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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: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: A Light in the Wilderness
  • School name: Maranatha High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Necessary Reform
  • School name: Cahokia High School
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Black Lives Matter
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Changing Of America: Immigration Edition
  • School name: James Hubert Blake High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Harsh Realities of Homelessness in Youth
  • School name: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: All Lives Matter
  • School name: Royal Oak High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: The Divide
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Death Penalty
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Relevance of Gun Control
  • School name: Whittier middle school
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • School name: Libery High
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Education Reform
  • School name: Mill Middle School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Never Forget Anti-Semitism
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: The Electoral College
  • School name: Alabama School For The Deaf
  • School state: AL
  • Documentary title: Affordable Healthcare
  • School name: Terra Environmental Research Institute
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • School name: St. Pius X
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Feminism
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Water Conservation: Every Drop Counts
  • School name: Discovery Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: C-Span Documentary
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Be Their Voice
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Space Exploration is out of this world!
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: A War of Keyboards
  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Immigration in the US
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The Increasing Risks in Cybersecurity
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
  • School name: Chad of middle school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Switching NAFTA
  • School name: Shoshone School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: Deforestation is the real problem
  • School name: Long Beach Poly Highschool
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Bipartisan Faliure
  • School name: Chasco middle school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Isis a threat to peace
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Greenhouse Gases and Their Effect on the Ocean