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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: Franklin High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Reality of Fracking
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: The Way To Home
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should we have Equal Pay for women
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: The Cost of College
  • School name: Ozen Magnet High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and, Transgender Rights
  • School name: Alhambra High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: War For Peace
  • School name: Bedford Academy High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Save Our Parks
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The U.S. Economy is Hanging By A Thread and Here's Why
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: The Cost of Student Debt
  • School name: Sheboygan Falss Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Cheaper/Faster internet
  • School name: F. W. Buchholz High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Education Equation
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Turn It Off, Put It Down
  • School name: Bergen County Academies
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: The Rising Cost of Medicine
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: One Nation Under Fire
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should Children Get Mandatory Vaccinations By Abby Sarmat
  • School name: Terra
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: National debt
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Do you support the death penalty?
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: You Are What You Eat
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: American Infrastructure
  • School name: Cinco Ranch High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Illegal immigration Fixers
  • School name: West Ottawa High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Student Cam: Abortion
  • School name: Herschel V. Jenkins High School
  • School state: GA
  • Documentary title: The Rust Belt
  • School name: Gretchen Whitney High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Remembering Our Roots
  • School name: las Vegas Academy of the perfoming art
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Teacher pay
  • School name: School For Advance Studies
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: 2017 Cspan project
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Gun Control In the United States
  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Global Warming: The Debate Between Hot and Cold
  • School name: Trumann High School
  • School state: AR
  • Documentary title: Religion
  • School name: Ramstein High School
  • School state: AE
  • Documentary title: NATO's Future
  • School name: St. Paul Lutheran Church and School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Gun laws Affecting Terrorism