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

stand-intoactor/actress

A stand-in already meets 35% of what the actor/actress role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From stand-in
35%
Overlap1
To actor/actress
15 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
70.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.4/ 100

1 Share of the actor/actress role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stand-in 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 actor/actress role treats 9 of its required skills as things a stand-in already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • acting techniques
  • adapt to acting roles
  • attend rehearsals
  • follow directions of the artistic director
  • follow time cues
  • interact with fellow actors

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A actor/actress role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stand-in background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform scripted dialogue communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt to acting roles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held self-promote communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held practice dance moves communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held practise singing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held acting techniques arts and humanities

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the actor/actress role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 5 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 7 required, 20 supplementary
  • required, not held act for an audience required
  • required, not held engage the audience emotionally required
  • required, not held interpret performance concepts in the creative process required
  • required, not held perform live required
  • required, not held use declaiming techniques required
  • required, not held interact with an audience required
  • required, not held manage feedback required
  • optional, not held attend read-through optional
  • optional, not held communicate during show optional
  • optional, not held conduct background research for plays optional
  • optional, not held develop drama production process optional
  • optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
  • optional, not held develop puppet shows optional
  • optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
  • optional, not held perform in a public space optional
  • optional, not held perform music solo optional
  • optional, not held perform scenes for filming optional
  • optional, not held perform stunts optional
  • optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
  • optional, not held plan choreographic improvisation optional
  • optional, not held work in an international environment optional
  • optional, not held perform improvisation optional
  • optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held work with a voice coach optional
02 management skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse own performance required
  • optional, not held assess progress with the artistic team optional
  • optional, not held direct an artistic team optional
  • optional, not held organise cultural events optional
  • optional, not held organise rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held lead cast and crew optional
  • optional, not held show professional responsibility optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work with respect for own safety required
  • optional, not held deal with public optional
04 arts and humanities 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held literary theory optional
  • optional, not held music literature optional
  • optional, not held breathing techniques optional
  • optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held study music optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a actor/actress 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held acting techniques knowledge
  • already held adapt to acting roles skill
  • already held attend rehearsals skill
  • already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • already held follow time cues skill
  • already held interact with fellow actors skill
  • already held self-promote skill
  • already held study roles from scripts skill
  • already held work with an artistic team skill
  • already held perform scripted dialogue skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held practice dance moves skill
  • already held practise singing skill
  • already held sing skill
  • already held study media sources skill
33 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess progress with the artistic team optional
  • optional, not held attend read-through optional
  • optional, not held communicate during show optional
  • optional, not held conduct background research for plays optional
  • optional, not held deal with public optional
  • optional, not held develop drama production process optional
  • optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
  • optional, not held develop puppet shows optional
  • optional, not held direct an artistic team optional
  • optional, not held literary theory optional
  • optional, not held music literature optional
  • optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
  • optional, not held organise cultural events optional
  • optional, not held organise rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
  • optional, not held perform in a public space optional
  • optional, not held perform music solo optional
  • optional, not held perform scenes for filming optional
  • optional, not held perform stunts optional
  • optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
  • optional, not held plan choreographic improvisation optional
  • optional, not held study music optional
  • optional, not held work in an international environment optional
  • optional, not held breathing techniques optional
  • optional, not held lead cast and crew optional
  • optional, not held perform improvisation optional
  • optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
  • optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
  • optional, not held show professional responsibility optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
  • optional, not held work with a voice coach optional
12 held skills the actor/actress role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
  • not needed by the target role express yourself physically skill
  • not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role harmonise body movements skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform dances 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
  • not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew 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
  • optional, not held literary theory optional
  • optional, not held music literature optional
  • optional, not held breathing techniques optional
  • optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from stand-in

Full index of moves from stand-in

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.