Post-production supervisor to video and motion picture producer
A post-production supervisor already meets 26% of what the video and motion picture producer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.6/ 100
1 How much of what a video and motion picture producer 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 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 6 of its required skills as things a post-production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- accounting techniques
- consult with production director
- film production process
- manage budgets
- work with motion picture editing team
- work with video and motion picture production team
What stands in the way is 12 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 8 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 post-production supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held work with video and motion picture production team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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 accounts management skills
All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the video and motion picture producer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 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 select scripts required
- still to learn take artistic vision into account required
- still to learn work with playwrights required
- still to learn develop professional network required
- still to learn implement strategic planning required
- still to learn liaise with financiers 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 copyright legislation 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
- still to learn perform market research required
- optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held carry out auditions optional
- optional, not held direct distribution operations optional
- optional, not held make film shooting schedule optional
- optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
- optional, not held plan marketing strategy 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 select scripts practise this
- 03 take artistic vision into account 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held accounting techniques knowledge
- already held consult with production director skill
- already held film production process knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held work with motion picture editing team skill
- already held work with video and motion picture production team skill
- already held calculate production costs skill
- already held manage accounts 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 direct distribution operations 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 ensure fulfilment of legal requirements optional
- optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held manage distribution channels 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
11 held skills the video and motion picture producer role does not ask for
- 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 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 pre-production team 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 copyright legislation 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
Other moves recorded from post-production supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can a post-production supervisor become a video and motion picture producer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A post-production supervisor already covers 26% of what a video and motion picture producer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the video and motion picture producer role treats as required.
What skills does a post-production supervisor need to become a video and motion picture producer?
12 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 post-production supervisor to video and motion picture producer?
Its learning distance is 73.6 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.