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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: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: A Fight For the Future of the U.S.
  • School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathmatics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Legal Weed is the way to go
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: The Opioid Obbligato
  • School name: Imagine International Academy Of North Texas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Federal Student loans
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies - South
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Nutrition Issues In America
  • School name: Harrington Park School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Is There a Future for Common Core?
  • School name: Shawnee Mission West High School
  • School state: KS
  • Documentary title: Homegrown Terrorism
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Can you see me now?
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Taming Trump's Tweets
  • School name: Chasco middle school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: All about immigration
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: Epidemic in America
  • School name: Chasco middle school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: The good and the bad of trumps tax plan
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Incarceration Epidemic
  • School name: Warren Hills Regional High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: The Right Under Attack
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Emissions Drive the Motor City
  • School name: Singapore American School
  • School state: Singapore
  • Documentary title: AMST Equality Project
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Detached: When Language Fails
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Immigration To The United States
  • School name: Gramercy Arts
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Donald, Please Prove Us Wrong
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: "Its Just a Lable"
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • School state: RI
  • Documentary title: Saving Wasted Lives
  • School name: Liberty High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Why We Need to Fix the Healthcare System
  • School name: Sutherland Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Obesity & Cheemicals
  • School name: Mill Middle School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Civics Education
  • School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Affordable Care Act
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: C-Span Video: War on Terrorism
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Improving School Meals In America
  • School name: Warren Hills Regional High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Bring Jobs Back to the US
  • School name: Kankakee Valley High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: ObamaCare
  • School name: Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Gay is synonymous with