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

set buyertocamera operator

A set buyer already meets 17% of what the camera operator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From set buyer
17%
Overlap1
To camera operator
6 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
83.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.6/ 100

1 Share of the camera operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the set buyer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A camera operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a set buyer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse a script
  • cinematography
  • ensure visual quality of the set
  • lighting techniques
  • photography

What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 camera operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a set buyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held cinematography arts and humanities
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held lighting techniques arts and humanities
  • already held film production process arts and humanities
  • already held photography arts and humanities
  • already held analyse a script communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the camera operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 9 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, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt artistic plan to location required
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held analyse the scenography required
  • required, not held create moving images required
  • required, not held determine visual concepts required
  • required, not held work with an artistic team required
  • required, not held work with the director of photography required
  • required, not held follow directions of the artistic director required
  • optional, not held plan shots optional
  • optional, not held create special effects optional
  • optional, not held use storyboards optional
  • optional, not held work with motion picture editing team optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate a camera required
  • required, not held select camera apertures required
  • required, not held set up cameras required
  • required, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment required
  • optional, not held practise camera movements optional
  • optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
  • optional, not held maintain audiovisual equipment optional
03 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held study media sources required
  • required, not held keep up with trends required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
04 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held supervise camera crew optional
  • optional, not held assess power needs optional
  • optional, not held plan audiovisual recording optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
06 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held audiovisual equipment required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a camera operator 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 analyse a script skill
  • already held cinematography knowledge
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • already held lighting techniques knowledge
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held film production process knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held plan shots optional
  • optional, not held practise camera movements optional
  • optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
  • optional, not held create special effects optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held maintain audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held supervise camera crew optional
  • optional, not held transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer optional
  • optional, not held use storyboards optional
  • optional, not held work with motion picture editing team optional
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held assess power needs optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held plan audiovisual recording optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
21 held skills the camera operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role acquire antique items skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt props skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt sets skill
  • not needed by the target role build props skill
  • not needed by the target role change over props skill
  • not needed by the target role check deliveries on receipt skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate price changes skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role define set building methods skill
  • not needed by the target role film studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify props skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of rented items skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage rented goods returns skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customized upholstery skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase props skill
  • not needed by the target role room aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work with prop makers 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held audiovisual equipment required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from set buyer

Full index of moves from set buyer

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.