Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Video and motion picture director to animation layout artist

A video and motion picture director already meets 29% of what the animation layout artist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From video and motion picture director
29 % overlap
Distant match
To animation layout artist
10 You already bring
13 Still to learn
47 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

75/ 100

1 How much of what an animation layout artist is expected to do is already part of a video and motion picture director’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 animation layout artist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An animation layout artist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a video and motion picture director already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adapt to type of media
  • analyse a script
  • edit digital moving images
  • ensure visual quality of the set
  • finish project within budget
  • 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An animation layout artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a video and motion picture director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held study relationships between characters information skills
  • already held set up cameras working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held study media sources information skills
  • already held operate a camera working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held edit digital moving images communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the animation layout artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 7 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 arts and humanities 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn digital arts required
  • still to learn 3D lighting required
  • still to learn holography required
  • still to learn graphic design required
  • still to learn motion graphics required
  • still to learn multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn consult with production director required
  • still to learn operate 3D computer graphics software required
  • still to learn provide input to collaborators to guide their work required
  • still to learn set up animation elements required
  • still to learn follow a brief required
  • optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
  • optional, not held convert into animated object optional
  • optional, not held create animated narratives optional
  • optional, not held create moving images optional
  • optional, not held develop animations optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held manage portfolio optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 9 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT software specifications required
  • still to learn computer graphics required
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held Capture One 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 augmented reality optional
04 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held create 3D characters optional
  • optional, not held provide multimedia content optional
  • optional, not held rig 3D characters optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digitization optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an animation layout 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held edit digital moving images skill
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • already held finish project within budget skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held study relationships between characters skill
  • already held operate a camera skill
  • already held set up cameras skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held Capture One 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 animate 3D organic forms optional
  • optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held convert into animated object optional
  • optional, not held create 3D characters optional
  • optional, not held create animated narratives optional
  • optional, not held create moving images optional
  • optional, not held develop animations optional
  • optional, not held graphics editor software optional
  • optional, not held motion capture optional
  • optional, not held provide multimedia content optional
  • optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
  • optional, not held select camera apertures optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held digitization optional
  • optional, not held manage portfolio optional
  • optional, not held rig 3D characters optional
34 held skills the animation layout artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt a script skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
  • not needed by the target role assess production needs to plan a production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
  • not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out auditions skill
  • not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role create production schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
  • not needed by the target role design lighting skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
  • not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
  • not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role help set rehearsal schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role hire human resources skill
  • not needed by the target role lead cast and crew skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role organise rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise script preparation skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise sound production skill
  • not needed by the target role tell a story skill
  • not needed by the target role watch scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role work with motion picture editing team skill
  • not needed by the target role work with playwrights skill
  • not needed by the target role work with pre-production team skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
19 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
  • still to learn digital arts required
  • still to learn 3D lighting required
  • still to learn ICT software specifications required
  • still to learn holography required
  • still to learn computer graphics required
  • still to learn graphic design required
  • still to learn motion graphics required
  • still to learn multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held Capture One 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 motion capture optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held digitization optional
Index

Other moves recorded from video and motion picture director

Full index of moves from video and motion picture director

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a video and motion picture director become an animation layout artist?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A video and motion picture director already covers 29% of what an animation layout artist is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the animation layout artist role treats as required.

What skills does a video and motion picture director need to become an animation layout artist?

13 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by arts and humanities. The single most important is digital arts.

How hard is the move from video and motion picture director to animation layout artist?

Its learning distance is 75 out of 100, which is the career change 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.