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Where a video and motion picture editor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a video and motion picture editor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Video and motion picture editors are responsible for the assembly and cutting of raw footage into a logically and aesthetically-pleasant material for movies, television series, or domestic purposes. They reorganize scenes that have been shot and decide which special effects are needed. Video and motion picture editors work closely together with sound editors and music directors.

Also known as motion picture editor, editor, video editor, television and motion picture editor, film editor, motion picture and video editor, cinema editor, film and video editor.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: special effects artist, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
special effects artist 66% covered animator 57% covered animation director 55% covered animation layout artist 54% covered sound editor 46% covered video and motion picture … You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from video and motion picture editor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a video and motion picture editor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A video and motion picture editor needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • cut raw footage digitally working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • put uncut recordings into computer working with computers
  • supervise video and motion picture editing team management skills
  • synchronise sound with images working with computers
  • watch scenes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • supervise equipment constructing
  • create rough cut handling and moving
  • consult with motion picture producer communication, collaboration and creativity
  • motion graphics arts and humanities
  • familiarise with personal directing styles communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a video and motion picture editor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Video and motion picture editor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a video and motion picture editor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.