Occupation Atlasminiature set designer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/88760821-9df4-47a6-a1c2-ac08b9759396
miniature set designer
Miniature set designers design and build miniature props and sets of motion pictures. They build models used for visual effects that meet the look and requirements of the production. Miniature set designers cut material using hand tools to construct three-dimensional props and sets.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
AERArtistic · Enterprising · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic6.69
- E Enterprising3.93
- R Realistic3.70
- C Conventional3.27
- S Social3.04
- I Investigative2.75
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Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Set and Exhibit Designers (27-1027.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- build miniature sets
- change over props
- cinematography
- consult with production director
- create set models
- design miniature props
- design miniature sets
- finish project within budget
- follow work schedule
- graphic design
- health and safety regulations
- model sets
- preset miniature sets
- preset props
- use personal protection equipment
- work ergonomically
Optional (22)
- adapt props
- adapt sets
- analyse a script
- analyse the need for technical resources
- attend rehearsals
- draw up artistic production
- ensure safety of mobile electrical systems
- ensure visual quality of the set
- film production process
- hand props to actors
- lighting techniques
- manage consumables stock
- manage supplies
- photography
- prevent technical problems with scenic elements
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- work safely with chemicals
- work safely with machines
- work safely with pyrotechnical materials in a performance environment
- work with the camera crew
- work with the director of photography
- work with the lighting crew
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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