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

stand-intostunt performer

A stand-in already meets 60% of what the stunt performer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From stand-in
60%
Overlap1
To stunt performer
22 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
45.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.6/ 100

1 Share of the stunt performer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stand-in 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 stunt performer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a stand-in already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to type of media
  • attend rehearsals
  • collaborate on costume and make-up for performances
  • express yourself physically
  • follow directions of the artistic director
  • follow time cues

What stands in the way is 4 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stunt performer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stand-in background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held express yourself physically communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held harmonise body movements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt to acting roles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held practice dance moves communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held self-promote communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the stunt performer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 2 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held perform stunts required
  • required, not held manage feedback required
  • optional, not held practise extreme sports optional
  • optional, not held adapt fighting techniques for performance optional
  • optional, not held communicate expectations of fight actions optional
  • optional, not held learn the choreographic material optional
  • optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
  • optional, not held practice martial arts optional
  • optional, not held prepare rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held perform improvisation optional
  • optional, not held ride horses optional
  • optional, not held work with prop makers optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work with respect for own safety required
  • optional, not held use firearms optional
  • optional, not held obtain relevant licenses optional
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse own performance required
  • optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
  • optional, not held organise rehearsals optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sword fighting optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held interact safely with animals optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stunt performer 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held attend rehearsals skill
  • already held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
  • already held express yourself physically skill
  • already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • already held follow time cues skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held harmonise body movements skill
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held study roles from scripts skill
  • already held work with an artistic team skill
  • already held work with the camera crew skill
  • already held work with the lighting crew skill
  • already held acting techniques knowledge
  • already held adapt to acting roles skill
  • already held film production process knowledge
  • already held interact with fellow actors skill
  • already held lighting techniques knowledge
  • already held perform dances skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held practice dance moves skill
  • already held self-promote skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held practise extreme sports optional
  • optional, not held sword fighting optional
  • optional, not held adapt fighting techniques for performance optional
  • optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
  • optional, not held communicate expectations of fight actions optional
  • optional, not held interact safely with animals optional
  • optional, not held learn the choreographic material optional
  • optional, not held organise rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
  • optional, not held practice martial arts optional
  • optional, not held prepare rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
  • optional, not held use firearms optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held obtain relevant licenses optional
  • optional, not held perform improvisation optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held ride horses optional
  • optional, not held work with prop makers optional
5 held skills the stunt performer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scripted dialogue skill
  • not needed by the target role practise singing skill
  • not needed by the target role sing skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the director of photography 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held sword fighting optional
Index

Other moves recorded from stand-in

Full index of moves from stand-in

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.