C-SPAN's 2017 StudentCam Competition

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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: "The Most Mistreated People in America"	School name: Lovell J. Honiss School state: NJ Documentary title: Homework is a problem	School name: Manhattan International School state: NY Documentary title: Biggest issue for the president and the congress to address in 2017
School name: Patrick Henry Middle School School state: SD Documentary title: Here Stands American Gun Rights!	School name: National City Middle School School state: CA Documentary title: All Lives Matter	School name: Towles New Tech School state: IN Documentary title: Police Brutality
School name: Sam Houston High School School state: LA Documentary title: Rebuilding Our Economy	School name: Horseheads Highschool School state: NY Documentary title: Affirmative Action in Today's Society	School name: Polytechnic High School School state: CA Documentary title: Lets Save the world!
School name: Francis Bradley Middle School School state: NC Documentary title: Terrorism	School name: Sutherland Middle School School state: VA Documentary title: Corruption in Congress	School name: Waccamaw High School School state: SC Documentary title: What is the biggest issue the new president will have to face?
School name: Saint Thomas More High School School state: SD Documentary title: Searching for Justice in the Land of Liberty	School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School School state: WI Documentary title: Funding For Schools and Education	School name: American Canyon High School School state: CA Documentary title: CSPAN StudentCam
School name: Paul R Baird Middle School School state: MA Documentary title: Gun Violence and its Toll on our Nation	School name: Memorial Middle School School state: SD Documentary title: Minimum Wage	School name: the workshop school School state: PA Documentary title: Climate change
School name: John Adams Middle School School state: NJ Documentary title: Tuition Free College	School name: American Canyon Middle School School state: CA Documentary title: Reducing cost means reducing education?	School name: Salina High School Central School state: KS Documentary title: Title IX
School name: Jenkins High School School state: GA Documentary title: Unemployment Rate	School name: Montgomery Blair High School School state: MD Documentary title: The Crisis and the Fear	School name: Bayside Highschool School state: NY Documentary title: Restriction on Guns
School name: Mullen High School School state: CO Documentary title: Epidemic in America	School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS School state: FL Documentary title: Should Foreign Terrorism Suspects be Given Constitutional Rights?	School name: Shelby Valley High School School state: KY Documentary title: CSPAN Video Project Common Core
School name: Kirkwood High School School state: MO Documentary title: At All Costs:	School name: East High School School state: IA Documentary title: The Wage Gap	School name: Bell Middle School School state: CO Documentary title: For or Against GMOs?

The submission and voting periods are now over. Check out the results.