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

post-production supervisortodirector of photography

A post-production supervisor already meets 20% of what the director of photography role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From post-production supervisor
20%
Overlap1
To director of photography
6 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
80.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 80.2

This move: 80.2 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the director of photography role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the post-production supervisor 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A director of photography 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held work with pre-production team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held read scripts information skills
  • already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held film production process arts and humanities
  • already held photography arts and humanities

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the director of photography role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 8 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue required
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held analyse a script required
  • required, not held design lighting required
  • required, not held ensure visual quality of the set required
  • required, not held watch scenes required
  • required, not held develop creative ideas required
  • required, not held translate artistic concepts to technical designs required
  • optional, not held adapt a script optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
02 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise camera crew required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • required, not held supervise sound production required
  • optional, not held hire human resources optional
03 arts and humanities 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held cinematography required
  • required, not held lighting techniques required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held study media sources required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a director of photography 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult with production director skill
  • already held film production process knowledge
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held work with motion picture editing team skill
  • already held work with pre-production team skill
  • already held read scripts skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held adapt a script optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held hire human resources optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
13 held skills the director of photography role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
  • 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 manage budgets 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 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 video and motion picture production team skill
7 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 audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held cinematography required
  • required, not held lighting techniques required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from post-production supervisor

Full index of moves from post-production supervisor

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.