scenery techniciantostage machinist
A scenery technician already meets 70% of what the stage machinist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
70%
44.4/ 100
1 Share of the stage machinist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the scenery technician 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 stage machinist role treats 25 of its required skills as things a scenery technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production
- draw stage layouts
- draw up artistic production
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
What stands in the way is 9 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 42 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stage machinist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a scenery technician background worth leading with.
- already held draw stage layouts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held set up technical stage equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held draw up stage layouts digitally communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held modify scenic elements during performance management skills
- already held prevent technical problems with stage equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held dismantle the rehearsal set handling and moving
All 42 carried skills, including the 25 the stage machinist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 communicate during show required
- required, not held interpret artistic intentions required
- required, not held intervene with actions on stage required
- required, not held support a designer in the developing process required
- required, not held attend rehearsals required
- optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
- optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
- optional, not held update design results during rehearsals optional
- required, not held operate stage movement control system required
- required, not held use communication equipment required
- optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain stage equipment for horizontal movement optional
- optional, not held operate a chain hoist control system for entertainment optional
- required, not held organise resources for artistic production required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
- required, not held perform quality control of design during a run required
- optional, not held monitor developments in technology used for design optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held maintain moving constructions on stage optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a stage machinist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate during show skill · sector specific
- 02 interpret artistic intentions skill · sector specific
- 03 intervene with actions on stage 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 42 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- already held draw stage layouts skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held identify technical resources for performances skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held mark the stage area skill
- already held modify scenic elements during performance skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held prevent technical problems with stage equipment skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held set up technical stage equipment 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 use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held assemble scenic elements on stage skill
- already held assemble the rehearsal set skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held dismantle the rehearsal set skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held draw up stage layouts digitally skill
- already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
- already held handle scenic elements during rehearsal skill
- already held instruct on set up of equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held maintain system layout for a production skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held prevent technical problems with scenic elements skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
- optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
- optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held maintain moving constructions on stage optional
- optional, not held maintain stage equipment for horizontal movement optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in technology used for design optional
- optional, not held operate a chain hoist control system for entertainment optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held update design results during rehearsals optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
10 held skills the stage machinist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role change over props skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role maintain theatre sets skill
- not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
- not needed by the target role manage signoff of an installed system skill
- not needed by the target role organise stage skill
- not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
- not needed by the target role prepare the floor for performance skill
- not needed by the target role preset props skill
- not needed by the target role set up stage lights skill
Other moves recorded from scenery technician
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.