this can show pre—recorded video or live images of some loon messing about in front of a camera. what am i doing over there though? what's he doing? the same? oh, yeah, of course. i must say, iam impressed. ifigured out all these reasons why somebody might not want to do a hologram, and i eliminated those reasons. that is why we developed this. first things first, these are not holograms. you know what i think about the term hologram. but these are the most realistic not—holograms i think i have ever seen. the key is that this part of the screen is transparent, so if the camera moves left and right you can see the background move behind the character and that really gives you a feeling that they are there and that this is a sd image. a small piece of reflective floor and the shadow of the actor are also captured and sent to the booth, something that really

adds to the realism. # send in the clowns... with thejoker leading the oscar pack this weekend with 11 nominations, it is not hard to see how the right kind of character inside one of these devices could have a film's marketing department going nuts. i'd like to see every cardboard cutout standee in a lobby replaced with a hologram portl. i want to go to a museum and then hologram einstein asks me a question. we could beam the next president of the united states from his or her own campaign office into all 50 states at the same time. with the ability to hear, see and interact with the audience in real—time. and david has another project on the go which is not live. pretty much exactly the opposite, in fact. one of the most famous things about the hologram industry is bringing back the dead. digital resurrections.

guys like 2pac, whitney...these are people who never gave their consent while they were alive but they have all become super famous holograms in death. and what we are doing is we filmed half a dozen of the world's most famous icons while they're alive, so they could do the performance that they want to do. they hold the microphone they want to, they sing the way they want to sing. it is not a body double and a cgi head, it is really them. makes it less macabre and easier for the audience to get behind. and we have stuck them on a hard drive in a cupboard somewhere. and when the time comes we can access the content and send them on tour. and, actually, that idea is where we go next. because there is currently a trend in resurrecting dead celebrities. the technology exists to put convincing cgi versions of actors into film. and it's raising a lot of issues. you are tearing me apart!

did you know that james dean only ever made three movies before his death in a car accident in 1955? did you also know that after his death his image rights have been handled by mark rosler at cmg worldwide. a boy, a kid was killed tonight! his memory, his image, his values still resonate with young people around the world, struggling to understand themselves as teenagers, and the rebel personality of james dean. so it's always been important for the family that future generations remember who james dean was. managing the business affairs of dead celebrities may sound unusual, but it means that their estates get royalties from any paraphernalia that features their faces. and these days, that does notjust mean mugs. we essentially want to bring

james dean back so that he is an option for storytellers and for content creators to use him for traditional film, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, spatial computing, gaming, music, branded content. and the first james dean project will see a virtual version of this screen icon co—star in a vietnam war film called finding jack. so our intention is to put together a 3d virtualjames dean using all the historical data, images and pictures and video that we have had over the course of the last 64 years. we have watched motion and facial capture technology mature over the last 15 years or so, and it is now completely possible to capture an actor's performance and map their movements and expressions onto a different digital being.

it has created monsters. it made robert de niro and will smith young again, and it has even allowed a film's production to continue after its star's untimely death. but the james dean project takes this idea to a different level. using a celebrity's likeness not because the story demands it, but because some dead celebrities are bankable. it is not like you are creating a brand—new virtual being from scratch where you have to spend ample amount of capital to create the awareness for him. people know james dean. he is an icon. but this is much more thanjust blending old existing footage into new scenes. this needs to be a completely flexible, 3d, photorealistic, fully animatable, believable version of a person that can act in new scenes and deliver new dialogue. previous attempts at cgi actors have

been mixed and i wonder whether there is a certain quality threshold that you orjames dean's estate has to insist on? our expectations are very high. so the virtual assets that we create will evolve over time. this is not a one—time and it's perfect. it will evolve. so ourjames dean that we will release for this movie may be a little different than the james dean we release at a later date. but of course there is more to an actor than just their face. that is just one part of the entire performance package. unsurprisingly, some actors have themselves expressed their annoyance. sometimes it is very easy to use a digital asset to promote what you were trying to get viewers to see, versus hiring actors to promote content.

that costs additional capital. so basically you've said living actors, human actors are a bit of a pain, and you would rather work with avatars? to some extent. laughs it is easy to work with deceased celebrities. 0h, jenny, you are so cute! she is said to be the most realistic robotic animal, and i can tell you she feels pretty real. that nose almost feels wet and squidgy. and these dementia patients at las vegas‘ prestige senior living facility seem pleased to meet her. you are a good dog. she is awesome. you look real. look at those teeth.

jim henson‘s creature shop is responsible for the lifelike look, feel, movements and behaviour that have been built on top of this sensor—embedded voice—controllable bot. there is a great deal of research on the benefits of live animal therapy for seniors with dementia. it helps soothe behavioural and psychological symptoms and reduces the need for certain medications. the problem is, many seniors can no longer safely care for or have a live animal around them. it's a dog! i thought it was a real dog! this is really quite a strange experience because the dog does almost feel real and sound real. and everybody seems to be feeling that. but is that right? there are people that, despite explaining to them that it is a robot, actually still believe that it is a real dog. we've looked at that from an ethical perspective, and we are very concerned about not

tricking them but on the other hand, you know, if it gives them comfort, that is really the goal. they like to suspend disbelief. they like to be able to relate to it as if it is a long—lost pet that they may have known in an earlier time. i would like to have you. i would let you sleep in bed with me. and she could be solving a problem here that has already been identified. we started a while back, having dogs come into the community because we felt like the dogs were a method of helping with loneliness and... what we found is that we have to pay just as much attention to the dogs as we do the human. she clearly did bring joy though and i can see the benefits of it being designed to sit on laps or raised surfaces rather than creating a tripping hazard on the floor. other breeds and a cat are in development, but i was left with one real issue...

i feel really bad that we have to take her away from them. and that is it for the short cut of click in hollywood. the full version is up on iplayer and is waiting for you right now. if you would like to join us throughout the week, you know where we are, facebook, youtube, instagram and twitter at @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we will see you soon. good evening. it has been an awful start to a new week with the worst storm to push across the whole of the uk for over seven years. storm ciara is starting to ease but left many disruptions, damaging when,

flooding rain and significant disruption to power and transport right across the country. it is starting to move its way steadily south and east, taking damaging wind and rain south—east as well. behind it, somewhat noticeable difference to the feel of the weather, we see cool air pushing down from the north—west, the wind of remaining a feature, that will continue to dry in frequent showers, particularly across exposed west facing coast, but many further inland. some falling as snow, icy stretches in scotland, tempted close to freezing by dawn. a treacherous commute. it does look as though we will keep plenty of isobars across the uk for the start of the new working week, a windy monday morning for all, plenty of showers, and again these will continue to be of snow above 100—150 metres in scotland, northern ireland and northern eglin. a cool feel to the afternoon, 4—8dc, showers sometimes heavy with hail and

funder. worth bearing in mind for the early parts of this week, frequent snow showers could be an issue across the northern hills. significant accumulations and with strong wind, blizzard conditions and drifting, very much a feature. that will be the story again on tuesday, almost spot the difference, plenty of showers, mostly of sleet and snow across the far north, a cold feel to things as well. further south, fewer showers, temperatures struggling, six or seven celsius. moving out of tuesday into wednesday, isobars opening, a brief ridge of high pressure, quieter mermaid through the middle part of the week. wednesday likely to be the best day, fewer showers, more in the way of sunshine, more noticeably lighter wind across—the—board. sunshine, more noticeably lighter wind across—the—boa rd. temperatures will range from four to nine celsius. clearer skies, that could lead to an early frost first thing on thursday, worth bearing in mind. not lasting, we do it again with

more wet end with the weather pushing in from the west from thursday into friday, and unsettled week ahead.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm: storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour, causing severe travel disruption across the country. there is widespread flooding and an amber warning for wind remains in place across much of england and wales. i'm feeling very sad right now. sad for the people who have been flooded yet again. just a massive cloudburst and everything's come down at the same time and the drains were blocked instantly. a fourth person in the uk has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at the royal free hospital in london. counting is under way in the irish general election — early indications are that sinn fein is set for major gains. as tinseltown gears up for the academy awards,