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

casting directortovideo 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.

From casting director
19%
Overlap1
To video and motion picture editor
7 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
83.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.1/ 100

1 Share of the video and motion picture editor 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 video and motion picture editor role treats 6 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
  • 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 would need to learn

The 48 missing skills fall into 9 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 arts and humanities 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held digital media required
  • required, not held graphic design required
  • required, not held motion graphics required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held supervise video and motion picture editing team required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse a script required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held put uncut recordings into computer required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held 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 acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held supervise equipment required
08 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held digital media required
  • required, not held graphic design required
  • required, not held motion graphics required
  • required, not held 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

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.