Van Ling is a producer and creator of DVD menus for many popular movies, including the Star Wars DVDs. Ling graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California film school.Ling also had a brief cameo in Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic, as the Chinese man that Rose meets in her dream sequence of returning to the Titanic and reuniting with Jack.
Built a life size replica of the Aliens (1986) power loader for a bet, which got the attention of James Cameron, who then hired Ling for his next project The Abyss (1989).
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Beautiful Day
2016/I
Short visual effects supervisor
Last Man Standing
2011
TV Movie visual effects supervisor
The Walking Dead
2010
TV Series visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010
Documentary motion graphics
Public Enemies
2009
compositing supervisor: Illusion Arts
Milk
2008/I
digital artist: Illusion Arts
John Adams
2008
TV Mini-Series compositor - 7 episodes
Pulse
2006/I
digital artist: Live Wire Productions
Vanilla Sky
2001
digital animation supervisor: Ranchworks Unlimited
Not Another Teen Movie
2001
visual effects supervisor
The Way of the Gun
2000
visual effects supervisor
Drive Me Crazy
1999
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Stir of Echoes
1999
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Inspector Gadget
1999
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE - uncredited
Vendetta
1999
TV Movie visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Requiem
1999/II
Short visual effects supervisor
Winchell
1998
TV Movie visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Soldier
1998/I
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
Video visual effects supervisor
Doctor Dolittle
1998
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Paulie
1998
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Deep Rising
1998
visual effects supervisor: Banned From The Ranch Entertainment
The Jackal
1997
graphics supervisor: BFTRE
Starship Troopers
1997
visual effects supervisor: Banned from the Ranch Entertainment
Titanic
1997
visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Dante's Peak
1997
graphics supervisor: BFTRE
The Relic
1997
computer graphics supervisor
Video Essentials
1996
Video documentary digital artist
Twister
1996
computer graphics designer/supervisor: BFTRE
Congo
1995
display graphics supervisor: BFTRE
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
creative supervisor/visual effects coordinator
The Abyss
1989
visual effects liaison: Mr. Cameron
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Video Essentials
1996
Video documentary cover designer: Video Magazine cover / graphics and layout: dvd jacket design / graphics supervisor
True Lies
1994
production department: Lightstorm
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
TV Short documentary additional support
The Abyss
1989
creative/technical/research assistant: Mr. Cameron
Alien Nation
1988
linguistics consultant
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cliffs of Freedom
producer filming
No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
Video documentary short producer
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
Video documentary producer
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
1993
Video documentary executive producer
The Abyss
1989
producer - special version
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cliffs of Freedom
filming
No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
Video documentary short
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
Video documentary
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
Video short documentary
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
Video documentary short
She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
2002
Video documentary
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
Video documentary
Video Essentials
1996
Video documentary
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Titanic
1997
Chinese Man
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Cyberdyne Tech
Alien Nation
1988
Newcomer #1 on TV
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cliffs of Freedom
script filming
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Men in Black
1997
sound designer: alien languages / sound mixer: alien languages
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Video Essentials
1996
Video documentary animator: Swelltone logo
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Video Essentials
1996
Video documentary
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens'
2003
Video documentary special thanks
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
1992
Video documentary short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
DVD Discoveries
2003
Video documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
Video Premiere Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best DVD Menu Design
The Abyss (1989)
2001
Video Premiere Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best DVD Menu Design
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
DVD Premiere Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best Menu Design
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)