costume makertoset builder
A costume maker already meets 69% of what the set builder role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
69%
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1 Share of the set builder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the costume maker 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 this move works
A set builder role treats 16 of its required skills as things a costume maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- finish project within budget
- follow work schedule
- keep up with trends
- maintain theatre equipment
- maintain workshop space
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A set builder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a costume maker background worth leading with.
- already held maintain workshop space management skills
- already held organise workshop space management skills
- already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
- already held plan workshop activity management skills
- already held work with the camera crew communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with the lighting crew communication, collaboration and creativity
All 28 carried skills, including the 16 the set builder role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 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.
- required, not held adapt sets required
- required, not held maintain theatre sets required
- optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
- optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
- optional, not held work with prop makers optional
- required, not held build set constructions required
- required, not held paint sets required
- required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- optional, not held define set building methods optional
- optional, not held define set painting methods optional
- optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
- optional, not held lighting techniques optional
- optional, not held photography optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held operate telehandler optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a set builder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 build set constructions skill · occupation specific
- 02 adapt sets skill · sector specific
- 03 maintain theatre sets skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held finish project within budget skill
- already held follow work schedule skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held maintain theatre equipment skill
- already held maintain workshop space skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held attend rehearsals skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held organise workshop space skill
- already held plan workshop activity skill
- already held support a designer in the developing process skill
- already held work with the camera crew skill
- already held work with the director of photography skill
- already held work with the lighting crew skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held define set building methods optional
- optional, not held define set painting methods optional
- optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
- optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
- optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
- optional, not held lighting techniques optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held operate telehandler optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- optional, not held photography optional
- optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
- optional, not held work with prop makers optional
20 held skills the set builder role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt costumes skill
- not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role assemble costume parts skill
- not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
- not needed by the target role define costume fabrication methods skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
- not needed by the target role draw up artists' measurements skill
- not needed by the target role draw up costume patterns skill
- not needed by the target role draw up costume sketches skill
- not needed by the target role dressmaking knowledge
- not needed by the target role dye fabrics skill
- not needed by the target role finish costumes skill
- not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
- not needed by the target role maintain rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role organise costume fittings skill
- not needed by the target role perform costume settings skill
- not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
- not needed by the target role use manual sewing techniques skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held lighting techniques optional
- optional, not held photography optional
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.