RecordMove

Photographer to video artist

A photographer already meets 18% of what the video artist role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From photographer

Distant match

To video artist

8 You already bring

23 Still to learn

51 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

85.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a video artist is expected to do is already part of a photographer’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 artist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A video artist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a photographer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions
computer graphics
create digital images
develop an artistic framework
prepare personal work environment
set up cameras

What stands in the way is 23 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create digital images communication, collaboration and creativity
already held set up cameras working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held computer graphics information and communication technologies (icts)
already held develop an artistic framework communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop artistic project budgets information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the video artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 required, 10 supplementary

still to learn adapt artistic plan to location required
still to learn convert into animated object required
still to learn create animated narratives required
still to learn create moving images required
still to learn create special effects required
still to learn define artistic approach required
still to learn develop animations required
still to learn edit digital moving images required
still to learn mix live images required
still to learn design graphics required

optional, not held consult team on creative project optional
optional, not held consult with business clients optional
optional, not held consult with design team optional
optional, not held create storyboards optional
optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held participate in music studio recordings optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held design materials for multimedia campaigns optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn digital content creation required
still to learn manage online content required
still to learn provide multimedia content required

optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
optional, not held develop digital content optional

03 arts and humanities 3 required

still to learn digital arts required
still to learn art history required
still to learn digital media required

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn contextualise artistic work required
still to learn gather reference materials for artwork required

optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn maintain audiovisual equipment required
still to learn tune a projector required

optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held set up projection equipment optional

06 business, administration and law 2 required

still to learn intellectual property law required
still to learn labour legislation required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a video 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
already held computer graphics knowledge
already held create digital images skill
already held develop an artistic framework skill
already held prepare personal work environment skill
already held set up cameras skill
already held develop artistic educational activities skill
already held develop artistic project budgets skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn adobe creative suite required

optional, not held augmented reality optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held plan art educational activities optional

10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held digitization optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
optional, not held consult team on creative project optional
optional, not held consult with business clients optional
optional, not held consult with design team optional
optional, not held create storyboards optional
optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held participate in music studio recordings optional
optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
optional, not held set up projection equipment optional
optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held design materials for multimedia campaigns optional
optional, not held develop digital content optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held digitization optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

45 held skills the video artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise customers on photography skill
not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
not needed by the target role art collections knowledge
not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role conduct extensive international travel skill
not needed by the target role create artificial light skill
not needed by the target role create infrared imagery skill
not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
not needed by the target role design greeting cards skill
not needed by the target role determine image composition skill
not needed by the target role develop film skill
not needed by the target role develop visual elements skill
not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
not needed by the target role home decoration techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role license photo usage skill
not needed by the target role load film skill
not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role measure light levels skill
not needed by the target role mount photos skill
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role organise product display skill
not needed by the target role prepare digital art for master photograph skill
not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role research new photographic procedures skill
not needed by the target role scan photos skill
not needed by the target role select auxiliary equipment for photographic work skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role select photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role select photos skill
not needed by the target role set up photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role set up photographic exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role social media marketing techniques knowledge

5 further entries not listed here

8 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 digital arts required
still to learn adobe creative suite required
still to learn art history required
still to learn digital media required
still to learn intellectual property law required
still to learn labour legislation required
optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held digitization optional

Index

Other moves recorded from photographer

Full index of moves from photographer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a photographer become a video artist?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A photographer already covers 18% of what a video artist is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the video artist role treats as required.

What skills does a photographer need to become a video artist?

23 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is digital arts.

How hard is the move from photographer to video artist?

Its learning distance is 85.3 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.