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

assistant video and motion picture directortoproducer

A 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.

From assistant video and motion picture director
24%
Overlap1
To producer
10 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
75.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.8/ 100

1 Share of the producer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assistant 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 producer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a assistant video and motion picture director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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 a 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 would need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse a script required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held 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 acquire 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held 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
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.