Table 1Transition record

costume designertomask maker

A costume designer already meets 66% of what the mask maker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From costume designer

66%

Overlap1

To mask maker

13 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

35.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the mask maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the costume designer 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 mask maker role treats 10 of its required skills as things a costume designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adapt to artists' creative demands
keep up with trends
meet deadlines
translate artistic concepts to technical designs
understand artistic concepts
use personal protection equipment

What stands in the way is 3 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mask maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a costume designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held keep up with trends information skills
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held adapt to artists' creative demands communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work with respect for own safety assisting and caring
already held work safely with chemicals assisting and caring

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the mask maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 3 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 management skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held maintain workshop space required
required, not held prepare personal work environment required

optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held organise workshop space optional
optional, not held plan workshop activity optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional

02 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain theatre equipment required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held design make-up effects optional
optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mask maker 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
already held keep up with trends skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held understand artistic concepts skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held work safely with machines skill
already held work with respect for own safety skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage personal professional development skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held design make-up effects optional
optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held organise workshop space optional
optional, not held plan workshop activity optional
optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional

58 held skills the mask maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt costumes skill
not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role analyse music score skill
not needed by the target role analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions skill
not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
not needed by the target role analyse the scenography skill
not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
not needed by the target role coach staff for running the performance skill
not needed by the target role communicate during show skill
not needed by the target role conduct costume research skill
not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
not needed by the target role define costume fabrication methods skill
not needed by the target role define costume materials skill
not needed by the target role design wearing apparel skill
not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
not needed by the target role develop design ideas cooperatively skill
not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
not needed by the target role draw up artists' measurements skill
not needed by the target role draw up costume patterns skill
not needed by the target role draw up costume sketches skill
not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
not needed by the target role keep up to date on costume design skill
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor developments in technology used for design skill
not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
not needed by the target role organise costume fittings skill
not needed by the target role organise resources for artistic production skill
not needed by the target role perform quality control of design during a run skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge

18 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from costume designer

Full index of moves from costume designer

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.