C-SPAN's 2016 StudentCam Competition

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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

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First name: Samuel Last name: Zang Grade: 11 School name: TC Williams Documentary title: Cancer The Fight Documentary topic: Cancer Funding	First name: Nicholas Last name: Quisenberry Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Juvenile Crime Documentary topic: Juvenile Crime	First name: Shreya Last name: Sinha Grade: 11 School name: Imagine International Academy of North texas Documentary title: Is Improving Access to Healthcare Improving Lives? Documentary topic: Access to Healthcare
First name: Jason Last name: Morales Grade: 8 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: The Immigration Crisis Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Alexander Last name: Ganchiff Grade: 8 School name: Nettelhorst Documentary title: Why Should the 2016 Presidential Candidates Focus on Foreign Policy? Documentary topic: Foreign Policy	First name: Madeleine Last name: Dorst Grade: 10 School name: Jenks High School Documentary title: Show Me the Money Documentary topic: Gender Wage Gap
First name: Ava Last name: Ure Grade: 7 School name: Browns River Middle School Documentary title: Terrorism Documentary topic: Terrorism	First name: Juliann Last name: Szemela Grade: 8 School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School Documentary title: Standardized Testing Documentary topic: Standardized Testing	First name: Sebastian Last name: DeLuca Grade: 12 School name: Amsterdam High School Documentary title: Terrorism's Psychological Effects Documentary topic: Terrorism
First name: shaienne Last name: barnt Grade: 8 School name: Global Village Academy Documentary title: Veterans Health Care Documentary topic: Veterans health care issue	First name: Kai Last name: Pennell Grade: 8 School name: Corey Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control Documentary topic: Gun Control in the United States	First name: daisy Last name: colvin Grade: 8 School name: lyme old lyme middle school Documentary title: Gun Control Debate Documentary topic: gun control
First name: Isaac Last name: Davis Grade: 12 School name: Williamsburg Christian Academy Documentary title: Death With Dignity Documentary topic: The right for terminally ill patients to choose when they die with the help of a physician.	First name: Katherine Last name: Garver Grade: 11 School name: Notre Dame Academy Documentary title: College Debt Info Documentary topic: College Debt and loans	First name: Andzelika Last name: Sroka Grade: 12 School name: Townsend Harris High School Documentary title: Subtracting the Common Core Documentary topic: Errors in Common Core Math Standards
First name: Clarissa Last name: Tolson Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Road to the Whitehouse The Cost of Education Documentary topic: The Cost of Education	First name: Jacob Last name: Ash Grade: 12 School name: Midlothian High School Documentary title: Foreign intervention Documentary topic: How much our military should intervene in other countries	First name: Grace Last name: Covaci Grade: 8 School name: Francis Bradley Middle School Documentary title: "A Country of Immigrants" Documentary topic: Immigration
First name: Christian Last name: Fauer Grade: 12 School name: Chelsea High School Documentary title: National Insecurity Documentary topic: National Security	First name: Caroline Last name: Messina Grade: 12 School name: Ursuline Academy Documentary title: Education: The Great Divide Documentary topic: Education Inequality	First name: Logan Last name: Burdick Grade: 11 School name: Blue Ridge High School Documentary title: Calling All Candidates to Loan Us an Ear Documentary topic: Federal Financial Aid
First name: Natalia Last name: Inoa Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathematics Documentary title: Necessity or Luxury Item? Documentary topic: Sales Tax	First name: Alexis Last name: Dawson Grade: 8 School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School Documentary title: "Too Many Test" Documentary topic: Common Core and Standardized Testing	First name: Colin Last name: Hinman Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: Continuous Glucose Monitors- Mediare Patients Deserve Them Too! Documentary topic: The Medicare GGM Coverage Act of 2015
First name: Mackenzie Last name: Kern Grade: 12 School name: Mandarin High Documentary title: Gun Control: Friend or Foe? Documentary topic: Does increasing our gun control laws increase our safety?	First name: Ried Last name: Morrell Grade: 10 School name: Central A&M Documentary title: The Melting Pot of America Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration	First name: Nancy Last name: Lopez Grade: 8 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School Documentary title: Helping the homelessness Documentary topic: Homelessness
First name: Ethan Last name: Sarakun Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: Balancing the Safety of Immigration and Refugee Resettlement Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Evan Last name: Rodrigues Grade: 7 School name: Old Turnpike Middle School Documentary title: The Many Misfortunate Documentary topic: Homelessness in the United States	First name: Hannah Last name: Lucas Grade: 12 School name: Ursuline Academy Documentary title: Road to the White House: Women and Welfare Documentary topic: poverty for single mothers and welfare programs

The submission and voting periods are now over. Check out the results.