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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: Bronx Center O
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Police No More!
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: National Parks: The Most Important Message for Congress & the President to Address
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies - South
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Sprawl: The Nation's Plague
  • School name: Clinton Rosette Middle school
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence
  • School name: Bedford Academy High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Save Our Parks
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Farming and Environmental Impacts (Pesticides)
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Isis/Terroism
  • School name: Franklin High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Profiled
  • School name: Morrison Academy Taichung
  • School state: Taiwan
  • Documentary title: Abortion: the legalized crimes
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • School name: Hampstead Academy
  • School state: NH
  • Documentary title: Poverty in America
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies - South
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Nutrition Issues In America
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Shopping...For A Better Economy?
  • School name: St. Catherine of Sienna
  • School state: WA
  • Documentary title: C-Span Documentary 2016-2017 Global Warming
  • School name: Chambersburg Area Senior High School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: How Many More Lives
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Obama Care
  • School name: Holy Ghost Prep
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: National Debt Crisis
  • School name: Jenks High School
  • School state: OK
  • Documentary title: Behind the Bite
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Our Message To Washington
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: C-Span: Discriminaton Against Muslims in America
  • School name: Winter Park High
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: The heart of Europe
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The National Debt
  • School name: Elenor Roosevelt Middle School
  • School state: IA
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • School name: Richmond Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Domestic Terrorism
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Cost Increase
  • School name: St. Thomas More High School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • School name: Kirkwood High Schools
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Voter Suppression
  • School name: Bedford Academy High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: The Cost of Knowledge
  • School name: Blake High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Next Einstein
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Power In Politics: Campaign Finance