How To Get Started in Visual Effects (in 2019)

The question I get asked the most is “How to get started in Visual Effects?“ In 2019, we're in the information age - with so many resources, so much information that it's so easy to get overwhelmed that we stop, before we even begin. There IS information out there on this topic, but most of it is quite literal “go to gnomon, or some vfx school“ “DONE“. Most of us don't have the luxury to spend $80,000 (USD) to attend Gnomon or similar schools. And, who's to say that is actually the answer. In the beginni