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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: Singapore American School
  • School state: N/A
  • Documentary title: Safety for Muslim Women
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Underpaid Women
  • School name: Warrensburg Middle School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: School Funding
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: 17 Immigration
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Divide
  • School name: Mullen high school
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: No place to call home
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: An Aversion to Conversion?
  • School name: J.P. Stevens High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Healthcare: Your Money or Your Life
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: USA Unemployment
  • School name: Advanced Technologies Academy
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • School name: Terry Sanford High School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Human Trafficking: Slavery in the Shadows
  • School name: Horseheads High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: The Anti-Police Sentiment in the United States
  • School name: Bedford Academy Highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Too Heavy to Carry
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Are You Safe?
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Money Talks
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Make America Healthy Again
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Unemployment
  • School name: The Workshop School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Youth Immigrants Fear Deportation
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Over the Top
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Guns and the Mentally Ill
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Abortion in the United States
  • School name: Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Colored Injustice
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: @Privacy.net
  • School name: Waldron High School
  • School state: AR
  • Documentary title: Mandatory Military Service
  • School name: TERRA Environmental Resarch Insitute
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Is banning assault rifles benefit anything
  • School name: Horseheads High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Trumps Education Reforms
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Shhh Don't Tell
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Dear Washington
  • School name: School for Advanced Studies South
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality