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

video and motion picture directortostop-motion animator

A video and motion picture director already meets 43% of what the stop-motion animator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From video and motion picture director
43%
Overlap1
To stop-motion animator
8 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
54.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.2/ 100

1 Share of the stop-motion animator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the video and motion picture director 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 stop-motion animator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a video and motion picture director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to type of media
  • analyse a script
  • finish project within budget
  • follow work schedule
  • study media sources
  • study relationships between characters

What stands in the way is 4 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stop-motion animator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a video and motion picture director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held study relationships between characters information skills
  • already held set up cameras working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held study media sources information skills
  • already held operate a camera working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held finish project within budget management skills
  • already held adapt to type of media communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the stop-motion animator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held develop animations required
  • required, not held select artistic materials to create artworks required
  • required, not held set up animation elements required
  • required, not held follow a brief required
  • optional, not held consult with production director optional
  • optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
  • optional, not held design puppets optional
  • optional, not held harmonise body movements optional
  • optional, not held manipulate puppets optional
  • optional, not held create clay figures optional
  • optional, not held manage portfolio optional
02 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
03 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create puppets optional
  • optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held copyright legislation optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stop-motion animator 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held finish project within budget skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held study relationships between characters skill
  • already held operate a camera skill
  • already held set up cameras skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consult with production director optional
  • optional, not held create puppets optional
  • optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
  • optional, not held design puppets optional
  • optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
  • optional, not held harmonise body movements optional
  • optional, not held manipulate puppets optional
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
  • optional, not held operate lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held copyright legislation optional
  • optional, not held create clay figures optional
  • optional, not held manage portfolio optional
36 held skills the stop-motion animator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt a script skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
  • not needed by the target role assess production needs to plan a production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
  • not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out auditions skill
  • not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role create production schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
  • not needed by the target role design lighting skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
  • not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role help set rehearsal schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role hire human resources skill
  • not needed by the target role lead cast and crew skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role organise rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise script preparation skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise sound production skill
  • not needed by the target role tell a story skill
  • not needed by the target role watch scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role work with motion picture editing team skill
  • not needed by the target role work with playwrights skill
  • not needed by the target role work with pre-production team skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
3 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 motion capture optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held copyright legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from video and motion picture director

Full index of moves from video and motion picture director

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.