Automation index
How much of a Film director’s job can AI already do?
A storyboard and a shooting plan assemble. Saying action, watching the actor, and cutting or not do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Film director
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#491 / 633
View rankingFilm director
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Breakdown, storyboard and shooting plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Casting, locations and pre-rehearsal.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Direct on set: action, continuity and taste.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Edit, colour and sound with the team.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Handle producer, time and budget.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Vision of the film and final cut.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Breakdown, storyboard and shooting plan
- Casting, locations and pre-rehearsal
- Edit, colour and sound with the team
- Handle producer, time and budget
- Vision of the film and final cut
- director de cine
- film director
- realizador
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-2012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2654
IS WORK OVER?
Book editor
25%
#220 / 633
View rankingBook editor
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Readers’ reports, selection and rejection.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Work the text with the author: structure and tone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
P&L, advances, contracts and the schedule.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Coordinate copy-edit, layout, cover and press.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
List, bookshops and the life of the title.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The editorial bet and owning the book.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- edit books
- readers’ reports
- work manuscripts
- negotiate advances
- build the list
- coordinate layout
- choose the cover
- get it into shops
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3041.00· ESCO/ISCO 2641