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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.

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

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from video and motion picture editor. 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.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

sound editor 46% covered · difficulty 57.5

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a video and motion picture editor already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.