Table 1Transition record

camera operatortovideo and motion picture director

A camera operator already meets 46% of what the video and motion picture director role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From camera operator

46%

Overlap1

To video and motion picture director

16 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

60.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.3

This move: 60.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the video and motion picture director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the camera operator 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.

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 video and motion picture director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a camera operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held supervise camera crew management skills
already held work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cinematography arts and humanities
already held set up cameras working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held study media sources information skills
already held work with the director of photography communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the video and motion picture director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue required
required, not held tell a story required
required, not held watch scenes required
required, not held work with playwrights required
required, not held work with pre-production team required
required, not held develop creative ideas required

optional, not held adapt a script optional
optional, not held attend read-through optional
optional, not held design lighting optional
optional, not held develop drama production process optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
optional, not held supervise script preparation optional

02 management skills 2 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held finish project within budget required
required, not held lead cast and crew required

optional, not held assess production needs to plan a production schedule optional
optional, not held carry out auditions optional
optional, not held coordinate rehearsals optional
optional, not held help set rehearsal schedule optional
optional, not held hire human resources optional
optional, not held organise rehearsals optional
optional, not held create production schedules optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held supervise sound production optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held study relationships between characters required

04 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held create rough cut optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a video and motion picture director 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 to type of media skill
already held analyse a script skill
already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
already held cinematography knowledge
already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
already held film production process knowledge
already held follow work schedule skill
already held lighting techniques knowledge
already held photography knowledge
already held study media sources skill
already held work with motion picture editing team skill
already held work with the director of photography skill
already held attend rehearsals skill
already held operate a camera skill
already held set up cameras skill
already held supervise camera crew skill

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adapt a script optional
optional, not held assess production needs to plan a production schedule optional
optional, not held attend read-through optional
optional, not held carry out auditions optional
optional, not held coordinate rehearsals optional
optional, not held create rough cut optional
optional, not held design lighting optional
optional, not held develop drama production process optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held help set rehearsal schedule optional
optional, not held hire human resources optional
optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
optional, not held organise rehearsals optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
optional, not held create production schedules optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held supervise sound production optional

29 held skills the video and motion picture director role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt artistic plan to location skill
not needed by the target role analyse the scenography skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assess power needs skill
not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
not needed by the target role create moving images skill
not needed by the target role create special effects skill
not needed by the target role determine visual concepts skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role maintain audiovisual equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
not needed by the target role plan shots skill
not needed by the target role practise camera movements skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
not needed by the target role transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use storyboards skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role work with an artistic team skill
not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew skill

Index

Other moves recorded from camera operator

Full index of moves from camera operator

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.