Post-production supervisor to assistant video and motion picture director
A post-production supervisor already meets 19% of what the assistant video and motion picture director role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.9/ 100
1 How much of what an assistant video and motion picture director is expected to do is already part of a post-production supervisor’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 assistant video and motion picture director role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An assistant video and motion picture director role treats 3 of its required skills as things a post-production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- consult with production director
- film production process
- manage budgets
What stands in the way is 9 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An assistant video and motion picture director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a post-production supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held calculate production costs information skills
- already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held film production process arts and humanities
- already held manage budgets management skills
All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the assistant video and motion picture director role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 coordinate rehearsals required
- still to learn develop project schedule required
- still to learn apply organisational techniques required
- still to learn coordinate transportation required
- still to learn handle paperwork required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held recruit personnel optional
- still to learn collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions required
- optional, not held attend read-through optional
- optional, not held create storyboards optional
- optional, not held develop drama production process optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
- optional, not held present storyboard optional
- optional, not held purchase props optional
- optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- still to learn analyse goal progress required
- optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
- still to learn apply company policies required
- optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held cinematography optional
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an assistant video and motion picture director role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coordinate rehearsals practise this
- 02 develop project schedule practise this
- 03 analyse goal progress 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held consult with production director skill
- already held film production process knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held calculate production costs skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held attend read-through optional
- optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held cinematography optional
- optional, not held create storyboards optional
- optional, not held develop drama production process optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
- optional, not held present storyboard optional
- optional, not held purchase props optional
- optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
- optional, not held recruit personnel optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
15 held skills the assistant video and motion picture director role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role check the production schedule skill
- not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
- not needed by the target role hire post-production team skill
- not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor production costs skill
- not needed by the target role photography knowledge
- not needed by the target role read scripts skill
- not needed by the target role supervise video and motion picture editing team skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work skill
- not needed by the target role understand budgetary limits skill
- not needed by the target role work with motion picture editing team skill
- not needed by the target role work with pre-production team skill
- not needed by the target role work with video and motion picture production team skill
4 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 audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held cinematography optional
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
Other moves recorded from post-production supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can a post-production supervisor become an assistant video and motion picture director?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A post-production supervisor already covers 19% of what an assistant video and motion picture director is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 3 of which the assistant video and motion picture director role treats as required.
What skills does a post-production supervisor need to become an assistant video and motion picture director?
9 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is coordinate rehearsals.
How hard is the move from post-production supervisor to assistant video and motion picture director?
Its learning distance is 73.9 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.