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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: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The United States and Those Who Enter It
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: U.S Russian Relations: 40 Years of Post Cold War Relations
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The American Problem: Big Money in Politics
  • School name: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Immigration System: A Burning Complex
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Islamophobia: Not Just a Muslim's Problem
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Outscore Common Core
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Education Is Important
  • School name: High School of Economics and Finance
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Poverty in the USA
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Great Cost of College
  • School name: Long Reach High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Water you taking about
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: A Nation Divided: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • School name: Elysian Charter School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Physician Assisted Death
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The End Of Common Core?
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: C-Span: Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: The Federal Government and Welfare
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Guns in America
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Hacking in the USA
  • School name: Huntington High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Future Nations and Generations
  • School name: Northwestern Lehigh High School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Abortion: Murder, or a women's right?
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Closing Guantanamo: Money, Security, and Human Rights
  • School name: Kirkwood Highschool
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Trump for Equality?
  • School name: Salina High Central
  • School state: KS
  • Documentary title: Why are college athletes important to our country?
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Plastic Ocean Pollution
  • School name: High Tech Middle Chula Vista
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Education & Incarceration
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies South
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should illegal immigrants be deported?
  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Veterans Rights
  • School name: Issaquah High School
  • School state: WA
  • Documentary title: Climate Change: Take Action
  • School name: Royal Oak High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Enough is Enough
  • School name: County Prep High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Help a Veteran Out
  • School name: Bay view
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Gun control