in 2017, neill blomkamp _ the scenes... in 2017, neill blomkamp established - the scenes... it 0at. a lot of the technology used is also used in video game development. the experience of 0at, has that informs what you are doing now with off the grid, the game? what you are doing now with off the grid. the game?— what you are doing now with off the grid, the game? completely, i don't thinki grid, the game? completely, i don't think i would — grid, the game? completely, i don't think i would have _ grid, the game? completely, i don't think i would have taken _ grid, the game? completely, i don't think i would have taken on - grid, the game? completely, i don't think i would have taken on the - grid, the game? completely, i don'tl think i would have taken on the game if i hadn't gone through the process of 0ats. i think something like unreal is going to replace traditional rendering. the biggest crossover between films and games will be the engine like unreal what it can either serve passive cinema or active gameplay. primarily as a battle royale, the focus is going to be obvio

now neill blomkamp is having his go at creating a video game. i love blomkamp.couver to meet him. he's brought aliens to earth to provoke discussion on race and poverty in present—day johannesburg. and cutting a swathe through an ecologically shattered future los angeles in an allegory for class division. south african—canadian movie director neill blomkamp has long used sci—fi and action movies as a means of exploring contemporary themes and issues. you guys check the environment and walk that way. now based in the heart of vancouver's visual effects industry, i caught up with him as he filmed motion capture elements for not the big screen, but a cyberpunk—inspired battle royale video game. it's called off the grid and is being developed by a new studio called gunzilla, a free—to—play a game with a script by richard morgan, the author behind the altered carbon sci—fi novels. the game sees 150 players battle it out to become the last one standing. gunzilla also say the game will have a strong narrative element. blomkamp is billed as the company's chief visionary

that was neill blomkamp. i love him so much, i cannot wait to see results. on tuesday, we saw a definite east—west divide across the country. eastern areas saw the best of the sunshine and the warmth. further north and west, it was windy with outbreaks of rain and felt fairly cool for the time of year. now, for today, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers and it'll be less windy as well. the reason for it — the centre of this low pressure system will be just pulling away slightly from the northwest of the uk, so we'll have fewer isobars across the charts, but still some weather fronts which will bring outbreaks of rain. the overnight band of rain will be slowly clearing away from eastern england and eastern scotland. it will do by around mid—morning, of sunshine and showers, and into the afternoon, some of these showers could turn out to be heavy and thundery across some northern and western areas. probably the best of the sunshine across the southeast. winds will be lighter — these are mean wind speeds — much lighter than what we had on tuesday. i th

that was neill blomkamp. i love him so much, i cannot wait to see results.ew more showery days lie ahead for most of us. sunny spells, yes, but also some heavy and perhaps thundery downpours. and some more persistent rain for some of us to start thursday in association with this frontal system drifting its way northwards — a soggy start for parts of scotland and for northern ireland. temperatures as we start the day generally between 10—13 degrees, but let's zoom in on northern ireland because for some eastern parts, especially around county antrim and county down, we can see some very heavy rain through the morning rush hour with the potential for surface water and spray, some poor travelling conditions. also outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, especially up towards the east and the northeast. a drier start for some western areas. for england and wales, many places start the day dry, but we will see showers popping up, some of those heavy, thundery and quite slow—moving as well with light winds. all the while, the rain across northern ireland and sc