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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 Senior High
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: What's Next?
  • School name: Annjulie
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Choice matters
  • School name: West Ottawa high School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration/Deportation
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Hate Doesn't Belong Here
  • School name: Plymouth High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Tuition Dollars
  • School name: Charles S. Rushe Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Andrew's Political Discussions: Immigration
  • School name: Trumann High School
  • School state: AR
  • Documentary title: Internet Regulation
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Prep
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration in the United States
  • School name: Patrick Henry
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Issue's with Gun Control
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: 467
  • School name: Paul R Baird Middle School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Our take on the: Refugee crisis
  • School name: School for Advanced studies
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: What's in a food
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Social Media Under Fire
  • School name: Coral Reef High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Immigration: An American Issue
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • School state: RI
  • Documentary title: Accessibility is More Than Just a Courtesy
  • School name: Horseheads High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Keeping Businesses in the United States
  • School name: Solomon Schechter Day School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Rising Health Care Cost: What Should Be Done?
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Rise in Cost of College
  • School name: TC Williams
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Excessive Force
  • School name: Los Altos High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: De-standardizing Education
  • School name: Holy Name
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Wealth Wars
  • School name: singapore american school
  • School state: singapore
  • Documentary title: Racial Segregation in Schools
  • School name: Delano Middle School
  • School state: MN
  • Documentary title: ISIS Crisis
  • School name: kirkwood high school
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: What's Separating the Sexes?
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • School state: MT
  • Documentary title: Options over Opinions
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gun Laws in America
  • School name: Discovery Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Stress of Tests
  • School name: ISA
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Get help before its to late
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: What Really is the American Dream?
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: Choice