Table 1Transition record

stop-motion animatortospecial effects artist

A stop-motion animator already meets 35% of what the special effects artist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From stop-motion animator

35%

Overlap1

To special effects artist

11 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

66.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.4

This move: 66.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the special effects artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stop-motion animator 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A special effects artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stop-motion animator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held motion capture arts and humanities
already held manage portfolio communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop animations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held study media sources information skills
already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow a brief communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the special effects artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 arts and humanities 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held digital arts required
required, not held digital compositing required
required, not held graphic design required
required, not held motion graphics required
required, not held multimedia systems required

optional, not held 3D lighting optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held ICT software specifications required
required, not held computer equipment required
required, not held computer graphics required

optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held create moving images required
required, not held design graphics required

optional, not held convert into animated object optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held manage feedback optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held provide multimedia content required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a special effects artist 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 to type of media skill
already held analyse a script skill
already held develop animations skill
already held finish project within budget skill
already held follow a brief skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held study media sources skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held manage portfolio skill
already held motion capture knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held convert into animated object optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
optional, not held manage feedback optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

15 held skills the special effects artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role create clay figures skill
not needed by the target role create puppets skill
not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
not needed by the target role design puppets skill
not needed by the target role handle different pottery materials skill
not needed by the target role harmonise body movements skill
not needed by the target role manipulate puppets skill
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role operate lighting equipment skill
not needed by the target role select artistic materials to create artworks skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role set up animation elements skill
not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
not needed by the target role study relationships between characters skill
not needed by the target role types of pottery material knowledge

16 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 digital arts required
required, not held ICT software specifications required
required, not held computer equipment required
required, not held computer graphics required
required, not held digital compositing required
required, not held graphic design required
required, not held motion graphics required
required, not held multimedia systems required
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from stop-motion animator

Full index of moves from stop-motion animator

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.