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

prop makertocostume maker

A prop maker already meets 54% of what the costume maker role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From prop maker
54%
Overlap1
To costume maker
27 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
56.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 56.4

This move: 56.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the costume maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the prop maker 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A costume maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a prop maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain workshop space management skills
  • already held organise workshop space management skills
  • already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
  • already held plan workshop activity management skills
  • already held work with the camera crew communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with the lighting crew communication, collaboration and creativity

All 27 carried skills, including the 14 the costume maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 handling and moving 5 required
  • required, not held assemble costume parts required
  • required, not held cut fabrics required
  • required, not held draw up costume patterns required
  • required, not held dye fabrics required
  • required, not held use manual sewing techniques required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held finish costumes required
  • required, not held adapt costumes required
  • required, not held perform costume settings required
  • optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
  • optional, not held develop drama production process optional
  • optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
  • optional, not held draw up costume sketches optional
  • optional, not held organise costume fittings optional
  • optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
  • optional, not held follow directions of the artistic director optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held define costume fabrication methods optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain rigging equipment required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held dressmaking required
06 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held draw up artists' measurements required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a costume 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held finish project within budget skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain theatre equipment skill
  • already held maintain workshop space skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment 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 attend rehearsals skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held organise workshop space skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
  • already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
  • already held work with the camera crew skill
  • already held work with the lighting crew skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held sew pieces of fabric required
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
  • optional, not held define costume fabrication methods optional
  • optional, not held develop drama production process optional
  • optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
  • optional, not held draw up costume sketches optional
  • optional, not held organise costume fittings optional
  • optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
  • optional, not held follow directions of the artistic director optional
18 held skills the costume maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt props skill
  • not needed by the target role build devices into props skill
  • not needed by the target role build props skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
  • not needed by the target role define prop building methods skill
  • not needed by the target role define prop materials skill
  • not needed by the target role develop prop effects skill
  • not needed by the target role draw prop sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role hand props to actors skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret artistic intentions skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain props skill
  • not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role purchase props skill
  • not needed by the target role set up props in a timely manner skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with stage weapons skill
1 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 dressmaking required
Index

Other moves recorded from prop maker

Full index of moves from prop maker

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.