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

storyboard artisttostop-motion animator

A storyboard artist already meets 37% of what the stop-motion animator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From storyboard artist
37%
Overlap1
To stop-motion animator
7 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
59.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.3/ 100

1 Share of the stop-motion animator 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 stop-motion animator role treats 5 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
  • develop animations
  • follow work schedule
  • study media sources

What stands in the way is 5 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stop-motion animator 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 develop animations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held study media sources information skills
  • already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt to type of media communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse a script communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow work schedule management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the stop-motion animator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held select artistic materials to create artworks required
  • required, not held set up animation elements required
  • required, not held follow a brief required
  • optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
  • optional, not held design puppets optional
  • optional, not held harmonise body movements optional
  • optional, not held manipulate puppets optional
  • optional, not held create clay figures optional
  • optional, not held manage portfolio optional
02 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held study relationships between characters required
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held operate lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
06 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create puppets optional
  • optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stop-motion animator 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held develop animations skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held consult with production director skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create puppets optional
  • optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
  • optional, not held design puppets optional
  • optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
  • optional, not held harmonise body movements optional
  • optional, not held manipulate puppets optional
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held operate lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held set up cameras optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held create clay figures optional
  • optional, not held manage portfolio optional
26 held skills the stop-motion animator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • 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 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 creative ideas 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 film production process knowledge
  • 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 multimedia systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • 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
  • not needed by the target role work with playwrights 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
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material 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.