# Competences — camera operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6fed206a-ac4d-492b-a81a-5a3a0f2b67bc).

## Essential

- **adapt artistic plan to location** (skill/competence)
- **adapt to type of media** (skill/competence)
- **analyse a script** (skill/competence)
- **analyse the scenography** (skill/competence)
- **audiovisual equipment** (knowledge)
- **cinematography** (knowledge)
- **create moving images** (skill/competence)
- **determine visual concepts** (skill/competence)
- **ensure visual quality of the set** (skill/competence)
- **follow directions of the artistic director** (skill/competence)
- **follow work schedule** (skill/competence)
- **keep up with trends** (skill/competence)
- **lighting techniques** (knowledge)
- **operate a camera** (skill/competence)
- **photography** (knowledge)
- **select camera apertures** (skill/competence)
- **set up audiovisual peripheral equipment** (skill/competence)
- **set up cameras** (skill/competence)
- **study media sources** (skill/competence)
- **use technical documentation** (skill/competence)
- **work ergonomically** (skill/competence)
- **work with an artistic team** (skill/competence)
- **work with the director of photography** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- assess power needs (skill/competence)
- assist multimedia operator (skill/competence)
- attend rehearsals (skill/competence)
- collaborate on costume and make-up for performances (skill/competence)
- create special effects (skill/competence)
- electricity (knowledge)
- file-based workflow (knowledge)
- film production process (knowledge)
- follow safety procedures when working at heights (skill/competence)
- health and safety regulations (knowledge)
- maintain audiovisual equipment (skill/competence)
- manage technical resources stock (skill/competence)
- plan audiovisual recording (skill/competence)
- plan shots (skill/competence)
- practise camera movements (skill/competence)
- supervise camera crew (skill/competence)
- transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer (skill/competence)
- use personal protection equipment (skill/competence)
- use storyboards (skill/competence)
- work with motion picture editing team (skill/competence)
- work with the lighting crew (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 47 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

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

### Hard skills

- camera operation — **64 %**
- video production — **40 %**
- videography — **21 %**

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