Van Ling

Biography

Date of Birth c. 1963 Trivia: Built a life size replica of the Aliens power loader for a bet, which got the attention of James Cameron, who then hired Ling for his next project The Abyss. Filmography Visual Effects 2011 Last Man Standing (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor) 2010 The Walking Dead (TV series) (visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes) 2010 Cave of Forgotten Dreams (documentary) (motion graphics) 2009 Public Enemies (compositing supervisor: Illusion Arts) 2008/I Milk (digital artist: Illusion Arts) 2008 John Adams (TV mini-series) (compositor: Illusion Arts - 7 episodes) 2006/I Pulse (digital artist: Live Wire Productions) 2001 Vanilla Sky (digital animation supervisor: Ranchworks Unlimited) 2001 Not Another Teen Movie (visual effects supervisor) 2000 The Way of the Gun (visual effects supervisor) 1999 Drive Me Crazy (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1999 Stir of Echoes (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1999 Inspector Gadget (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE - uncredited) 1999 Vendetta (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1999/II Requiem (short) (visual effects supervisor) 1998 Winchell (TV movie) (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1998/I Soldier (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1998 Doctor Dolittle (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1998 Paulie (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1998 Deep Rising (visual effects supervisor: Banned From The Ranch Entertainment) 1997 The Jackal (graphics supervisor: BFTRE) 1997 Starship Troopers (visual effects supervisor: Banned from the Ranch Entertainment) 1997 Titanic (visual effects supervisor: BFTRE) 1997 Dante's Peak (graphics supervisor: BFTRE) 1997 The Relic (computer graphics supervisor) 1996 Twister (computer graphics designer/supervisor: BFTRE) 1996 Video Essentials (video documentary) (digital artist) 1995 Congo (display graphics supervisor: BFTRE) 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (creative supervisor/visual effects coordinator) 1989 The Abyss (visual effects liaison: Mr. Cameron) Producer 2003 No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (video documentary short) (producer) 2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (video documentary) (producer) 1993 Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (video) (executive producer) 1989 The Abyss (producer - special edition) Editor 2003 No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (video documentary short) 2002 She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (video documentary) 2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (video documentary) 1996 Video Essentials (video documentary) Miscellaneous Crew 1996 Video Essentials (video documentary) (cover designer: Video Magazine cover, graphics and layout: dvd jacket design, graphics supervisor) 1994 True Lies (production department: Lightstorm) 1989 The Abyss (creative/technical/research assistant: Mr. Cameron) 1988 Alien Nation (linguistics consultant) Director 2003 No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (video documentary short) 2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (video documentary) 1993 T2: More Than Meets the Eye (video documentary short) Actor 1997 Titanic Chinese Man 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Cyberdyne Tech 1988 Alien Nation Newcomer #1 on TV Sound Department 1997 Men in Black (sound designer: alien languages, sound mixer: alien languages) roduction Designer 1996 Video Essentials (video documentary) Animation Department 1996 Video Essentials (video documentary) (animator: Swelltone logo) Thanks 2003 Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (video documentary) (special thanks) 1992 The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective (video documentary short) (special thanks) Self 2003 DVD Discoveries (video documentary)