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

video and motion picture editortosound editor

A video and motion picture editor already meets 46% of what the sound editor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From video and motion picture editor
46%
Overlap1
To sound editor
13 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
57.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.5/ 100

1 Share of the sound editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the video and motion picture editor 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 sound editor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a video and motion picture editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse a script
  • consult with production director
  • edit recorded sound
  • familiarise with personal directing styles
  • finish project within budget
  • follow directions of the artistic director

What stands in the way is 8 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sound editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a video and motion picture editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held synchronise sound with images working with computers
  • already held file-based workflow arts and humanities
  • already held familiarise with personal directing styles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held search databases working with computers
  • already held archive documentation related to work information skills
  • already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the sound editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held structure soundtrack required
  • required, not held attend music recording sessions required
  • required, not held coordinate music with scenes required
  • optional, not held draft music cue breakdown optional
  • optional, not held purchase music optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with music librarians optional
  • optional, not held organise compositions optional
  • optional, not held rewrite musical scores optional
  • optional, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation optional
  • optional, not held transpose music optional
  • optional, not held work with composers optional
02 arts and humanities 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held film music techniques required
  • required, not held musical theory required
  • required, not held musical genres required
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical notation optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held audio editing software required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held engage composers optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held synchronise with mouth movements optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sound editor 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held consult with production director skill
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
  • already held familiarise with personal directing styles skill
  • already held finish project within budget skill
  • already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held search databases skill
  • already held synchronise sound with images skill
  • already held archive documentation related to work skill
  • already held draw up artistic production skill
  • already held file-based workflow knowledge
  • already held film production process knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held draft music cue breakdown optional
  • optional, not held purchase music optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with music librarians optional
  • optional, not held engage composers optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held organise compositions optional
  • optional, not held rewrite musical scores optional
  • optional, not held synchronise with mouth movements optional
  • optional, not held transcribe ideas into musical notation optional
  • optional, not held transpose music optional
  • optional, not held work with composers optional
  • optional, not held musical notation optional
42 held skills the sound editor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D lighting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise supervisors skill
  • not needed by the target role animate 3D organic forms skill
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply colour grading skill
  • not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
  • not needed by the target role colour grade images with digital intermediate skill
  • not needed by the target role colour grading knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
  • not needed by the target role convert different audiovisual formats skill
  • not needed by the target role create moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
  • not needed by the target role create subtitles skill
  • not needed by the target role cut raw footage digitally 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 compositing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role motion graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software 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 put uncut recordings into computer skill
  • not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise video and motion picture editing team skill

2 further entries not listed here

7 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 film music techniques required
  • required, not held musical theory required
  • required, not held audio editing software required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held musical genres required
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical notation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from video and motion picture editor

Full index of moves from video and motion picture editor

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.