Skills Technical Director - Motion Pictures, Broadcasting And Performing Arts in Nova Scotia

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "technical director - motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts" was moved from the group Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 5131) to the group Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 51120).

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a technical director - motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations (NOC 51120).

Tasks

  • Organize and co-ordinate production
  • Supervise staff or team
  • Determine treatment, scope and scheduling of production
  • Interpret scripts, select the cast and advise in the interpretation and delivery of the performance
  • Create dances for film, theater and television
  • Hire and dismiss staff
  • Direct rehearsals for dancers to achieve desired interpretation
  • Plan, organize and direct the artistic aspects of production
  • Oversee the design of sets, costumes, furnishings and props
  • Plan and co-ordinate the production of musical recordings
  • Direct musicians and singers during rehearsals and recording
  • Co-ordinate and direct the photography of production
  • Determine lighting, lenses, camera angles and backgrounds
  • Edit motion picture film and arrange film segments into sequences

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

    Skills

  • Analysis Help -
    • Projecting Outcomes
    • Planning

    Analysis

    Examining and evaluating information.
    • Projecting Outcomes

      Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.

    • Planning

      Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.

    Service and Care

    Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

    Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

    Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.
  • Management Help -
    • Strategic Planning
    • Leading and Motivating
    • Allocating and Controlling Resources
    • Evaluating
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing
    • Recruiting and Hiring
    • Supervising

    Management

    Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.
    • Strategic Planning

      Envisioning a future state and developing strategies, goals, objectives and action plans to achieve it.

    • Leading and Motivating

      Reinforcing an organization's vision and monitoring compliance.

    • Allocating and Controlling Resources

      Determining the distribution of people, assets, materials or capital to accomplish organizational goals and putting in place financial and administrative controls.

    • Evaluating

      Directing processes and procedures to ensure they add measurable value.

    • Co-ordinating and Organizing

      Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.

    • Recruiting and Hiring

      Acquiring the right talent to achieve the organization's mission.

    • Supervising

      Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

  • Communication Help -
    • Negotiating and Adjudicating
    • Liaising and Networking

    Communication

    Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.
    • Negotiating and Adjudicating

      Exchanging ideas while analyzing issues and interests at stake, and enabling opposing sides to resolve disputes and reach agreement.

    • Liaising and Networking

      Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.

    Information Handling

    Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

    Handling Goods and Materials

    Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.
  • Creative Expression Help -
    • Designing
    • Performing and Entertaining

    Creative Expression

    Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.
    • Designing

      Producing work based on aesthetic or functional design concepts.

    • Performing and Entertaining

      Performing to entertain an audience.

    Building

    Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

    Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

    Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

    Knowledge

  • Social Sciences and Arts Help -
    • Fine and Applied Arts

    Social Sciences and Arts

    Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.
    • Fine and Applied Arts

      Knowledge of theory and techniques required to create, design, compose and perform works of music, dance, visual art, drama and sculpture.

    Mathematics and Science

    Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

    Manufacturing and Production

    Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

    Law and Public Safety

    Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

    Business, Finance and Management

    Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

    Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

    Education and Training

    Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.
  • Communications and Transportation Help -
    • Communications and Media
    • Telecommunications

    Communications and Transportation

    Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.
    • Communications and Media

      Knowledge of production and transmission to inform, persuade and entertain through written, oral and visual media.

    • Telecommunications

      Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control and operations of telecommunication systems.

    Health Services

    Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
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