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Welcome to C-SPAN's 2016 StudentCam Competition!

C-SPAN's 2016 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).


You will be prompted to create a Username and Password when you fill out your Entry Form. Choose a unique username (you may 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.


2016 Theme

“ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE”
What’s the issue YOU most want candidates to discuss during the 2016 presidential campaign?



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 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.


All eligible entries must be submitted by midnight Pacific Standard Time at the end of the day on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016.


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.


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 AM Nov 01, 2015 and ends at 03:00 AM Jan 21, 2016.

Voting Period

Voting starts at 12:00 AM Jan 20, 2016 and ends at 12:01 AM Jan 20, 2016.


Submitted Videos

  • First name: Luwei
  • Last name: Xiong
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Common Core
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Pierson
  • Last name: Fuller
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Summit School
  • Documentary title: Substance Abuse
  • Documentary topic: Substance Abuse
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Schulhof
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy
  • Documentary title: The Cost of Cancer
  • Documentary topic: Oral Parity and Cancer Costs
  • First name: Kallie
  • Last name: Lutz
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Conrad Weiser High School
  • Documentary title: A Women's Right
  • Documentary topic: A Women's Right explains the highly debatable topic of abortion.
  • First name: Steven
  • Last name: Escobar Mendez
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Southern high school
  • Documentary title: Questioner speech to runners
  • Documentary topic: Studentcam competition
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Bergner
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International Schools of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Extremely Poor with High Hopes
  • Documentary topic: Poverty and Homelessness
  • First name: Kaylianna
  • Last name: Wellington
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Seven Springs Middle School
  • Documentary title: Execution, or the Freedom to Live
  • Documentary topic: Death Penalty
  • First name: Maddie
  • Last name: Jackson
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Fort Payne Middle School
  • Documentary title: School Lunch Program
  • Documentary topic: Our video is on the School Lunch Program.
  • First name: Clara
  • Last name: Yi
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Orchard Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: Road to the White House
  • Documentary topic: ISIL and Foreign Policy
  • First name: Yasin
  • Last name: Kashubeck
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Weaver middle school
  • Documentary title: Minimum wage
  • Documentary topic: Minimum wage
  • First name: Tyler
  • Last name: Markham
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Road to the White House: Legalization of Medical and Recreational Marijuana
  • Documentary topic: Legalization of medical and recreational marijuana
  • First name: Wyatt
  • Last name: Stillman
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Prep
  • Documentary title: War on Terror: Fight Against ISIS
  • Documentary topic: War on Terror
  • First name: Elizabeth
  • Last name: Verdugo
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Bullying Prevention
  • Documentary topic: Bullying and its Affects
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Jones
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Dayspring Academy Middle School
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Anna
  • Last name: Epstein
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Brookwood High School
  • Documentary title: The Need for a Soda Tax
  • Documentary topic: Soda tax
  • First name: Payton
  • Last name: Jones
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Trumann High School
  • Documentary title: Finding A Cure For Cancer
  • Documentary topic: Cancer Research
  • First name: Caitlin
  • Last name: Finch
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Western Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: A Pathway to Citizenship
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Yelena
  • Last name: Bagdasaryan
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: SCAPA
  • Documentary title: Gun Control... Is It Necessary?
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: linus
  • Last name: ticho
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: WHY U.S. EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
  • Documentary topic: US education
  • First name: Liam
  • Last name: Epstein
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Maple Avenue Middle School
  • Documentary title: Our World, Our Future
  • Documentary topic: Sustainability
  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Dunnuck
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • Documentary title: Unemployment
  • Documentary topic: Unemployment
  • First name: Jerry
  • Last name: Sun
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Abraham Lincoln High School
  • Documentary title: Edu-ca-tion
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Tasha
  • Last name: Acosta
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • Documentary title: True Life: My Home is Trash
  • Documentary topic: The effects of pollution on animals/wildlife
  • First name: Sophie
  • Last name: Anderson
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Langston Charter Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Tuition Mission
  • Documentary topic: College Tuition
  • First name: leona
  • Last name: armagost
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Greeley Central high school
  • Documentary title: Lowering College Tuition
  • Documentary topic: trying to make college more affordable
  • First name: Natasha
  • Last name: Hubatsek
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: NYC iSchool
  • Documentary title: Islamophobia
  • Documentary topic: Islamophobia
  • First name: Logan
  • Last name: Plumley
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • Documentary title: Student Loans by Logan Plumley
  • Documentary topic: Student Loans
  • First name: Kalsie
  • Last name: Davis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Affton High School
  • Documentary title: Overlooked America: Hate Crimes
  • Documentary topic: Hate Crime Laws
  • First name: Jenna
  • Last name: Reed
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) Bluegrass
  • Documentary title: Funding for the Arts in Public Schools
  • Documentary topic: We would like to ask the presidential candidates, How will you increase funding for the arts in public schools, and why do you think this is important?
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Dunne
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: ISIS: Should We Declare War?
  • Documentary topic: Our documentary is about whether the U.S. should declare war on ISIS or not. We provide intervention and non-interventionist views.