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

performance lighting directortodirector of photography

A performance lighting director already meets 38% of what the director of photography role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From performance lighting director
38%
Overlap1
To director of photography
11 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
66 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66/ 100

1 Share of the director of photography role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the performance lighting 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 10 of its required skills as things a performance lighting director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt designers’ work to the performance venue
  • analyse a script
  • cinematography
  • consult with production director
  • design lighting
  • film production process

What stands in the way is 11 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 11 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 performance lighting director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design lighting communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held cinematography arts and humanities
  • already held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held lighting techniques arts and humanities
  • already held film production process arts and humanities

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the director of photography role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held ensure visual quality of the set required
  • required, not held watch scenes required
  • required, not held work with motion picture editing team 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 edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights 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 arts and humanities 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held audiovisual equipment required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held study media sources required
  • optional, not held read scripts optional
05 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
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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held cinematography knowledge
  • already held consult with production director skill
  • already held design lighting 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 attend rehearsals 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
16 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 read scripts 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 work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
33 held skills the director of photography role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess power needs skill
  • not needed by the target role check material resources skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role create storyboards skill
  • not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
  • not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up lighting plan skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
  • not needed by the target role focus lighting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role focus stage lights 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 light a show skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a lighting console skill
  • not needed by the target role operate lighting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role plan act lighting skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent technical problems with lighting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role read lighting plans skill
  • not needed by the target role rig lights skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise lighting crew skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software 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 with the camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
5 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
  • required, not held audiovisual equipment required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from performance lighting director

Full index of moves from performance lighting 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.