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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: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Education is the Foundation of This Nation
  • School name: Falcon Cove Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Solving America's National Debt
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: The Divide
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Healthy Food For All
  • School name: Southwood Middle School Center for the Arts
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: A Message to Washington and Congress
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: This Just In
  • School name: Elanor Roosevelt Middle School
  • School state: IA
  • Documentary title: A New Light on Depression
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The 51st State
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Divide
  • School name: Salina Central High School
  • School state: KS
  • Documentary title: Change the Climate
  • School name: Talawanda Middle School
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: Racial Profiling
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should we have Equal Pay for women
  • School name: Royal Oak High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Incarceration Nation
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: National Debt Problem
  • School name: West Ottawa High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Gun Control and Race
  • School name: John C. Haines School
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Student Loans and Debts
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Unequal Pay? NO WAY!
  • School name: Palo Verde High School
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Common Choice
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Different races compiled of different faces
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Police killings
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: #BlackLivesMatter
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • School state: GA
  • Documentary title: Choosing Our President: The Electoral College
  • School name: Bayside Highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Animal Agriculture on Climate Change
  • School name: Bayside highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Hate crimes documentary
  • School name: Taylor Preparatory High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Russian Relations
  • School name: Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center Red Mountain
  • School state: AZ
  • Documentary title: My message to Washington
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Unemployment in America
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Trump's America
  • School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathmatics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Legal Weed is the way to go
  • School name: Bedford Academy
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Education's Dysfunctions