Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Assistant video and motion picture director to producer

An assistant video and motion picture director already meets 24% of what the producer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From assistant video and motion picture director
24 % overlap
Distant match
To producer
10 You already bring
6 Still to learn
55 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

75.8/ 100

1 How much of what a producer 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 producer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A producer role treats 4 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
  • copyright legislation
  • manage budgets
  • manage staff

What stands in the way is 6 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A producer 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held search for a suitable filming location information skills
  • already held attend read-through communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held calculate production costs information skills
  • already held audiovisual equipment arts and humanities
  • already held liaise with financiers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the producer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 13 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse a script required
  • still to learn develop professional network required
  • optional, not held carry out interviews to select artistic team members optional
  • optional, not held edit scripts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate exploitation rights optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held promote music optional
  • optional, not held select scripts optional
  • optional, not held take artistic vision into account optional
  • optional, not held work with motion picture editing team optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held work with video and motion picture production team optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
  • optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with artists optional
02 business, administration and law 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn project management required
  • still to learn marketing principles required
  • optional, not held sales activities optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
03 management skills 1 required, 10 supplementary
  • still to learn apply strategic thinking required
  • optional, not held carry out auditions optional
  • optional, not held direct distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held hire background musicians optional
  • optional, not held identify music with commercial potential optional
  • optional, not held make film shooting schedule optional
  • optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
  • optional, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held supervise sound production optional
04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn assess financial viability required
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held audiovisual products optional
  • optional, not held types of audiovisual formats optional
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use audio reproduction software optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a producer 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult with production director skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held attend read-through skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held calculate production costs skill
  • already held film production process knowledge
  • already held liaise with financiers skill
  • already held search for a suitable filming location skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
  • optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage sound quality optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held audiovisual products optional
  • optional, not held carry out auditions optional
  • optional, not held carry out interviews to select artistic team members optional
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
  • optional, not held direct distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held edit scripts optional
  • optional, not held hire background musicians optional
  • optional, not held identify music with commercial potential optional
  • optional, not held make film shooting schedule optional
  • optional, not held negotiate exploitation rights optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
  • optional, not held promote music optional
  • optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
  • optional, not held sales activities optional
  • optional, not held select scripts optional
  • optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
  • optional, not held take artistic vision into account optional
  • optional, not held use audio reproduction software optional
  • optional, not held work with motion picture editing team optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held work with video and motion picture production team optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements optional
  • optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
  • optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
  • optional, not held manage sound quality optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with artists optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held supervise sound production optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held types of audiovisual formats optional
19 held skills the producer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 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 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 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 write work-related reports skill
9 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn project management required
  • still to learn marketing principles required
  • optional, not held audiovisual products optional
  • optional, not held sales activities optional
  • optional, not held accounting techniques optional
  • optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held types of audiovisual formats optional
Index

Other moves recorded from assistant video and motion picture director

Full index of moves from assistant video and motion picture director

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an assistant video and motion picture director become a producer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An assistant video and motion picture director already covers 24% of what a producer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 4 of which the producer role treats as required.

What skills does an assistant video and motion picture director need to become a producer?

6 required skills are missing, plus 39 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analyse a script.

How hard is the move from assistant video and motion picture director to producer?

Its learning distance is 75.8 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.