From animator to special effects artist
16 of the 18 essential skills of a special effects artist are already essential for a animator — about 89% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from animator in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 89%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a special effects artist
What a special effects artist does
Special effects artists create illusions for movies, videos and computer games. They use computer software.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt to type of media
- analyse a script
- computer equipment
- computer graphics
- create moving images
- design graphics
- develop animations
- finish project within budget
- follow a brief
- follow work schedule
- graphic design
- ICT software specifications
- motion graphics
- multimedia systems
- provide multimedia content
- study media sources
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a special effects artist and not for a animator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from animator
1 roles- animation layout artist11 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a special effects artist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.