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

photographertovideo 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.

From photographer
18%
Overlap1
To video artist
8 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
85.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

85.3/ 100

1 Share of the video artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the photographer 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 artist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a photographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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 would need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt artistic plan to location required
  • required, not held convert into animated object required
  • required, not held create animated narratives required
  • required, not held create moving images required
  • required, not held create special effects required
  • required, not held define artistic approach required
  • required, not held develop animations required
  • required, not held edit digital moving images required
  • required, not held mix live images required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held digital content creation required
  • required, not held manage online content required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held digital arts required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held digital media required
04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held contextualise artistic work required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held maintain audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held intellectual property law required
  • required, not held 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 acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held digital arts required
  • required, not held adobe creative suite required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held digital media required
  • required, not held intellectual property law required
  • required, not held 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

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.