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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: Bergen County Academies
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Cyber Attacks: A Malicious Threat to Our Nation
  • School name: Wentzville Liberty High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The Era of Mass Incarceration
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Operation: Veterans Consideration
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Mass Shootings; How better background checks can help
  • School name: TC Williams High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Skin Based Innocence
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Inmigracion
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Refugees or no?
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Women in Combat
  • School name: Dominion High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Conversion Therapy
  • School name: Tamanend
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: The American Epidemic
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Looking From The Outside: A Journey Through Gentrification
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Gun Control the Biggest Issue Facing Trump
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Healthcare In America
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Inequalities between Schools
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Immigrants in America
  • School name: Miss Porter's School
  • School state: CT
  • Documentary title: Criminal Justice Reform
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Here Stands American Gun Rights!
  • School name: Kirkwood high school
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Student poverty
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Human Trafficking
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Cops or Shots?
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Gun Control:Deciding Who Pulls The Trigger
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Equality for Everyone
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Magic Number: Funding for K-12 Education
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Be Their Voice
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: C-Span - Minimum Wage - Prithvi Raj
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • School state: WA
  • Documentary title: Most important issue facing Washington is Climate Change
  • School name: Liberty High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Abortion: A woman's right
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Prep
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Russia, Syria, and the US Conflict
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: Choice
  • School name: El Dorado High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence: The Time is Now