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

video and motion picture directortocamera operator

A video and motion picture director already meets 44% of what the camera operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From video and motion picture director
44%
Overlap1
To camera operator
16 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
62.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 62.5

This move: 62.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the camera operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the video and motion picture director 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A camera operator 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 supervise camera crew management skills
  • already held work with motion picture editing team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held cinematography arts and humanities
  • already held set up cameras working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held study media sources information skills
  • already held work with the director of photography communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the camera operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt artistic plan to location required
  • required, not held analyse the scenography required
  • required, not held create moving images required
  • required, not held determine visual concepts required
  • required, not held work with an artistic team required
  • required, not held follow directions of the artistic director required
  • optional, not held plan shots optional
  • optional, not held create special effects optional
  • optional, not held use storyboards optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held select camera apertures required
  • required, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment required
  • optional, not held practise camera movements optional
  • optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
  • optional, not held maintain audiovisual equipment optional
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held keep up with trends required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
05 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held assess power needs optional
  • optional, not held plan audiovisual recording optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a camera operator 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held cinematography knowledge
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held lighting techniques knowledge
  • already held operate a camera skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held set up cameras skill
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held work with the director of photography skill
  • already held attend rehearsals skill
  • already held film production process knowledge
  • already held supervise camera crew skill
  • already held work with motion picture editing team skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held plan shots optional
  • optional, not held practise camera movements optional
  • optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
  • optional, not held create special effects optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held maintain audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer optional
  • optional, not held use storyboards optional
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held assess power needs optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held plan audiovisual recording optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
28 held skills the camera operator 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 carry out auditions skill
  • 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 digital moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • 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 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 study relationships between characters 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 playwrights skill
  • not needed by the target role work with pre-production team skill
3 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 file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from video and motion picture director

Full index of moves from video and motion picture director

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.