From actor/actress to puppeteer
14 of the 17 essential skills of a puppeteer are already essential for a actor/actress — about 82% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from actor/actress in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 82%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a puppeteer
What a puppeteer does
Puppeteers perform shows by manipulating puppets such as hand puppets or marionettes. Their performance is based on a script and the movements of the puppets have to be synchronised with the speech and music. Puppeteers may write their own scripts and design and create their own puppets.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- act for an audience
- adapt to acting roles
- analyse own performance
- attend rehearsals
- engage the audience emotionally
- follow time cues
- interact with an audience
- interact with fellow actors
- interpret performance concepts in the creative process
- manage feedback
- perform live
- study roles from scripts
- use declaiming techniques
- work with an artistic team
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a puppeteer and not for a actor/actress. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from actor/actress
2 roles- stand-up comedian14 skills in common
- dancer13 skills in common
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How far are you from being a puppeteer?
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.