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Competences — director of photography

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6ba25e0f-7fb8-4879-a1f9-d4f8945966be).

Essential

  • adapt designers work to the performance venue (skill/competence)
  • adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
  • analyse a script (skill/competence)
  • audiovisual equipment (knowledge)
  • cinematography (knowledge)
  • consult with production director (skill/competence)
  • design lighting (skill/competence)
  • develop creative ideas (skill/competence)
  • ensure visual quality of the set (skill/competence)
  • film production process (knowledge)
  • finish project within budget (skill/competence)
  • follow work schedule (skill/competence)
  • lighting techniques (knowledge)
  • photography (knowledge)
  • study media sources (skill/competence)
  • supervise camera crew (skill/competence)
  • supervise sound production (skill/competence)
  • translate artistic concepts to technical designs (skill/competence)
  • watch scenes (skill/competence)
  • work with motion picture editing team (skill/competence)
  • work with pre-production team (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adapt a script (skill/competence)
  • attend rehearsals (skill/competence)
  • edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
  • edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
  • file-based workflow (knowledge)
  • hire human resources (skill/competence)
  • ICT software specifications (knowledge)
  • liaise with event sponsors (skill/competence)
  • multimedia systems (knowledge)
  • operate a camera (skill/competence)
  • perform video editing (skill/competence)
  • photographic processing techniques (knowledge)
  • read scripts (skill/competence)
  • select camera apertures (skill/competence)
  • set up cameras (skill/competence)
  • supervise script preparation (skill/competence)
  • work with playwrights (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 27 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • cinematography — 52 %
  • camera operation — 44 %
  • visual storytelling — 26 %
  • lighting — 22 %
  • lighting design — 19 %
  • video editing — 19 %
  • video production — 19 %