Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

art directortodirector of photography

A art director already meets 52% of what the director of photography role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From art director
52%
Overlap1
To director of photography
16 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
54.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.1/ 100

1 Share of the director of photography role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the art director 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 director of photography role treats 13 of its required skills as things a art director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt designers’ work to the performance venue
  • analyse a script
  • audiovisual equipment
  • cinematography
  • develop creative ideas
  • ensure visual quality of the set

What stands in the way is 8 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A director of photography role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a art director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held work with pre-production team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with playwrights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held read scripts information skills
  • already held cinematography arts and humanities
  • already held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the director of photography role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held consult with production director required
  • required, not held design lighting required
  • required, not held watch scenes required
  • optional, not held adapt a script optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise camera crew required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • required, not held supervise sound production required
  • optional, not held hire human resources optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held study media sources required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a director of photography 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held cinematography knowledge
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • already held film production process knowledge
  • already held finish project within budget skill
  • already held lighting techniques knowledge
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held work with motion picture editing team skill
  • already held work with pre-production team skill
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held read scripts skill
  • already held work with playwrights skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held adapt a script optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held hire human resources optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
66 held skills the director of photography role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role approve advertising campaign skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble an artistic team skill
  • not needed by the target role assess each stage of the creative process skill
  • not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out auditions skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out interviews to select artistic team members skill
  • not needed by the target role check material resources skill
  • not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
  • not needed by the target role contact talent agents skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate advertising campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate technical teams in artistic productions skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with creative departments skill
  • not needed by the target role create new concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role create production schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role cue a performance skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define artistic vision skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine visual concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
  • not needed by the target role discover acting talent skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate advertising campaign skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate art quality skill
  • not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
  • not needed by the target role follow time cues skill
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role history of fashion knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
  • not needed by the target role lead cast and crew skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill

26 further entries not listed here

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
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from art director

Full index of moves from art director

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.