Program

Bundle:Documentary Filmmaking and Storytelling | Public Speaking and Leadership

Starts Jul 7, 2025

$1,700 Enroll

Full program description

Class Dates & Times:

July 7, 2025 to July 18, 2025

9:00am to 12:00pm & 1:00pm to 4:00pm EST

Details of Courses Included in this Bundle:

Documentary Filmmaking and Storytelling
This interactive, hands-on class focuses on the core skills for making great documentaries: how to determine a good story, how to film compelling interviews, how to capture dynamic real-life on-location scenes, and how to shoot compelling b-roll footage while making the most of a limited budget and time. Students will research, write, produce, and edit a final mini-doc and post it to the web.

Public Speaking and Leadership
This interactive, hands-on class focuses on the core skills for making great documentaries: how to determine a good story, how to film compelling interviews, how to capture dynamic real-life on-location scenes, and how to shoot compelling b-roll footage while making the most of a limited budget and time. Students will research, write, produce, and edit a final mini-doc and post it to the web.

REGISTRATION:

There are two ways to register for Discover the World of Communication 2025

1)      Pay in full now.

2)      Pay a $400 non-refundable registration deposit now for this bundle ($200 per course) and pay the remaining course balance on or before April 1st, 2025.

 

The registration confirmation message will be sent to the participant’s email. The participant will also receive an email to set their Canvas Learning System password.

REQUEST A DEPOSIT CODE:
A parent or guardian of the participant must fill out this form to request a code to pay with a non-refundable deposit. If a deposit code is used the parent or guardian of the participant agrees to pay the remaining balance on or before April 1st, 2025.

Deposit Request Form

REFUNDS AND CANCELLATION FEES

All deposits are non-refundable.

If you’ve paid in full and cancel your registration before April 20th, 2025, you will receive a refund of $664 per course ($1,228 total for this bundle). This is the balance after a non-refundable registration deposit plus an administrative fee of $72.00.

Cancellations made between April 20th, 2025, and May 31st, 2025 will receive a $300 refund per course ($600 total for this bundle).

There will be no refunds after June 1st, 2025

For more information, visit: https://www.american.edu/soc/discover/