Scenery technician to video technician
A scenery technician already meets 66% of what the video technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
43.9/ 100
1 How much of what a video technician is expected to do is already part of a scenery technician’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 technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A video technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things a scenery technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- keep up with trends
- prepare personal work environment
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- set up equipment in a timely manner
What stands in the way is 8 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a scenery technician background worth leading with.
- already held manage signoff of an installed system management skills
- already held instruct on set up of equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain system layout for a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner handling and moving
- already held store performance equipment handling and moving
All 30 carried skills, including the 15 the video technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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 install image equipment required
- still to learn maintain audiovisual equipment required
- still to learn run a projection required
- still to learn set up cameras required
- still to learn set up projection equipment required
- still to learn use a telecine required
- optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- still to learn adjust projector required
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
- still to learn pack electronic equipment required
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a video technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install image equipment practise this
- 02 adjust projector practise this
- 03 maintain audiovisual equipment 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 30 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held instruct on set up of equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held maintain system layout for a production skill
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage signoff of an installed system skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
22 held skills the video technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
- not needed by the target role assemble scenic elements on stage skill
- not needed by the target role assemble the rehearsal set skill
- not needed by the target role change over props skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role dismantle the rehearsal set skill
- not needed by the target role draw stage layouts skill
- not needed by the target role draw up stage layouts digitally skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role handle scenic elements during rehearsal skill
- not needed by the target role identify technical resources for performances skill
- not needed by the target role maintain theatre sets skill
- not needed by the target role mark the stage area skill
- not needed by the target role modify scenic elements during performance skill
- not needed by the target role organise stage skill
- not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
- not needed by the target role prepare the floor for performance skill
- not needed by the target role preset props skill
- not needed by the target role prevent technical problems with scenic elements skill
- not needed by the target role prevent technical problems with stage equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up stage lights skill
- not needed by the target role set up technical stage equipment skill
1 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 computer graphics optional
Other moves recorded from scenery technician
Common questions about this move
Can a scenery technician become a video technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A scenery technician already covers 66% of what a video technician is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 15 of which the video technician role treats as required.
What skills does a scenery technician need to become a video technician?
8 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is install image equipment.
How hard is the move from scenery technician to video technician?
Its learning distance is 43.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.