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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: Montgomery Blair High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Saving the Chesapeake
  • School name: Slinger High School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Terrorism
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Homelessness: And How It Effects You
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Should the United States formally declare war against ISIS?
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Voiceless
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Equality is the Future
  • School name: West Ranch High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: What the People Think
  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Climate Awareness
  • School name: Paul R Baird Middle School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: C-span Documentary
  • School name: Al-Arqam Islamic School and College Preparatory
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN StudentCam 2017 Competition Khadeeja Baqui
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Tapping the Wage Gap
  • School name: The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy
  • School state: GA
  • Documentary title: The Unjustice System
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • School state: SD
  • Documentary title: On The Streets
  • School name: corbett prepatory school of ids
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: should the goverment fund space travel
  • School name: National City Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: All Lives Matter
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: College Tuition
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The War on Drugs
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Air Pollution
  • School name: kirkwood high school
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: college tuition ends journeys
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy Of the Arts
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: The need for Increased national awearness of diabetes.
  • School name: El Dorado High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence: The Time is Now
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • School name: Harrington Park School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Is There a Future for Common Core?
  • School name: Huntington High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Future Nations and Generations
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The Great American Debate: Gun Control
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Hosting Olympic games
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: The Federal Potluck