Aesthetica 2026

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.