You need to know what you are doing to start with. 15 years ago it would be pretty easy to get into visual FX as a self taught artist, but that is not a route I would recommend.

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I did an Undergraduate degree in a little known university. I was the top in my year by quite a distance and really struggled to get work. Not because my work wasn't good enough but because I had no industry knowledge. I didn't know all the companies. I didn't know what shows were on and when they were hiring. I was pretty impatient and got frustrated and gave up too easily.

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I then did a Masters at Bournemouth Uni in the UK. We had regular classes with industry people. Ex industry professionals ran the course. At the end of the year we had a student showcase at Framestore. The Uni holds an annual VFX festival. The net result is that you know the companies and when they are hiring. You know what roles they are hiring for and you have been given a skill-set that makes you actually mildly useful to a company.