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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: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: The Broken Immigration System
  • School name: Central A&M
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: What Constitutes the Constitution?
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Bill of Whites: The Story of Income Inequality in the United States
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution
  • School name: Conrad Weiser High School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Healing The Wounds
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Farm Subsidies
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Latest Buzz
  • School name: Blue Ridge High School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: The United States Government and the Heroin Epidemic
  • School name: Acs Cobham
  • School state: England
  • Documentary title: Why Donald Trumps 10 point plan to stop immigration won't work
  • School name: Dominion High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: My Message to Congress: Addressing the Second Amendment
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: CSPAN 2017 Submission: Healthcare Reform
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Immigration Today
  • School name: Bayside highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Law enforcement
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Tuition Free College
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Trade
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • School state: MT
  • Documentary title: The Flaws in our Education System
  • School name: Brooklyn Technical High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: " Privacy a Luxury? "
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The Gender Wage Gap
  • School name: Booker T. Washington Magnet High School
  • School state: AL
  • Documentary title: Education Improvement
  • School name: Southwood Middle School Center for the Arts
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: A Message to Washington and Congress
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gender Pay Gap
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: defuNding planned parenthOod
  • School name: Kirkwood High Schools
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Voter Suppression
  • School name: Salina High School Central
  • School state: KS
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: A Matter of Necessity
  • School name: Chasco middle school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Immigration in the U.S
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: A Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: A Corrupt Congress
  • School name: New Rochelle High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Trump. The First Hundred Days
  • School name: Waldron HIgh School
  • School state: AR
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Does the hard work really pay off?