Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Stunt performer to variety artist

A stunt performer already meets 38% of what the variety artist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From stunt performer
38 % overlap
Distant match
To variety artist
11 You already bring
7 Still to learn
34 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

62/ 100

1 How much of what a variety artist is expected to do is already part of a stunt performer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the variety artist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A variety artist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a stunt performer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • analyse own performance
  • attend rehearsals
  • interact with fellow actors
  • manage feedback
  • study roles from scripts
  • work with an artistic team

What stands in the way is 7 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 variety artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stunt performer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform stunts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform dances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held interact with fellow actors communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse own performance management skills
  • already held study roles from scripts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with an artistic team communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the variety artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 11 supplementary
  • still to learn create an artistic performance required
  • still to learn perform live required
  • still to learn select music for performance required
  • still to learn work independently as an artist required
  • still to learn interact with an audience required
  • optional, not held act for an audience optional
  • optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
  • optional, not held engage the audience emotionally optional
  • optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
  • optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
  • optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
  • optional, not held perform music solo optional
  • optional, not held play musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held sing optional
  • optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn cope with stage fright required
  • optional, not held match venues with performers optional
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn keep up with trends required
04 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage performance light quality optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a variety artist 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 analyse own performance skill
  • already held attend rehearsals skill
  • already held interact with fellow actors skill
  • already held manage feedback skill
  • already held study roles from scripts skill
  • already held work with an artistic team skill
  • already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • already held follow time cues skill
  • already held perform dances skill
  • already held perform stunts skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held act for an audience optional
  • optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
  • optional, not held engage the audience emotionally optional
  • optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
  • optional, not held manage performance light quality optional
  • optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
  • optional, not held match venues with performers optional
  • optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
  • optional, not held perform music solo optional
  • optional, not held play musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held sing optional
  • optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
  • optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
34 held skills the variety artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role acting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt fighting techniques for performance skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to acting roles skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse your fight discipline expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate expectations of fight actions skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role express yourself physically skill
  • not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role harmonise body movements skill
  • not needed by the target role interact safely with animals skill
  • not needed by the target role learn the choreographic material skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role obtain relevant licenses skill
  • not needed by the target role organise rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role perform improvisation skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform with motion capture equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role practice dance moves skill
  • not needed by the target role practice martial arts skill
  • not needed by the target role practise extreme sports skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role ride horses skill
  • not needed by the target role search for a suitable filming location skill
  • not needed by the target role self-promote skill
  • not needed by the target role study media sources skill
  • not needed by the target role sword fighting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use firearms skill
  • not needed by the target role work with prop makers skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew 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 pick up Tier
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
Index

Other moves recorded from stunt performer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a stunt performer become a variety artist?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A stunt performer already covers 38% of what a variety artist is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the variety artist role treats as required.

What skills does a stunt performer need to become a variety artist?

7 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is cope with stage fright.

How hard is the move from stunt performer to variety artist?

Its learning distance is 62 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.