Video technician to performance video operator
A video technician already meets 64% of what the performance video operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.7/ 100
1 How much of what a performance video operator is expected to do is already part of a video technician’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 performance video operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A performance video operator role treats 21 of its required skills as things a video technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- adjust projector
- consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production
- draw up artistic production
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
What stands in the way is 11 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performance video operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a video technician background worth leading with.
- already held run a projection working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held adjust projector working with computers
- already held set up projection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use a telecine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain audiovisual equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held assist multimedia operator working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 38 carried skills, including the 21 the performance video operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 5 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 communicate during show required
- still to learn edit digital moving images required
- still to learn interpret artistic intentions required
- still to learn intervene with actions on stage required
- still to learn support a designer in the developing process required
- still to learn attend rehearsals required
- optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
- optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
- optional, not held mix live images optional
- optional, not held update design results during rehearsals optional
- still to learn organise resources for artistic production required
- still to learn plan audiovisual recording required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held assess power needs optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
- still to learn use communication equipment required
- optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
- optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
- still to learn perform quality control of design during a run required
- optional, not held monitor developments in technology used for design optional
- still to learn run a media server required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a performance video operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate during show practise this
- 02 edit digital moving images practise this
- 03 interpret artistic intentions 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 38 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held adjust projector skill
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held set up projection equipment skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held assist multimedia operator skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- already held instruct on set up of equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held maintain audiovisual equipment skill
- already held maintain system layout for a production skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held operate a camera skill
- already held pack electronic equipment skill
- already held run a projection skill
- already held set up cameras skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held use a telecine skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
- optional, not held assemble performance equipment optional
- optional, not held coach staff for running the performance optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held mix live images optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in technology used for design optional
- optional, not held update budget optional
- optional, not held update design results during rehearsals optional
- optional, not held assess power needs optional
- optional, not held de-rig electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
7 held skills the performance video operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate audio system programmes skill
- not needed by the target role install image equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
- not needed by the target role manage signoff of an installed system skill
- not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
- not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
Other moves recorded from video technician
Common questions about this move
Can a video technician become a performance video operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A video technician already covers 64% of what a performance video operator is expected to do: 38 skills carry over, 21 of which the performance video operator role treats as required.
What skills does a video technician need to become a performance video operator?
11 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate during show.
How hard is the move from video technician to performance video operator?
Its learning distance is 48.7 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.