, about the movie stars of today and i said well, if they are creating content on their phones right now, i want them to be able to create content for our devices on their phones we have developed an app that goes on any smartphone that allows people to remove the camera and start using their phones.— using their phones. what's really interesting - using their phones. what's really interesting is - using their phones. what's really interesting is that i using their phones. what's i really interesting is that once you've cracked the main problem, you can start drawing on other ideas and plugging into other existing technologies so of course this is going to start talking to snapchat and of course are going to be able to turn into ironman or mr cartoon face or... i don't know, whatever you want, really. what are they doing to me? and while i make an ass of myself, here is the next portal. it is not life—sized, it is desktop sized. there are no working prototypes yet, these are cd simulations, but there are also no real technological barriers to prevent them from being built. . ., ., built. picture a virtual assistant, _ built. picture a virtual assistant, putting i built. picture a virtual assistant, putting a i built. picture a virtual i assistant, putting a face to alexa. we can also display your nfts or your digital art. i can see architects using this as a way to display their... the structures they are working on, you can zoom in, it is touchscreen, voice activated, you can move it around and manipulated. i can see little sally talking to grandma from across the pond as a way of full interaction. i across the pond as a way of full interaction.— across the pond as a way of full interaction. i wonder what another pioneer _ full interaction. i wonder what another pioneer of _ full interaction. i wonder what another pioneer of the - full interaction. i wonder what j another pioneer of the moving image, james cameron would make of all of this? as it happens we spoke to him recently, and would you believe it, the man behind the terminator is actually a bit wary of some of the latest developments from the latest developments from the tech world.— the tech world. almost everything _ the tech world. almost everything we - the tech world. almost everything we create i the tech world. almost i everything we create seems the tech world. almost - everything we create seems to go wrong at some point. i have worked at the cutting—edge of visual effects, and our goal has been progressively to get more and more photo real. and so every time we improve these tools we are actually, innocence, building a toolset to create fake media. and we are seeing it happening now. right now, the tools are, people just playing around on apps, aren't that great. but over time those limitations will go away. things that you see and fully believe you are seeing, could be fakes. i’m seeing, could be fakes. i'm auoin seeing, could be fakes. i'm going to show _ seeing, could be fakes. i'm going to show you - seeing, could be fakes. i'm going to show you some magic. this is— going to show you some magic. this is the — going to show you some magic. this is the great problem with us relying on video. you have to really emphasise critical thinking. where did you hear that? .,. thinking. where did you hear that? ., , that? the fact that he is talkin: that? the fact that he is talking about _ that? the fact that he is talking about this i that? the fact that he is talking about this stuff i that? the fact that he is| talking about this stuff is absolutely amazing. we talking about this stuff is absolutely amazing. we have all these search _ absolutely amazing. we have all these search tools _ absolutely amazing. we have all these search tools available, i these search tools available, but understand your source, investigate your sources, is your source credible? and you also shouldn't be prone to this ridiculous conspiracy paranoia. you take a straight edge, and you go— you take a straight edge, and you go straight edge, just to the other end, and it is flat. people _ the other end, and it is flat. people in _ the other end, and it is flat. people in the science community don'tjust go "oh, it is great", when some scientist publishes the results. no, you go into this big period of peer review. it has to be vetted and checked. ., ~' review. it has to be vetted and checked. ., ~ ., checked. the work of both men could revolutionise _ checked. the work of both men could revolutionise stem i checked. the work of both men could revolutionise stem cell i could revolutionise stem cell treatment. could revolutionise stem cell treatment-— could revolutionise stem cell treatment. �* ., ., treatment. and the more radical a findin: , treatment. and the more radical a finding. the — treatment. and the more radical a finding, the more _ treatment. and the more radical a finding, the more peer - treatment. and the more radical a finding, the more peer areas. | a finding, the more peer areas. so good peer—reviewed science, but people's mines for some reason will go to the sexier, more thriller movie interpretation of reality than the obvious one.— interpretation of reality than the obvious one. qanon is 'ust an amalgamation i the obvious one. qanon is 'ust an amalgamation ofi the obvious one. qanon is 'ust an amalgamation of alli the obvious one. qanon is 'ust an amalgamation of all ofi the obvious one. qanon isjust an amalgamation of all of the l an amalgamation of all of the greatest _ an amalgamation of all of the greatest conspiracies. occam's razor is a _ greatest conspiracies. occam's razor is a great _ greatest conspiracies. occam's razor is a great source - greatest conspiracies. occam's razor is a great source of- razor is a great source of philosophical tool, razor is a great source of philosophicaltool, it razor is a great source of philosophical tool, it has all the simplest explanation is the most likely. and conspiracy theories are all too complicated. theories are all too com - licated. . . theories are all too comlicated. , , , complicated. president trump is t in: to complicated. president trump is trying to get _ complicated. president trump is trying to get all— complicated. president trump is trying to get all these _ complicated. president trump is trying to get all these people i trying to get all these people to go— trying to get all these people to go to _ trying to get all these people to go to jail for ophelia, child _ to go to jail for ophelia, child sacrifice.— to go to jail for ophelia, child sacrifice. people aren't that good. _ child sacrifice. people aren't that good, human _ child sacrifice. people aren't that good, human systems i child sacrifice. people aren't i that good, human systems aren't that good, human systems aren't that good. people can't keep a secret to save their lives and most people in positions of power are bumbling students. the fact that we think they could realistically pull off these complex plots —— sturges. i don't buy any of that. bill gates is not really trying to microchip you with the flu vaccine. laughs. you know, iam always sceptical of new technology, we all should be. every single advancement in technology that has ever been created has been weaponised. i say this to ai scientists all the time, and they go "no, no, we've got it under control, we just give the ai we've got it under control, we just give the a! the right goals." so who is deciding what those goals are? the people that put up the money for research? they are all either big business or defence. so you are going to teach these new cendant entities to be either greedy, or murderous. —— sentience. ii greedy, or murderous. -- sentience— greedy, or murderous. -- sentience. , . sentience. if they wanted -- if s net sentience. if they wanted -- if skynet wanted _ sentience. if they wanted -- if skynet wanted to _ sentience. if they wanted -- if skynet wanted to take - sentience. if they wanted -- if skynet wanted to take over i sentience. if they wanted -- if| skynet wanted to take over and wipe _ skynet wanted to take over and wipe us — skynet wanted to take over and wipe us out it would look a lot like what _ wipe us out it would look a lot like what is going on now. all of us — like what is going on now. all of us here _ like what is going on now. all of us here today do not want to see our— of us here today do not want to see our election victory stolen by radical— see our election victory stolen by radical left daryl katz which _ by radical left daryl katz which is what they are doing. they— which is what they are doing. they do— which is what they are doing. they do not have to wipe out the entire biosphere and environment of nuclear weapons to do it, it is going to be so much easier and less energy required tojust turn much easier and less energy required to just turn our minds against ourselves. all skynet would have to do is just deep fake a bunch of people, it them against each other, stir up a lot of foam and... against each other, stir up a lot of foam and. . ._ lot of foam and... china... people _ lot of foam and... china... people out _ lot of foam and... china... people out there... - lot of foam and... china... people out there... and i lot of foam and... china... i people out there... and just people out there... and 'ust run this gigantic i people out there... and 'ust run this gigantic deep i people out there... and just run this gigantic deep fake l people out there... and just i run this gigantic deep fake on humanity. i mean, i could be a projection of an ai humanity. i mean, i could be a projection of an a! right now. that was james cameron. and from one film legend to another now, specifically shang—chi and the legend of the ten rings. one of the films from last year that proves there are glimmers of life returning to the box office. this is a marvel superhero origin story, it combines impressive choreography with equally impressive visual effects. and after seeing it? we had to see how it was done.— how it was done. you are a product — how it was done. you are a product of _ how it was done. you are a product of all _ how it was done. you are a product of all who - how it was done. you are a product of all who came i how it was done. you are a i product of all who came before you. the legacy of your family. you are your mother. and whether you like it or not... you are also your father. brute you are also your father. we did the final _ you are also your father. we did the final battle with the good — did the final battle with the good versus evil, the demons versus— good versus evil, the demons versus the _ good versus evil, the demons versus the humans, it has got everything that you really want to work— everything that you really want to work on as a cg artist. it has — to work on as a cg artist. it has dragons, beasts, and massive _ has dragons, beasts, and massive effects, and kung fu fighting _ massive effects, and kung fu fighting. it is premat everything you could possibly want — everything you could possibly want -- _ everything you could possibly want. —— pretty much. it is want. -- pretty much. it is this insane _ want. -- pretty much. it is this insane action, - want. -- pretty much. it is this insane action, it i want. -- pretty much. it is this insane action, it is i want. -- pretty much. it is| this insane action, it is this crazy action going on, dragons, and then also like, try and make it realistic at the same time. so that was our challenge, to always try and, as fantastical as it is, try and ground it a little bit as well and not... yeah, not push it too far in any direction, and from an emotion standpoint, just try and keep that movement somewhat grounded in reality. and if you have got these two huge beasts fighting, luckily you have these two human characters there also, so you try and stick the camera around them, and premat from their prospect of, which luckily, gives you a lot of scale as well. we looked at a lot of reference, even though dragons, we are trying to always find something that would give it an element of realism, like we are looking at sea snakes, iguanas, moving through the ocean, how they sort of push their tail and move around. so it was some element of realism, despite all the craziness that was going on. it always starts with good intentions, we have had a few of these — intentions, we have had a few of these on marvel shows where they shoot something and then they shoot something and then the story— they shoot something and then the story kind of changes a little — the story kind of changes a little bit, so they, more than once — little bit, so they, more than once we _ little bit, so they, more than once we have had tojust rotate the actions of the place and replace _ the actions of the place and replace them with entirely cg environment. it is tricky to make _ environment. it is tricky to make it _ environment. it is tricky to make it feel not quite stage left. — make it feel not quite stage left, when you have an enclosed environment, ora left, when you have an enclosed environment, or a semi—enclosed environment, or a semi—enclosed environment, making sure that you can — environment, making sure that you canjustify lighting environment, making sure that you can justify lighting to match _ you can justify lighting to match cgi and vice—versa, is a bit trickier~ _ match cgi and vice—versa, is a bit trickier. aside from the characters we had to replace the environment. to get a rough idea of— the environment. to get a rough idea of how— the environment. to get a rough idea of how to render intensive this show— idea of how to render intensive this show was, the water especially, the shop where the dragon — especially, the shop where the dragon encases the beast, and all the — dragon encases the beast, and all the demons are feeding on him. _ all the demons are feeding on him. the — all the demons are feeding on him, the water alone would have taken _ him, the water alone would have taken a _ him, the water alone would have taken a single core processor 25 years _ taken a single core processor 25 years to render.— taken a single core processor 25 years to render.- 25 years to render. you can't outrun- -- — 25 years to render. you can't outrun... who _ 25 years to render. you can't outrun... who you _ 25 years to render. you can't outrun... who you really i 25 years to render. you can't| outrun... who you really are. we will find out soon whether shang—chi has moved from the shortlists of the list of five films which are nominated for the best vfx oscar. that is all from us this week from los angeles, don't forget, we live on social media at bbc click. thanks for watching and we will see you soon. hello. it looks like the weather is taking part in dryjanuary — no significant rain on the way this weekend, nor indeed until at least the start of next week. there isn't going to be a huge amount of this either — blue sky and sunshine this weekend. cloud increased in the west on friday, looks like it is going to win out across most places. temperatures edge a little bit higher. you'll notice that most in northern ireland and scotland, especially in northern scotland, so what's going on? high pressure close by, that is why we are having a lot of dry weather. around it, bringing in a lot of cloud from the atlantic. it does limit the extent and severity of frost as saturday starts. a touch of it in north—east scotland, patchy in wales and england, where he had any clear spells overnight. and a chance for some early mist and fog patches. you can see the extent of the cloud across the uk for saturday. just a few brighter breaks here and there. they are most likely across eastern parts of scotland and england, whereas towards north—west scotland, we are going to see some outbreaks of rain, and it is breezier here, compared with elsewhere, but it is also milder — 11 degrees in stornoway. ten in belfast and glasgow. temperatures elsewhere a little higher than they were on friday. overnight and into sunday, quite a bit of cloud around, a few breaks in that cloud here and there, where they occur, the chance of seeing a touch of frost. parts of wales and england in particular. there will be some mist and fog patches developing towards southern areas, where the winds are light, and they could well be slow to clear in a few spots on sunday. the height very much here on sunday. there is a weather front edging closer towards north—west scotland as the day goes on. it doesn't look as if we will see much in the rain until sunday night. ahead of it, still some patchy rain in north—west scotland. the winds going to pick up here. gales developing in the western isles. a brazier day in northern ireland. light winds elsewhere. a lot of cloud around, just a few sunny spells. if anything on sunday, temperatures just come down a little bit. the high—pressure still with us by the start of next week. by mid week, we are going to see a developing weather system heading our way. here it is, and mainly through wednesday night, we will see an area of rain moving its way southwards, weakening as it does so. and behind that, high pressure building back in again but for a time later in the week, there will be some brighter skies around. that's your weather. intentions. washington warns of "massive consequences".