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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: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: One Child.
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  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Stressed Out Over Testing
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  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: A Light in the Wilderness
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  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Seven Minutes With Lily and Tati
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  • School name: Trumann High School
  • School state: AR
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
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  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Carbon
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  • School name: Terra
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: National debt
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  • School name: Weston High School
  • School state: CT
  • Documentary title: The Syrian Refugee Crisis: America's Moral Imperative
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  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Brutally Honest
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  • School name: Los Altos
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: America "Meats" Climate Change
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  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Are vaccines a complete necessity?
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  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Will The North Dakota Access Pipeline Ever Be Stopped?
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  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Fight for Your Rights: The Battle for DC Statehood
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  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Save Lives, Save Obamacare
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  • School name: Norwell High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing
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  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Law Enforcement & Police Brutality
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  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Abortion: Clinic Shortage
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  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Body Shaming and Social Media
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  • School name: Charles S. Rushe Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: U.S. Debt: How Did We Get Into It, and How Are We Going to Get Out?
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  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence
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  • School name: Alexander Dawson School
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Legal Bribery
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  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Education Reform: Addressing the Achievement Gap
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  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Racial Discrimination in America
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  • School name: Morrison Academy Taichung
  • School state: Taiwan
  • Documentary title: Violent Video Games
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  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Divided We Fall
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  • School name: Fairfield Union High School
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: Immigration
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  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: C-span Documentary
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  • School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: The College Experience
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  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • School state: MT
  • Documentary title: Dear Washington you tell me why our foster system is failing
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  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Opening Our Arms to Syrian Refugees