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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: Long Beach Polytecnic Highschool
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Poisoning Poseidon
  • School name: Coral Reef Senior High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Brutally Honest
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Racial Discrimination in America
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Obesity: America's Big Fat Promblem
  • School name: Canterbury School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: College Education
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: Driverless cars
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Air Pollution in the United States
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Capital Punishment or Capital Problem
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Air Pollution
  • School name: Cinco Ranch High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Animal Cruelty & How It Affects Society
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Electoral College
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The National Debt
  • School name: East Brunswick Votech
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: The Human Issue
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: A Fight for the Future
  • School name: Pope High School
  • School state: GA
  • Documentary title: Eleven Million
  • School name: Golden View Classical Academy
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: Cyber Security in America
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Should the Force be With You?
  • School name: Waldron High School
  • School state: AR
  • Documentary title: Guns and Roses
  • School name: NYC iSchool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Puppy Mills and the Fur Industry
  • School name: Al-Arqam College Prepatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence In the United States of America
  • School name: coral reef high school
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Listen up Trump!
  • School name: Long Reach High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Police Reform in America
  • School name: Bedford Academy
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Public Education in America
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Funding for the Future
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should You Be Required To Take A Safety Background Check When Purchasing A Weapon Noah Breakiron
  • School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen Country
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: syrian refugees
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School (BHHS)
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Sick
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Immigration To The United States
  • School name: Leonard Herman Intermediate
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: LGBT Rights
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Cyber Warfare