Table 1Transition record

animatortostoryboard artist

A animator already meets 52% of what the storyboard artist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animator

52%

Overlap1

To storyboard artist

17 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

50.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the storyboard artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animator 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

Why this move works

A storyboard artist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a animator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adapt to type of media
analyse a script
consult with production director
copyright legislation
follow work schedule
graphic design

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 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 animator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create animated narratives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create original drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create 2D painting communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop animations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create sketches communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply 3D imaging techniques working with computers

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the storyboard artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 3 supplementary

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

optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held work with playwrights optional
optional, not held create digital images optional

02 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held film production process required

optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held photography optional

03 working with computers 3 supplementary

optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage budgets optional

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to type of media skill
already held analyse a script skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held follow work schedule skill
already held graphic design knowledge
already held manage feedback skill
already held study media sources skill
already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held apply 3D imaging techniques skill
already held create 2D painting skill
already held create animated narratives skill
already held create original drawings skill
already held create sketches skill
already held design graphics skill
already held develop animations skill
already held multimedia systems knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 digital images optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional
optional, not held photography optional

31 held skills the storyboard artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 equipment 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 3D environments skill
not needed by the target role create moving images skill
not needed by the target role digital compositing knowledge
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 help the programmer define an artistic vision skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
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 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 render 3D images skill
not needed by the target role rig 3D characters skill
not needed by the target role study relationships between characters skill

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held film production process required
optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held photography optional

Index

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Note

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.