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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: Fairfield Union High School
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • School name: Harrington Park School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Is There a Future for Common Core?
  • School name: Long Reach High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Is Common Core Education's Core?
  • School name: School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA)
  • School state: KY
  • Documentary title: "Say Whaaat? The Need to Create Developmentally Appropriate Language Materials in the Juvenile Justice System"
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Water Conservation: Every Drop Counts
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should the death penalty be legal?
  • School name: St. Catherine of Siena
  • School state: WA
  • Documentary title: Gun Control Issues
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: HealthCare of the US
  • School name: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Immigration: Is it Good?
  • School name: John C. Haines
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Impact of Poverty
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Mommy Penalty
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Undocumented Students During the College Process
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Right to health care. By Andrew and Andy
  • School name: SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Sanctuary Cities in America
  • School name: Alyssa Foglia
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Save the Environment First
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: College Affordability
  • School name: Mayfield Middle School
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: Debt Debates
  • School name: Salina Central High School
  • School state: KS
  • Documentary title: The Problem With Police Brutality
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Obesity: America's Big Fat Promblem
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Heat Stroke: The Problem with Climate Change
  • School name: South Miami Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: I SEE A PROBLEM
  • School name: Falcon Cove Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Making a Change in Health Care
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Immigration in 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: Royal Oak High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Incarceration Nation
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Affordable Care Act: Can America Afford to Give It Up?
  • School name: Monroe Township High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: We Speak for the Trees
  • School name: Thomas A. Edison High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: The More the Merrier or the More the Scarier?
  • School name: Cinco Ranch high school
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: illegal immigration