Assistant video and motion picture director to post-production supervisor
An assistant video and motion picture director already meets 22% of what the post-production supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.1/ 100
1 How much of what a post-production supervisor is expected to do is already part of an assistant video and motion picture director’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the post-production supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A post-production supervisor role treats 3 of its required skills as things an assistant video and motion picture director already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- consult with production director
- film production process
- manage budgets
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A post-production supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an assistant video and motion picture director background worth leading with.
- already held calculate production costs information skills
- already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held film production process arts and humanities
- already held manage budgets management skills
All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the post-production supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn consult with motion picture producer required
- still to learn work with motion picture editing team required
- still to learn work with pre-production team required
- still to learn work with video and motion picture production team required
- still to learn check the production schedule required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
- still to learn supervise work required
- optional, not held hire post-production team optional
- optional, not held understand budgetary limits optional
- optional, not held supervise video and motion picture editing team optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- still to learn monitor production costs required
- still to learn read scripts required
- still to learn accounting techniques required
- optional, not held photography optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a post-production supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor production costs practise this
- 02 check the production schedule practise this
- 03 consult with motion picture producer practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 4 skills that carry over
- already held consult with production director skill
- already held film production process knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held calculate production costs skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held hire post-production team optional
- optional, not held understand budgetary limits optional
- optional, not held supervise video and motion picture editing team optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held photography optional
25 held skills the post-production supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
- not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
- not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
- not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate transportation skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role create storyboards skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role develop project schedule skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role present storyboard skill
- not needed by the target role purchase props skill
- not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
- not needed by the target role search for a suitable filming location skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn accounting techniques required
- optional, not held photography optional
Other moves recorded from assistant video and motion picture director
- set buyer 27% covered · substantial
- producer 24% covered · career change
- video and motion picture producer 24% covered · career change
- broadcasting programme director 22% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from assistant video and motion picture director
Common questions about this move
Can an assistant video and motion picture director become a post-production supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An assistant video and motion picture director already covers 22% of what a post-production supervisor is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 3 of which the post-production supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an assistant video and motion picture director need to become a post-production supervisor?
10 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is monitor production costs.
How hard is the move from assistant video and motion picture director to post-production supervisor?
Its learning distance is 71.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.