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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

  • School name: Holy Name Catholic School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Gun Control by: Andrea Cannaday, Mackenzie Billerman, and Janiece Stuck
  • School name: Cab Calloway School of the Arts
  • School state: DE
  • Documentary title: A Glimpse Into Modern Day Slavery
  • School name: ISA
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Get help before its to late
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Let Them In.
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage
  • School name: Lee High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Pre-Exsiting Condition
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: The Rise is Real; Terrorism
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence/Gun Control
  • School name: Holy Ghost Preparatory School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Dear Future President
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Law Enforcement & Police Brutality
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Planned Parenthood: The Funding Debate
  • School name: The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: My Message To Washington D.C.: Climate Change
  • School name: Summit School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality in America
  • School name: Pilgrim School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Path of Least resistance: Global Warming
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Fracking: Why we must stop
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Affordable Housing
  • School name: Summit School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Economic Uproar: House Bill 2
  • School name: Bronx Center for science and mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Money On The Run
  • School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Just Gotta Weed them out
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Samata Productions Present: The Case for Foreign Policy
  • School name: Sidney Gutierrez Middle School
  • School state: NM
  • Documentary title: Gun Crime: America's Problem
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Mass Shootings; How better background checks can help
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Syria Refugee Crisis: A Global Issue
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: National Debt: Left for the Next Generation
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School Of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should Women Be Allowed In Combat?
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Should Women Have Right to Abortion?
  • School name: North Union Middle School
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: K-9s: Our Solution to Saving Officers
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Racism
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: LGBT Students in Public Schools
  • School name: Canton Highschool
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Americas Infrastructure