Within the VFX Industry they are many roles all with different jobs such as
Digital Preparation artist
A Digital prep artist takes the footage and gets it ready for the next stage to do their job. Their job is to remove markers and things that aren't meant to be there including such as making "invisible wires" actual invisible..
Layout Artists
A Layout artists job is to take the plans for the effects and set them up in the real world they make sure the Actors know what they are doing for the effects and they
also sometimes serve other roles such as Cinematography.
Matte Painter
A Matt Painter makes the scenes and environment digitally such as burning building or a spaceship they work closely with 2d and 3d artists to make real looking environments. A Matte Painter is the closest thing to an Artists and require a more Art like skill set.
Rotoscope Artist
Roto Artists have the job of preparing and make the areas for where the edits will take place they also fulfill other duties like wire removal and getting rigs ready for animation. They will also provide assistance for other tasks.
From what i could research A Roto Artists is the base level and how a lot of people start of within the Industry an alternate way into to the special effects industry is starting off as a show runner which is basically an assistant who will learn about the job while working
The Requirements for most of these jobs are similar with an artistic skill set and having experience with Computer animation. The University course which i would want to do is Computer animation which would provide me with the skill set.
