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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: St.Paul Lutheran
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Gun-Control
  • School name: James S. Wilson Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: The Problem of Poverty
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Overcrowded Prisons in America
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Marijuana-Lighting the Way
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Healthcare: Obamacare, Medicaid, and More
  • School name: North Cache
  • School state: UT
  • Documentary title: Why Debt?
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: The Opioid Obbligato
  • School name: Al-Arqam Islamic School and College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN StudentCam 2017 Competition Khadeeja Baqui
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: U.S Russian Relations: 40 Years of Post Cold War Relations
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: The Dispute With Doping
  • School name: Farmwell station middle school
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Obesity
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Preventing the End
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Defend the Sacred
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Girls Just Wanna Have Representation
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • School state: GA
  • Documentary title: C - Span Immigration, Good or Bad?
  • School name: East Lyme High School
  • School state: CT
  • Documentary title: Preserving Now for the Future
  • School name: Holy Name of Jesus
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Racial Injustice in America
  • School name: Horseheads Highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: LGBTQ+ in Today's America: Modern Discrimination
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Hacking in the USA
  • School name: James S Wilson Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: The Wealth Inequality
  • School name: Amsterdam High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Poverty and Homelessness in the United States
  • School name: Dixon High School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Message To Washington
  • School name: TC Williams High School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Skin Based Innocence
  • School name: Conrad Weiser
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: A Women's Choice
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Carbon
  • School name: High School of Economics and Finance
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Foreign Policy: Where We Are We Now
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: United for All to See
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Price Of A Crime
  • School name: Central A&M
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Education. What's it Worth to You?