Table 1Transition record

stop-motion animatortostoryboard artist

A stop-motion animator already meets 30% of what the storyboard artist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From stop-motion animator

30%

Overlap1

To storyboard artist

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the storyboard 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.

Why

Why this move works

A storyboard artist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a stop-motion animator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adapt to type of media
analyse a script
consult with production director
copyright legislation
follow work schedule
study media sources

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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A storyboard 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 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 adapt to type of media communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse a script communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow work schedule management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the storyboard artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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, 8 supplementary

required, not held consult with motion picture producer required
required, not held familiarise with personal directing styles required
required, not held present storyboard required
required, not held select illustration styles required
required, not held use storyboards required
required, not held develop creative ideas required
required, not held manage feedback required

optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held create original drawings optional
optional, not held create sketches optional
optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held work with playwrights optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held create digital images optional
optional, not held design graphics optional

02 arts and humanities 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held film production process required
required, not held graphic design required

optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held photography optional

03 working with computers 4 supplementary

optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage budgets optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a storyboard 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to type of media skill
already held analyse a script skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held follow work schedule skill
already held study media sources skill
already held develop animations skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held create original drawings optional
optional, not held create sketches optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held work with playwrights optional
optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held create digital images optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional
optional, not held photography optional

19 held skills the storyboard 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 finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role follow a brief 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 manage portfolio skill
not needed by the target role manipulate puppets skill
not needed by the target role motion capture knowledge
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

6 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 film production process required
required, not held graphic design required
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held photography 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.