Table 1Transition record

sound editortovideo and motion picture editor

A sound editor already meets 32% of what the video and motion picture editor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sound editor

32%

Overlap1

To video and motion picture editor

13 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

73.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the video and motion picture editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sound editor 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 video and motion picture editor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a sound editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse a script
consult with production director
familiarise with personal directing styles
film production process
finish project within budget
follow directions of the artistic director

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video and motion picture editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sound editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held synchronise sound with images working with computers
already held file-based workflow arts and humanities
already held familiarise with personal directing styles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held search databases working with computers
already held archive documentation related to work information skills
already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the video and motion picture editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 8 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 arts and humanities 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held digital media required
required, not held graphic design required
required, not held motion graphics required
required, not held multimedia systems required

optional, not held colour grading optional
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional
optional, not held photography optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held consult with motion picture producer required
required, not held watch scenes required

optional, not held apply colour grading optional
optional, not held advise supervisors optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held create moving images optional
optional, not held create subtitles optional
optional, not held develop animations optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held ICT software specifications required

optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held computer graphics optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held put uncut recordings into computer required

optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held supervise video and motion picture editing team required

optional, not held manage staff optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cut raw footage digitally required

optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a video and motion picture editor 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse a script skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held familiarise with personal directing styles skill
already held film production process knowledge
already held finish project within budget skill
already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held search databases skill
already held synchronise sound with images skill
already held archive documentation related to work skill
already held draw up artistic production skill
already held edit recorded sound skill
already held file-based workflow knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 required

required, not held supervise equipment required

08 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held create rough cut required

30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply colour grading optional
optional, not held colour grading optional
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held advise supervisors optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
optional, not held create moving images optional
optional, not held create subtitles optional
optional, not held develop animations optional
optional, not held digital content creation optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held computer graphics optional
optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held photography optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

20 held skills the video and motion picture editor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role attend music recording sessions skill
not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with music librarians skill
not needed by the target role coordinate music with scenes skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role draft music cue breakdown skill
not needed by the target role engage composers skill
not needed by the target role film music techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role musical genres knowledge
not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role musical notation knowledge
not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
not needed by the target role organise compositions skill
not needed by the target role purchase music skill
not needed by the target role rewrite musical scores skill
not needed by the target role structure soundtrack skill
not needed by the target role synchronise with mouth movements skill
not needed by the target role transcribe ideas into musical notation skill
not needed by the target role transpose music skill
not needed by the target role work with composers skill

17 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 ICT software specifications required
required, not held digital media required
required, not held graphic design required
required, not held motion graphics required
required, not held multimedia systems required
optional, not held colour grading optional
optional, not held 3D lighting optional
optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
optional, not held Synfig optional
optional, not held graphics editor software optional
optional, not held computer graphics optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional
optional, not held photography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sound editor

Full index of moves from sound editor

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.