Video and motion picture producer to producer
A video and motion picture producer already meets 64% of what the producer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.1/ 100
1 How much of what a producer is expected to do is already part of a video and motion picture producer’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 producer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A producer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a video and motion picture producer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess financial viability
- consult with production director
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- manage budgets
- marketing principles
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A producer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a video and motion picture producer background worth leading with.
- already held take artistic vision into account communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate exploitation rights communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out interviews to select artistic team members communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held make film shooting schedule management skills
- already held negotiate publishing rights communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held select scripts communication, collaboration and creativity
All 36 carried skills, including the 6 the producer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 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.
- still to learn apply strategic thinking required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held hire background musicians optional
- optional, not held identify music with commercial potential optional
- optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
- optional, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio optional
- optional, not held supervise sound production optional
- still to learn analyse a script required
- optional, not held promote music optional
- optional, not held negotiate with artists optional
- still to learn project management required
- optional, not held sales activities optional
- optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held types of audiovisual formats optional
- optional, not held use audio reproduction software optional
- optional, not held develop digital content optional
- optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
- optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a producer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse a script practise this
- 02 project management study this
- 03 apply strategic thinking practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 36 skills that carry over
- already held assess financial viability skill
- already held consult with production director skill
- already held copyright legislation knowledge
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held marketing principles knowledge
- already held accounting techniques knowledge
- already held attend read-through skill
- already held audiovisual products knowledge
- already held calculate production costs skill
- already held carry out auditions skill
- already held carry out interviews to select artistic team members skill
- already held create rough cut skill
- already held direct distribution operations skill
- already held edit scripts skill
- already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
- already held film production process knowledge
- already held financial jurisdiction knowledge
- already held implement marketing strategies skill
- already held implement strategic planning skill
- already held liaise with financiers skill
- already held make film shooting schedule skill
- already held negotiate exploitation rights skill
- already held negotiate publishing rights skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held plan marketing strategy skill
- already held prepare government funding dossiers skill
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held search for a suitable filming location skill
- already held select scripts skill
- already held take artistic vision into account skill
- already held tax legislation knowledge
- already held work with motion picture editing team skill
- already held work with playwrights skill
- already held work with video and motion picture production team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held manage sound quality optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held hire background musicians optional
- optional, not held identify music with commercial potential optional
- optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
- optional, not held promote music optional
- optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
- optional, not held sales activities optional
- optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
- optional, not held use audio reproduction software optional
- optional, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio optional
- optional, not held develop digital content optional
- optional, not held manage sound quality optional
- optional, not held negotiate with artists optional
- optional, not held supervise sound production optional
- optional, not held types of audiovisual formats optional
4 held skills the producer role does not ask for
- 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 manage accounts skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn project management required
- optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
- optional, not held sales activities optional
- optional, not held types of audiovisual formats optional
Other moves recorded from video and motion picture producer
Common questions about this move
Can a video and motion picture producer become a producer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A video and motion picture producer already covers 64% of what a producer is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 6 of which the producer role treats as required.
What skills does a video and motion picture producer need to become a producer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is analyse a script.
How hard is the move from video and motion picture producer to producer?
Its learning distance is 41.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.