From prop maker to prop master/prop mistress
16 of the 27 essential skills of a prop master/prop mistress are already essential for a prop maker — about 59% of the job, before you learn anything new.
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
- 11
- would be new
- 59%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a prop master/prop mistress
What a prop master/prop mistress does
Prop masters/mistresses setup, prepare, check and maintain objects used on stage by actors or other small movable objects called props. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and prepare the props. During a performance they position props, hand them over or take them back from the actors.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt props
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- build devices into props
- define prop building methods
- develop prop effects
- maintain props
- prepare personal work environment
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- understand artistic concepts
- use personal protection equipment
- work ergonomically
- work safely with chemicals
- work safely with machines
- work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
- work with respect for own safety
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a prop master/prop mistress and not for a prop maker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- change over props
- ensure visual quality of the set
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- hand props to actors
- manage stage effects
- organise resources for artistic production
- prepare stage effects
- preset props
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- set up pyrotechnical equipment
- use technical documentation
Other moves from prop maker
2 roles- set builder16 skills in common
- costume maker14 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a prop master/prop mistress?
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.