About
Van Ling
Overview
Van Ling is a visual effects supervisor, film producer and creator of DVD menus for many popular movies, including the Star Wars DVDs.
Ling graduated summa cum laude from the USC School of Cinema-Television. He began his career as a visual effects supervisor for The Abyss and became head of production on Lightstorm Entertainment, for which he continued with many major motion pictures and television, including Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Walking Dead, Starship Troopers, Dr. Dolittle, Vanilla Sky and many others.[3] He had a brief cameo in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic, as the Chinese man, who was in real-life, a Chinese passenger booked under the name of Fang Lang (original name Wing Sun Fong, 方榮山), whom Fifth Officer Harold Lowe rescued from the sea.
Van is also an active member of the Visual Effect Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Producers Guild of America and the Visual Effects Society, the latter in which he served six terms as Board of Directors.
He wrote and directed Cliffs of Freedom, an indie drama film starring Christopher Plummer, Billy Zane, Lance Henriksen, Tania Raymonde, Jan Uddin, Raza Jaffrey, Patti LuPone, Costas Mandylor, and Kevin Corrigan.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2022 | Jurassic Punk | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Titanic | Actor | Chinese Man | 78 Good |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Actor | Cyberdyne Tech | 80 Very good |
Directing |
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| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2003 | No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1993 | T2: More Than Meets the Eye | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2003 | No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Production | Producer | 80 Very good |
| 1989 | The Abyss | Production | Producer | 71 Good |
Sound |
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| 1997 | Men in Black | Sound | Sound Designer | 71 Good |
Editing |
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| 2001 | Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
Visual Effects |
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| 2011 | Last Man Standing | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Stir of Echoes | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | Soldier | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 57 Average |
| 1998 | Deep Rising | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Titanic | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 78 Good |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 69 Fair |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Coordinator | 80 Very good |