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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: Cinco Ranch High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: The Future Of Healthcare
  • School name: Shawnee Mission West High School
  • School state: KS
  • Documentary title: Homegrown Terrorism
  • School name: Ooltewah High School
  • School state: TN
  • Documentary title: Cyber-Defense
  • School name: American Canyon High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Law Enforcement & Police Brutality
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: Capturing to Protect and Serve
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Water Conservation
  • School name: Townsend harris
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: 9/11- how we now see terrorism
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Donald Trump's Presidential Cabinet
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: The Lives of the LGBTQ
  • School name: North Central High School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: The Voting Lines
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: Renewable Energy:Industry's Solution
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Way to Crush ISIS
  • School name: Central A&M
  • School state: IL
  • Documentary title: Why the U.S. Should Not Get Involved in Foreign Affairs
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: Gunning Down Gun Violence
  • School name: Dixon High School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: Message to Washington 2017
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Cops or Shots?
  • School name: Bayside High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Dear Washington
  • School name: Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Death Penalties and the 8th Amendment
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • School state: ID
  • Documentary title: Choice
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: LGBT Students in Public Schools
  • School name: Bayside highschool
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Law enforcement
  • School name: Long Reach High School
  • School state: MD
  • Documentary title: Police Reform in America
  • School name: Bloomfield Hills High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: A Change in Common Core
  • School name: Monroe Township High School
  • School state: NJ
  • Documentary title: We Speak for the Trees
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Other Side
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: C-span Documentary
  • School name: Ramstein High School
  • School state: AE
  • Documentary title: NATO's Future
  • School name: Leonard Herman Intermediate
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: LGBT Rights
  • School name: Kettle Moraine Global
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: The Issue of Unemployment
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Vaccines: Do or Don't