Table 1Transition record

casting directortostoryboard artist

A casting director already meets 20% of what the storyboard artist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From casting director

20%

Overlap1

To storyboard artist

5 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

76 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

76/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the storyboard artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the casting 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 storyboard artist role treats 4 of its required skills as things a casting director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

consult with motion picture producer
consult with production director
familiarise with personal directing styles
film production process

What stands in the way is 11 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A storyboard artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a casting director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held consult with motion picture producer communication, collaboration and creativity
already held familiarise with personal directing styles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held film production process arts and humanities
already held photography arts and humanities

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the storyboard artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 7 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 7 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held adapt to type of media required
required, not held analyse a script required
required, not held present storyboard required
required, not held select illustration styles required
required, not held use storyboards required
required, not held develop creative ideas required
required, not held manage feedback required

optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held create original drawings optional
optional, not held create sketches optional
optional, not held develop animations optional
optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held work with playwrights optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held create digital images optional
optional, not held design graphics optional

02 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held graphic design required

optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow work schedule required

optional, not held manage budgets optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held copyright legislation required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held study media sources required

06 working with computers 4 supplementary

optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a storyboard artist 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult with motion picture producer skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held familiarise with personal directing styles skill
already held film production process knowledge
already held photography knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held create original drawings optional
optional, not held create sketches optional
optional, not held develop animations optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held work with playwrights optional
optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held create digital images optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional

20 held skills the storyboard artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out auditions skill
not needed by the target role carry out interviews to select artistic team members skill
not needed by the target role contact talent agents skill
not needed by the target role create casting breakdown notices skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role discover acting talent skill
not needed by the target role find appropriate extras skill
not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role match actors to roles skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with artists skill
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role organise auditions skill
not needed by the target role prepare casting budget skill
not needed by the target role provide chaperone for children on set skill
not needed by the target role read scripts skill
not needed by the target role receive actors' resumes skill
not needed by the target role search databases skill
not needed by the target role study relationships between characters skill

5 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 copyright legislation required
required, not held graphic design required
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held cameras optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from casting director

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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.