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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 for Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: ''Teen Pregnancy must be addressed''
  • School name: Talawanda Middle School
  • School state: OH
  • Documentary title: Racial Profiling
  • School name: Phineas Banning High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Climate Change: We Need to Take Action
  • School name: Delano Middle School
  • School state: MN
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: The Opioid Obbligato
  • School name: Cinco Ranch High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: National Defense
  • School name: School For Advanced Studies
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Not For Sale
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: We need fair punishment
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: The Fight For Gun Rights
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should the death penalty?
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Water Conservation
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should everybody purchasing a firearm be required to pass a criminal and public safety check?
  • School name: Osceola Fundamental High school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: 2017 United States issues
  • School name: Dinwiddie Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: "Protect Our Circus"
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The Split Between Sexes
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Flint Water Crisis
  • School name: Bronx Center For science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: Think about the Future
  • School name: Horseheads High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: An Unequal Beginning
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Affordable Care Act: Can America Afford to Give It Up?
  • School name: Osceola Fundamental High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Why Cybersecurity is Needed
  • School name: Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • School name: Richmond School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Gun Laws
  • School name: Montomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Privacy of a Nation
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Two Words of of Destruction
  • School name: Holy Ghost Preparatory School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Global Warming Needs to be Addressed Now
  • School name: Hampstead Acdemy
  • School state: NH
  • Documentary title: Food Production in america
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Border Control and Immigration
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should the Voting Age be Lowered?
  • School name: Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
  • School state: IA
  • Documentary title: Discrimination in the US
  • School name: Leonard Herman Intermediate School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: PromoteGmos