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

storyboard artisttodirector of photography

A storyboard artist already meets 34% of what the director of photography role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From storyboard artist
34%
Overlap1
To director of photography
11 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
69.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.7/ 100

1 Share of the director of photography role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the storyboard artist 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 director of photography role treats 8 of its required skills as things a storyboard artist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to type of media
  • analyse a script
  • consult with production director
  • develop creative ideas
  • film production process
  • follow work schedule

What stands in the way is 13 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A director of photography role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a storyboard artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held work with playwrights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held study media sources information skills
  • already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held film production process arts and humanities
  • already held adapt to type of media communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop creative ideas communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the director of photography role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 6 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 7 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue required
  • required, not held design lighting required
  • required, not held ensure visual quality of the set required
  • required, not held watch scenes required
  • required, not held work with motion picture editing team required
  • required, not held work with pre-production team required
  • required, not held translate artistic concepts to technical designs required
  • optional, not held adapt a script optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
02 arts and humanities 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held cinematography required
  • required, not held lighting techniques required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
03 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise camera crew required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held supervise sound production required
  • optional, not held hire human resources optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
05 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held read scripts optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a director of photography 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held consult with production director skill
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held film production process knowledge
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held work with playwrights skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt a script optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held hire human resources optional
  • optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held read scripts optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
  • optional, not held supervise script preparation optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
22 held skills the director of photography role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role cameras knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create 2D painting skill
  • not needed by the target role create animated narratives skill
  • not needed by the target role create digital images skill
  • not needed by the target role create original drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role create sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role develop animations skill
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
  • not needed by the target role present storyboard skill
  • not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
  • not needed by the target role use digital illustration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use storyboards skill
  • not needed by the target role use traditional illustration techniques skill
5 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
  • required, not held cinematography required
  • required, not held lighting techniques required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held photographic processing techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from storyboard artist

Full index of moves from storyboard artist

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.