Table 1Transition record

script supervisortopost-production supervisor

A script supervisor already meets 26% of what the post-production supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From script supervisor

26%

Overlap1

To post-production supervisor

4 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

67.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.1

This move: 67.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the post-production supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the script 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A post-production supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a script 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 consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held film production process arts and humanities

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the post-production supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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 management skills 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held check the production schedule required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held meet deadlines required
required, not held supervise work required

optional, not held hire post-production team optional
optional, not held understand budgetary limits optional
optional, not held supervise video and motion picture editing team optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor production costs required
required, not held read scripts required

optional, not held calculate production costs optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held consult with motion picture producer required
required, not held work with video and motion picture production team required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held accounting techniques required

05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held photography optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a post-production supervisor 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult with production director skill
already held film production process knowledge
already held work with motion picture editing team skill
already held work with pre-production team skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held hire post-production team optional
optional, not held understand budgetary limits optional
optional, not held supervise video and motion picture editing team optional
optional, not held calculate production costs optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held photography optional

22 held skills the post-production supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt a script skill
not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role check continuity requirements skill
not needed by the target role design lighting skill
not needed by the target role dress actors skill
not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
not needed by the target role edit scripts skill
not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
not needed by the target role lead cast and crew skill
not needed by the target role observe shots skill
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
not needed by the target role prepare film continuity reports skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
not needed by the target role study relationships between characters skill
not needed by the target role supervise camera crew skill
not needed by the target role supervise sound production skill
not needed by the target role watch scenes skill
not needed by the target role work with an artistic team skill
not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill

2 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 accounting techniques required
optional, not held photography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from script supervisor

Full index of moves from script 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.