A Practical Approach to Virtual Filmmaking
Join Realtime Supervisor Michael Zaman and Virtual Production Supervisor Connor Ling for an exclusive webinar, A Practical Approach to Virtual Filmmaking. Drawing from their year-long residency on set for Project Hail Mary, the duo will detail how the FPS team integrated Previs, Techvis, and On-Set Visualization into a single interactive pipeline to bridge the gap between early concepts and the physical shoot.
Attendees will learn how the team utilized Unreal Engine to engineer adaptable virtual sets that solved complex dual-gravity layouts, and how they utilised virtual production and real-time workflows, to enable the creatives full control over the virtual scene, as if they were there shooting it already. Discover how this highly flexible, cross-departmental methodology empowers directors and cinematographers to make critical creative decisions months before principal photography begins.
This FPS workflow was achieved in close collaboration on set with the production team, VFX Supervisors Paul Lambert and Mag Sarnowska, DOP Greig Fraser, VFX Producer Barrie Hemsley and Framestore VFX Supervisor Stuart Penn. Their combined efforts established a seamless foundation for Framestore's final visual effects, led by Stuart, alongside VFX Supervisor Bob Winter and Senior Animation Director Arslan Elver.
Meet the Speakers
Connor Ling | Virtual Production Supervisor
Connor Ling is a Virtual Production Supervisor at Framestore with over a decade of experience across virtual production and motion capture technologies. Based in London, Connor has spent nearly six years at Framestore, advancing from Virtual Production Technical Director to Supervisor, and now driving the team’s visual effects workflows, on-set visualization, and real-time innovations in Unreal Engine. He has played a key role in integrating cutting-edge virtual production toolsets across high-profile feature films and television series, with recent project credits including Barbie, Paddington in Peru, Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, and Project Hail Mary.
Michael Zaman | Realtime Supervisor
Michael Zaman is the Realtime Supervisor for Framestore Pre-Production Services (FPS), leveraging cutting-edge engine technology to bridge initial concepts with final-pixel VFX. With nearly a decade of dedicated leadership, Michael guides projects across Previsualization, Virtual Art Department, Layout, Virtual Production, and Postvis.
Collaborating closely with production teams, he leads multi-disciplinary artists in establishing camera language, blocking action, and building technical layouts inside the engine. Michael served as Visualisation Supervisor on major film titles such as F1 and Project Hail Mary, building on a foundational background across interactive and trailer projects like Gears 5, Destiny 2, and Deathloop.
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