James Cameron Joins Visual Effects Society + Van Ling Becomes VES Honoree

The Visual Effects Society has made Terminator creator James Cameron an honorary member and Terminator 2: Judgment Day Creative Supervisor/ Visual Effects Coordinator Van Ling will also be joining the society as a fellow VES honoree. This will all be celebrated at an event in the fall of 2021.

Deadline reports:

“The Visual Effects Society has set Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) and CG pioneer Gary Demos (The Last Starfighter) as Honorary Members, while adding new fellows and Hall of Fame inductees…”

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Van Ling should need no introduction to Terminator Fans, as he worked on a few of James Cameron’s movies such as The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Titanic. Mr. Ling also had cameos in Titanic and T2 (Cyberdyne Tech). In addition, hardcore fans will know of Van Ling’s contributions as a producer and director of Terminator 2’s Special Edition and home entertainment content of which elevated home releases.

“Fellows, who will be bestowed with the post-nominal letters “VES,” include VFX veterans Brooke Breton (Avatar, Solaris), Mike Chambers (Tenet, Greyhound), Van Ling (The Abyss, Terminator 2) and Nancy St. John (I, Robot, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou).”

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Board Chair of the global professional honorary society Lisa Cooke stated:

“Our VES honorees represent a group of exceptional artists, innovators and professionals who have had a profound impact on the field of visual effects, we are proud to recognize those who helped shape our shared legacy and continue to inspire future generations of VFX practitioners.”

Lisa Cooke – Board Chair of the global professional honorary society

Terminator 2: Judgment Day changed the landscape of Hollywood with its jaw dropping effects; the movie industry as we know it today has been shaped by the monumental impression that T2 left on audiences who witnessed the surreal morphing effects of the T-1000 character. So much so that Hollywood, and even the Terminator franchise, have continued to try and emulate Terminator 2 and its groundbreaking VFX.

Good luck to James Cameron on his new role, and congratulations to Van Ling.

Source: Deadline