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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: Dixon High School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Tension at Gunpoint
  • School name: SCAPA Bluegrass
  • School state: KY
  • Documentary title: world hunger
  • School name: Saint Thomas More High School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Unemployment: America's Plague
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Community Relations With Law Enforcement
  • School name: Blake High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Next Einstein
  • School name: Miami Lakes Educational Center
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: A Dream Deferred
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: Common Core and the Truth Behind It
  • School name: Singapore American School
  • School state: N/A
  • Documentary title: Safety for Muslim Women
  • School name: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: All Lives Matter
  • School name: Sidney Gutierrez Middle School
  • School state: NM
  • Documentary title: What Can the Government Do to Help Preserve Forests and Balance Land Development?
  • School name: Maitland Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Racism
  • School name: Richmond School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: A Safer World
  • School name: Thomas A. Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Bipartisanship In Washington
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Hidden Side of the Rainbow
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Jump the Gap
  • School name: Leonard Herman Intermediate
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Protecting Our Constitutional Rights: Second Amendment
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gerrymandering in Congression Elections
  • School name: Conrad Weiser High School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Cyberbullying
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: HealthCare and Poverty
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Future Food
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Isis. What will the president do?
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • School state: MT
  • Documentary title: Dear Washington, What about our Mental Health Care funds?
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • School state: RI
  • Documentary title: Sustainable Energies C-SPAN Video 2017
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Racism in the Police Force
  • School name: Sacred Heart High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: We Are All Immigrants
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Affordable Housing
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: studentcam 2017 ; College Tuition is a problem
  • School name: Polytechnic Highschool
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Endangered Species
  • School name: Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
  • School state: DC
  • Documentary title: Struggles in the Workplace: How the Pay Gap Affects Women all Across America
  • School name: Corey Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Global Warming's affect on the Planet