miniature set designertoprop maker
A miniature set designer already meets 35% of what the prop maker role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
35%
70.4/ 100
1 Share of the prop maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the miniature set 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 this move works
A prop maker role treats 8 of its required skills as things a miniature set designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt props
- finish project within budget
- follow work schedule
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- use personal protection equipment
- work ergonomically
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prop maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a miniature set designer background worth leading with.
- already held hand props to actors assisting and caring
- already held adapt props communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with the camera crew communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with the lighting crew communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held lighting techniques arts and humanities
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems assisting and caring
All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the prop maker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 29 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.
- required, not held adapt to artists' creative demands required
- required, not held build props required
- required, not held develop prop effects required
- required, not held interpret artistic intentions required
- required, not held maintain props required
- required, not held understand artistic concepts required
- optional, not held define prop materials optional
- optional, not held draw prop sketches optional
- optional, not held purchase props optional
- optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional
- optional, not held work safely with stage weapons optional
- optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- required, not held define prop building methods required
- required, not held maintain workshop space required
- required, not held prepare personal work environment required
- optional, not held set up props in a timely manner 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 personal professional development optional
- required, not held prevent fire in a performance environment required
- required, not held work with respect for own safety required
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- required, not held keep up with trends required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- required, not held maintain theatre equipment required
- required, not held build devices into props required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a prop maker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt to artists' creative demands skill · sector specific
- 02 build devices into props skill · sector specific
- 03 build props skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held adapt props skill
- already held finish project within budget skill
- already held follow work schedule skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs 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 attend rehearsals skill
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- already held hand props to actors skill
- already held lighting techniques knowledge
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held photography knowledge
- already held work with the camera crew skill
- already held work with the lighting crew skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision required
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held set up props in a timely manner optional
- optional, not held define prop materials optional
- optional, not held draw prop 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 purchase props optional
- optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional
- optional, not held work safely with stage weapons optional
- optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
22 held skills the prop maker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt sets skill
- not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role build miniature sets skill
- not needed by the target role change over props skill
- not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
- not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
- not needed by the target role create set models skill
- not needed by the target role design miniature props skill
- not needed by the target role design miniature sets skill
- not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
- 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 manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role model sets skill
- not needed by the target role preset miniature sets skill
- not needed by the target role preset props skill
- not needed by the target role prevent technical problems with scenic elements skill
- not needed by the target role work safely with pyrotechnical materials in a performance environment skill
- not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
Other moves recorded from miniature set designer
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.