The Visual Media program at Seattle Central Creative Academy takes you from mastering the fundamentals of image-making to producing professional-level photography, video, and multimedia projects. Each quarter blends technical training, conceptual problem-solving, and real-world application—preparing you with the skills and portfolio you’ll need to launch a creative career.
Learn the language and ethics of digital photography. Gain hands-on experience with HDSLR cameras, mastering exposure, composition, and file management workflows using Adobe Lightroom and Capture One.
Discover the art and science of light. Explore studio lighting fundamentals, from direct and indirect light to texture and form, while learning safe studio practices.
Step into motion. Build a bridge between photography and video as you explore Adobe Premiere and DSLR video production through a series of short projects.
Begin exploring visual media career paths and industry trends. Learn the fundamentals of professional ethics, time management, and critique, while building your visual vocabulary.
Work across disciplines in collaborative, project-based learning. This course connects you to real-world creative challenges, builds teamwork skills, and prepares you for the collaborative nature of today’s creative industries.
Master image editing with Adobe Photoshop. Learn tools, layers, filters, retouching, and compositing, while preparing images for both print and digital platforms.
Take portrait lighting to the next level. Practice subject rapport, posing, and creative lighting narratives in a professional studio environment.
Advance your production skills with time-lapse, slow motion, motion graphics, and professional audio recording techniques. Collaborate with classmates to produce polished projects.
Develop your storytelling skills through scriptwriting, pitches, and presentations. Learn to combine visuals, audio, and narrative for persuasive communication.
Collaborate across Graphic Design and Visual Media programs on integrative assignments. You’ll strengthen your communication, production, and teamwork skills in a project-based environment.
Dive into advanced Photoshop workflows—color correction, compositing, and high-level retouching. Produce a cohesive final project with professional polish.
Sharpen your creativity with rapid assignments designed to challenge problem-solving and experimentation under tight deadlines.
Expand your production capabilities with multi-camera setups, color grading, audio mixing in Pro Tools, and animation techniques for title sequences.
Work like a creative professional, addressing client needs and audience goals. Produce multi-deliverables across still and motion media while honing campaign-level problem-solving.
Capstone-style collaborative projects bring together everything you’ve learned so far. Build professional contacts while gaining real-world experience.
Enter the world of motion graphics with Adobe After Effects. Learn compositing, animation, green screen keying, and 3D/360 video integration while producing a professional final project.
Take on your first major self-directed project. Research, plan, and execute a unique production that builds your portfolio.
Continue solving fast-paced creative challenges with a focus on conceptual problem-solving and diverse presentation formats.
Experience advanced video production. Rotate through professional crew roles while producing documentaries, interviews, music videos, and studio productions.
Explore corporate and editorial photography. Work on location to tell compelling visual stories, building skills in lighting control and conceptual storytelling.
Focus on narrative storytelling in photography and video. Use production design and script elements like plot and character to create short-form, story-driven projects.
Continue developing self-initiated work that deepens your creative voice and adds to your portfolio.
Specialize in food and product photography. Experiment with lighting techniques for diverse materials and work collaboratively in production roles.
Begin your capstone video production. Learn producing and directing fundamentals—concepting, scripting, casting, budgeting—and experiment with 360 video and VR storytelling.
Step into client-based work. Write proposals, negotiate fees, and manage timelines while gaining experience in business practices and ethics.
Strengthen your skills in audio storytelling. Record, edit, and layer sound effects, ambiance, and dialogue into compelling soundscapes using industry tools.
Complete your final self-directed project, showcasing advanced skills and a clear creative voice.
Collaborate with your cohort to brand, design, and launch the annual Portfolio Show. Contribute to marketing, social media, exhibit design, and more—while curating your own work for presentation.
Refine your editing skills with advanced techniques in compositing, color grading, effects, and sound. Conclude with a capstone video project.
Develop a professional portfolio that highlights your creative voice and technical expertise. Produce both print and digital self-promotion materials to launch your career.