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A animation layout artist already meets 38% of what the storyboard artist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
38%
62.1/ 100
1 Share of the storyboard artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animation layout artist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A storyboard artist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a animation layout artist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt to type of media
- analyse a script
- consult with production director
- follow work schedule
- graphic design
- study media sources
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A storyboard artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animation layout artist background worth leading with.
- already held create animated narratives communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop animations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply 3D imaging techniques working with computers
- already held study media sources information skills
- already held design graphics communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the storyboard artist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held consult with motion picture producer required
- required, not held familiarise with personal directing styles required
- required, not held present storyboard required
- required, not held select illustration styles required
- required, not held use storyboards required
- required, not held develop creative ideas required
- required, not held manage feedback required
- optional, not held create original drawings optional
- optional, not held create sketches optional
- optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held work with playwrights optional
- optional, not held create 2D painting optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- required, not held film production process required
- optional, not held cameras optional
- optional, not held photography optional
- required, not held copyright legislation required
- optional, not held digital content creation optional
- optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held perform image editing optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a storyboard artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 consult with motion picture producer skill · sector specific
- 02 familiarise with personal directing styles skill · sector specific
- 03 film production process knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to type of media skill
- already held analyse a script skill
- already held consult with production director skill
- already held follow work schedule skill
- already held graphic design knowledge
- already held study media sources skill
- already held ICT software specifications knowledge
- already held apply 3D imaging techniques skill
- already held create animated narratives skill
- already held design graphics skill
- already held develop animations skill
- already held multimedia systems knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create original drawings optional
- optional, not held create sketches optional
- optional, not held digital content creation optional
- optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
- optional, not held work with playwrights optional
- optional, not held cameras optional
- optional, not held create 2D painting optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held perform image editing optional
- optional, not held photography optional
35 held skills the storyboard artist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D lighting knowledge
- not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
- not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
- not needed by the target role Capture One knowledge
- not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
- not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
- not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
- not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
- not needed by the target role animate 3D organic forms skill
- not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role convert into animated object skill
- not needed by the target role create 3D characters skill
- not needed by the target role create moving images skill
- not needed by the target role digital arts knowledge
- not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
- not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
- not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
- not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
- not needed by the target role holography knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage portfolio skill
- not needed by the target role motion capture knowledge
- not needed by the target role motion graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
- not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
- not needed by the target role provide input to collaborators to guide their work skill
- not needed by the target role provide multimedia content skill
- not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
- not needed by the target role rig 3D characters skill
- not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
- not needed by the target role set up animation elements skill
- not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
- not needed by the target role study relationships between characters skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held film production process required
- required, not held copyright legislation required
- optional, not held cameras optional
- optional, not held photography optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.