Movie distributor to video and motion picture producer
A movie distributor already meets 18% of what the video and motion picture producer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.1/ 100
1 How much of what a video and motion picture producer is expected to do is already part of a movie distributor’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 producer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A video and motion picture producer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a movie distributor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- copyright legislation
- film production process
- liaise with financiers
- perform market research
What stands in the way is 14 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video and motion picture producer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a movie distributor background worth leading with.
- already held manage distribution channels management skills
- already held liaise with financiers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held film production process arts and humanities
- already held direct distribution operations management skills
- already held copyright legislation business, administration and law
- already held perform market research information skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the video and motion picture producer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- still to learn consult with production director required
- still to learn select scripts required
- still to learn take artistic vision into account required
- still to learn work with motion picture editing team required
- still to learn work with playwrights required
- still to learn work with video and motion picture production team required
- still to learn develop professional network required
- still to learn implement strategic planning required
- optional, not held attend read-through optional
- optional, not held carry out interviews to select artistic team members optional
- optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
- optional, not held edit scripts optional
- optional, not held negotiate exploitation rights optional
- optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- still to learn manage budgets required
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held carry out auditions optional
- optional, not held make film shooting schedule optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
- still to learn accounting techniques required
- still to learn project management principles required
- optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
- still to learn assess financial viability required
- optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
- optional, not held calculate production costs optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- still to learn audiovisual products required
- optional, not held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a video and motion picture producer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 audiovisual products study this
- 02 consult with production director practise this
- 03 select scripts practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held copyright legislation knowledge
- already held film production process knowledge
- already held liaise with financiers skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held direct distribution operations skill
- already held manage distribution channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held create rough cut optional
- optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held attend read-through 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 edit digital moving images optional
- optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
- optional, not held edit scripts 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 search for a suitable filming location optional
- optional, not held calculate production costs 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 manage accounts optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
23 held skills the video and motion picture producer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out sales analysis skill
- not needed by the target role channel marketing knowledge
- not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
- not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate sale of video and motion picture production products skill
- not needed by the target role determine release date skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with distribution channel managers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with film exhibitors skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage media services department skill
- not needed by the target role manage sales channels skill
- not needed by the target role manage the handling of promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
- not needed by the target role review distribution management procedures skill
- not needed by the target role sales activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role select optimal distribution channel skill
- not needed by the target role watch video and motion picture production products skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn audiovisual products required
- still to learn accounting techniques required
- still to learn project management principles required
- optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
Common questions about this move
Can a movie distributor become a video and motion picture producer?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A movie distributor already covers 18% of what a video and motion picture producer is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the video and motion picture producer role treats as required.
What skills does a movie distributor need to become a video and motion picture producer?
14 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is audiovisual products.
How hard is the move from movie distributor to video and motion picture producer?
Its learning distance is 80.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.