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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: Coral Reef High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: The Federal Debt
  • School name: Summit School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Fund a Cure
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Sexual Assault on College Campuses
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: A Statue Deep In Debt
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • School state: WA
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence in America
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: studentcam 2017 ; College Tuition is a problem
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • School state: Washington
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • School name: south williamsport area high school
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Guns in America
  • School name: Matoaca Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Below The Poverty Line
  • School name: Fairfield Union
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: Small Business Reforms
  • School name: H.V. Jenkins High School
  • School state: GA
  • Documentary title: National Parks
  • School name: Richard Montgomery High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Lost in the System: America's Unnoticed Youth
  • School name: Hampstead Academy
  • School state: NH
  • Documentary title: Safer in the Closet- Gay Hate Crimes in America
  • School name: Bedford Academy Highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Too Heavy to Carry
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The Living Wage and The American Dream
  • School name: Central A&M
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Education. What's it Worth to You?
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Air Pollution
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Shots Fired
  • School name: Bedford Acadmey High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Welcome to Prison
  • School name: Dixon High School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Accessibility to College
  • School name: Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
  • School state: IA
  • Documentary title: Ocean Pollution
  • School name: Liberty High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Seven Twenty Five
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Through the roof in debt
  • School name: Riverfield Country Day
  • School state: OK
  • Documentary title: Russia Past and Present
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Drugs
  • School name: Joliet Montessori
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Homelessness
  • School name: Patrick henry Middle school
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Silver Tsunami
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: The new president's debt
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Mass Shootings; How better background checks can help
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Women in Combat