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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: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: A Looming Debt
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: It Needs To End Now
  • School name: River field Country Day School
  • School state: OK
  • Documentary title: 1928 or 2017?
  • School name: Riverfield Country Day school
  • School state: OK
  • Documentary title: america's opiates epidemic
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should we have Equal Pay for women
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The U.S. Economy is Hanging By A Thread and Here's Why
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: The gender inequality project
  • School name: Elanor Roosevelt Middle School
  • School state: IA
  • Documentary title: A New Light on Depression
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: The Rise is Real; Terrorism
  • School name: SCAPA at Bluegrass
  • School state: KY
  • Documentary title: Stopping International Terrorism
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: The Struggle To Survive
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Case Against School Uniforms
  • School name: Banning High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Income gap between rich and poor
  • School name: Correia Middle
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: 13 Digits
  • School name: TERRA Environmental Research Institute
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Student Loan Debt: Time for Change
  • School name: West Scranton Intermediate School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: TBD
  • School name: Dominion High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Teacher Tenure
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: Behind The Screen
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: School Funding Equlaity
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: America's Biggest Threat
  • School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Abortion
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Beyond the Locker Room
  • School name: T.C. Williams High school
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Melt Down for What
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Homelessness in America
  • School name: Clearview Regional High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Veteran's Care
  • School name: Morrison Christian Academy
  • School state: Taiwan
  • Documentary title: Stop Gender Equality!
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: Choice
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: C-Span Luke R. Max Z. Luke W.
  • School name: Horace Mann High School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Global Warming
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Healthy Food For All