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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: Singapore American School
  • School state: N/A
  • Documentary title: Safety for Muslim Women
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Women in Combat
  • School name: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: A Quest For Control
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • School state: RI
  • Documentary title: Legalization of Marijuana
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Fracking
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Foster Care in Texas
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: C-Span: Common Core
  • School name: Gov. John R. Rogers High School
  • School state: WA
  • Documentary title: Veteran's Need A Hero Too
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: outside looking in
  • School name: Paul R Baird Middle School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Equal Pay for Women
  • School name: Alabama School For The Deaf
  • School state: AL
  • Documentary title: Affordable Healthcare
  • School name: Broken Arrow High School
  • School state: OK
  • Documentary title: Indebted
  • School name: Memorial Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Gender Income Inequality
  • School name: Delano Middle School
  • School state: MN
  • Documentary title: ISIS Crisis
  • School name: the workshop school
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Climate change
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Project: Sexual Assault
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Everyone Should Be Able to Afford to Go to School
  • School name: East Lyme High School
  • School state: CT
  • Documentary title: Preserving Now for the Future
  • School name: Kirkwood high school
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Student poverty
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration and Border Control
  • School name: TERRA Environmental Research Institute
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Immigration:the most important issue for the upcoming president
  • School name: Long Reach High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Water you taking about
  • School name: J.K. Mullen Highschool
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: Saving Our Planet
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Are You Safe?
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: A Warning Shot Against Globalization
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Hunger Free?
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Habitat Loss
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Border Security vs. Liberty
  • School name: Delano Middle School
  • School state: MN
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration