Tristan Myles is an English

visual effects artist Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated as VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action fo ...

. He won two

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

in the category Best Visual Effects for the films '' First Man'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Myles was born to Eileen and Michael Shacklady and grew up in

Basingstoke Basingstoke ( ) is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs. It is the largest settlement in Hampshire without city status in the United King ...

. He studied Creative Visualisation at

Teesside University Teesside University is a public university with its main campus in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire in North East England. It was officially opened as ''Constantine Technical College'' in 1930, before becoming a polytechnic in 1969, and finally g ...

Selected filmography

* '' First Man'' (2018; co-won with

Paul Lambert Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ipswich Town. Lambert played as a midfielder and won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren as a 17-year-o ...

, Ian Hunter and

J. D. Schwalm J. D. Schwalm is an American special effects artist. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film '' First Man''. Selected filmography * '' First Man'' (2018; co-won with Paul Lambert Paul Lambert (born 7 Aug ...

) * ''

'' (2021; co-won with

, Brian Connor and

Gerd Nefzer Gerd Nefzer is a German special effects artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work as a special effects supervisor on ''Blade Runner 2049''. He shared the award with John Nelson, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover. In ...

)

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* Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Teesside University Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Mass media people from Hampshire People from Basingstoke British visual effects artists Visual effects supervisors {{UK-film-bio-stub