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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: Broken Arrow High School
  • School state: OK
  • Documentary title: Climate Change, The Issue at Hand
  • School name: Clifton J. Ozen High School
  • School state: TX
  • Documentary title: Teachers Abusing Students
  • School name: Conrad Weiser High School
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Healing The Wounds
  • School name: Starpoint Middle School
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: How Animal Endangerment is Caused by Global Warming
  • School name: National City Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: The Future Of Immigration
  • School name: East Middle School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: From Inside the Hijab
  • School name: Dreyfoos
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Education: Standardized Testing
  • School name: Trumbull High School
  • School state: CT
  • Documentary title: Mental Illness in America
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Our Message, Climate Change
  • School name: Mullen High School
  • School state: CO
  • Documentary title: Price is Way Too High You Need to Cut It
  • School name: Oliver Ames High School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Not Invisible
  • School name: Tamanend Middle school
  • School state: PA
  • Documentary title: Swipe and Abolish
  • School name: Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
  • School state: DC
  • Documentary title: Struggles in the Workplace: How the Pay Gap Affects Women all Across America
  • School name: Bronx center for science & mathematics
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Movie 1
  • School name: Singapore American School
  • School state: other
  • Documentary title: Asian Americans
  • School name: Sacred Heart High School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: What We're Worth
  • School name: Summit School
  • School state: NC
  • Documentary title: C-Span Terrorism
  • School name: Morrison Academy Taichung
  • School state: Taiwan
  • Documentary title: The Toll of Childhood Obesity
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School
  • School state: NV
  • Documentary title: Unemployment Problem In America Today
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • School state: RI
  • Documentary title: Accessibility is More Than Just a Courtesy
  • School name: Kirkwood High School
  • School state: MO
  • Documentary title: One Child.
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • School state: FL
  • Documentary title: Money Talks
  • School name: Farmwell Station Middle School
  • School state: VA
  • Documentary title: Saving the Environment: One Resource at a Time
  • School name: Milan High School
  • School state: MI
  • Documentary title: The American Dream
  • School name: Bedford Academy
  • School state: NY
  • Documentary title: Education's Dysfunctions
  • School name: Holy Name Of Jesus Catholic School
  • School state: IN
  • Documentary title: The Unanswered Question
  • School name: Paul R Baird Middle School
  • School state: MA
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage
  • School name: Chariho Middle School
  • School state: RI
  • Documentary title: Women's Rights
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • School state: CA
  • Documentary title: Through the roof in debt
  • School name: Richmond School
  • School state: WI
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration