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Welcome to C-SPAN's 2017 StudentCam Competition!

C-SPAN's 2017 StudentCam Competition

Upload Your StudentCam Entry Form and Documentary

Click here, or on the "Submit" button above, to complete the Entry Form for yourself, any teammates, and your teacher advisor (if applicable). For groups of two or three participants, please note that the first person listed on Entry Form will become the default team leader and will be the primary point of contact that we reach out to should your documentary win a prize.


You will be prompted to create a Username and Password when you fill out your Entry Form. Choose a unique username (we suggest that use your email address), and choose a password that you will remember. You can log-in with this information at any time to view your uploaded documentary.


If you have questions about the competition or your submission, please email us at educate@c-span.org.


2017 Theme

“YOUR MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON”
What is the most urgent issue for the new president and Congress to address in 2017?



Accepted Video Formats and Codecs

Video formats officially supported.
MP4, M4V (Video codecs:H.264 - Audio Codec:AAC)
AVI (Video codecs:Xvid, DivX - Audio Codec:MP3)
FLV (Video codecs:H.264,VP6 - Audio Codec:AAC,ADPCM)
MOV (Video codecs:H.264 - Audio Codec:AAC, MP3)
WMV, WMV9 (Video codecs:VC-1, WMV9 - Audio Codec:WMA**)
MPG, MPEG, M2V (Video codecs:MPEG-1, MPEG-2 - Audio Codec:MP2, MP3)
MKV (Video codecs: H.264 - Audio Codec:WAV-PCM, MP3, AAC)

We do not support most extensions to the QuickTime MOV format, such as multiple video streams, image streams, or other interactive content.
**We currently do not support the WMA Professional or Lossless formats.


Requirements


Upload your StudentCam documentary using the form below. Use the "Choose File" button to select your completed documentary video file located on your computer. Your documentary will begin to upload once you have selected it, agreed to the terms, and clicked “Submit”.


Please do not use special characters (like :?!@#$%^&*) in your title as they can cause issues when you upload your documentary


Please be patient as your documentary will likely take some time to complete the uploading process (times will vary depending on the size of your file and your internet connection speed, but please allow up to 10 minutes per 100mb). A confirmation screen will appear when your documentary has successfully uploaded and you will receive an email with a link to view your video.


All eligible entries must be submitted by midnight Pacific Standard Time at the end of the day on Friday, January 20th, 2017.


Accepted Video Formats and Codecs

Files as large as 2GB will successfully upload but the larger the file is, the longer the upload time will be.

Video formats officially supported.

  • MP4, M4V (Video codecs:H.264 - Audio Codec:AAC)
  • AVI (Video codecs:Xvid, DivX - Audio Codec:MP3)
  • FLV (Video codecs:H.264,VP6 - Audio Codec:AAC,ADPCM)
  • MOV* (Video codecs:H.264 - Audio Codec:AAC, MP3)
  • WMV, WMV9 (Video codecs:VC-1, WMV9 - Audio Codec:WMA**)
  • MPG, MPEG, M2V (Video codecs:MPEG-1, MPEG-2 - Audio Codec:MP2, MP3)
  • MKV (Video codecs: H.264 - Audio Codec:WAV-PCM, MP3, AAC)


*We do not support most extensions to the QuickTime MOV format, such as multiple video streams, image streams, or other interactive content.

**We currently do not support the WMA Professional or Lossless formats.


Please do not use special characters (like :?!@#$%^&*) in your title as they can cause issues when you upload your documentary.If you are unable to upload your documentary or having difficulty with the submission process, please email us at:
educate@c-span.org

Submission Period

Entry submission starts at 12:00 PM Nov 01, 2016 and ends at 07:30 PM Jan 30, 2017.

Voting Period

Voting starts at 05:00 AM Jan 20, 2017 and ends at 05:01 AM Jan 20, 2017.

Submitted Videos

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  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Digital Disaster
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  • School name: Farmwell Sation Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Illegal immigration
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  • School name: The workshop school
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Does your vote really count?
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  • School name: Kankakee Valley High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: ObamaCare
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  • School name: Osceola Fundamental High
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Cost of Medical treatment and prescription drugs
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  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Overcrowded Prisons in America
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  • School name: Freedom High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Cyberbullying
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  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Our Message To Washington: Let Women Be Heard
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  • School name: Richland Northeast High School
  • School state: SC
  • Documentary title: How Affordable if the Affordable Care Act?
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  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Through the Golden Wall
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  • School name: Richmond School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
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  • School name: The Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: A Failure at Incarceration
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  • School name: Bloomfield Hills HIgh School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The 21%
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  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Going Behind Bars
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  • School name: Dominion High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Immigration - CSPAN Student Cam Submission
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  • School name: William Penn Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
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  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: She's Worth It
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  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should everybody purchasing a firearm be required to pass a criminal and public safety check?
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  • School name: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The United States and Those Who Enter It
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  • School name: Fort Benton Highschool
  • School state: MT
  • Documentary title: The Deconstruction of the Affordable Care Act
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  • School name: Mesa Middle School
  • School state: NM
  • Documentary title: Protecting our future
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  • School name: Coral Reef High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: The Federal Debt
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  • School name: Bay view
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Gun control
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  • School name: Fairfield Union
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: The Social Divide
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  • School name: Chaco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Nuclear Power: Is It Worth It?
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  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Climate Change: Today and Tommorrow
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  • School name: John Muir Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
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  • School name: Solomon Schechter day school of Bergen County
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: What can our new president do to reduce and mass shootings in the U.S.
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  • School name: Sam Houston
  • School state: LA
  • Documentary title: Common Core: Are we making any progress?
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  • School name: Advanced Technologies Academy
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Gun Control