RecordMove

Casting director to video and motion picture editor

A casting director already meets 19% of what the video and motion picture editor role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From casting director

Distant match

To video and motion picture editor

7 You already bring

15 Still to learn

55 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

83.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a video and motion picture editor is expected to do is already part of a casting 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 video and motion picture editor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A video and motion picture editor role treats 6 of its required skills as things a casting director already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

consult with motion picture producer
consult with production director
familiarise with personal directing styles
film production process
follow directions of the artistic director
search databases

What stands in the way is 15 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video and motion picture editor 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 search databases working with computers
already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held film production process arts and humanities
already held follow directions of the artistic director communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the video and motion picture editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 48 missing skills fall into 9 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 arts and humanities 4 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn digital media required
still to learn graphic design required
still to learn motion graphics required
still to learn multimedia systems required

optional, not held colour grading optional
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held file-based workflow optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional

02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn supervise video and motion picture editing team required
still to learn finish project within budget required
still to learn follow work schedule required

optional, not held manage staff optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 11 supplementary

still to learn analyse a script required
still to learn watch scenes required

optional, not held apply colour grading optional
optional, not held advise supervisors optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held create moving images optional
optional, not held create subtitles optional
optional, not held develop animations optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

04 working with computers 2 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn put uncut recordings into computer required
still to learn synchronise sound with images required

optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 8 supplementary

still to learn ICT software specifications required

optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held computer graphics optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn cut raw footage digitally required

optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a video and motion picture editor 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 7 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 follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held search databases skill
already held photography knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 constructing 1 required

still to learn supervise equipment required

08 handling and moving 1 required

still to learn create rough cut required

09 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held draw up artistic production optional

33 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held apply colour grading optional
optional, not held colour grading optional
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held advise supervisors optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
optional, not held create moving images optional
optional, not held create subtitles optional
optional, not held develop animations optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held file-based workflow optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held computer graphics optional
optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

18 held skills the video and motion picture editor 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 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 study relationships between characters skill

17 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 ICT software specifications required
still to learn digital media required
still to learn graphic design required
still to learn motion graphics required
still to learn multimedia systems required
optional, not held colour grading optional
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held file-based workflow optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held computer graphics optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional

Index

Other moves recorded from casting director

Full index of moves from casting director

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a casting director become a video and motion picture editor?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A casting director already covers 19% of what a video and motion picture editor is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the video and motion picture editor role treats as required.

What skills does a casting director need to become a video and motion picture editor?

15 required skills are missing, plus 33 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by arts and humanities. The single most important is ICT software specifications.

How hard is the move from casting director to video and motion picture editor?

Its learning distance is 83.1 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.