Table 1Transition record

director of photographytoscript supervisor

A director of photography already meets 56% of what the script supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From director of photography

56%

Overlap1

To script supervisor

17 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

47.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 47.1

This move: 47.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the script supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the director of photography 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A script supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a director of photography background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held supervise camera crew management skills
already held watch scenes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design lighting communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work with pre-production team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held adapt a script communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 6 the script supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held check continuity requirements required
required, not held observe shots required
required, not held edit scripts required
required, not held work with an artistic team required
required, not held work with the director of photography required

optional, not held dress actors optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held prepare film continuity reports required
required, not held study relationships between characters required

03 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held lead cast and crew optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a script supervisor 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 analyse a script skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
already held film production process knowledge
already held work with motion picture editing team skill
already held work with pre-production team skill
already held adapt a script skill
already held design lighting skill
already held edit digital moving images skill
already held edit recorded sound skill
already held operate a camera skill
already held perform video editing skill
already held select camera apertures skill
already held set up cameras skill
already held supervise camera crew skill
already held supervise sound production skill
already held watch scenes skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held dress actors optional
optional, not held lead cast and crew optional

21 held skills the script supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role hire human resources skill
not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role photographic processing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
not needed by the target role read scripts skill
not needed by the target role study media sources skill
not needed by the target role supervise script preparation skill
not needed by the target role translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
not needed by the target role work with playwrights skill

Index

Other moves recorded from director of photography

Full index of moves from director of photography

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.