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: Mirana Last name: Regis Grade: 9 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School Documentary title: Stop and Smell the Pollution Documentary topic: Environmental Protection	First name: Ron'Zay Last name: Griffin Grade: 12 School name: Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School Documentary title: Same Sex Marriage Documentary topic: Same Sex Marriage Being Legalized	First name: Pranathi Last name: Alluri Grade: 8 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: Equality for all Documentary topic: Equality
First name: Ryan Last name: Bara Grade: 8 School name: Jordan Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control: An Uprising issue Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Kayla Last name: Dawson Grade: 7 School name: Western Hills Middle School Documentary title: 21st Century Gun control Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Christin Last name: Locke Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Racial Profiling in the Law Enforcement Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
First name: Alysan Last name: Amann Grade: 10 School name: Liberty High School Documentary title: Sex Ed Documentary topic: Sexual Education	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: Sejal Last name: Sinha Grade: 10 School name: Hammond High School Documentary title: The Land of Opportunity Documentary topic: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
First name: John Last name: Khodhair Grade: 7 School name: Chasco Middle Documentary title: Is Immigration Safe Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Adrianna Last name: Quaide Grade: 8 School name: Eastern Middle School Documentary title: Firearms: The Never Ending Controversy Documentary topic: American's 2nd Ammendment Rights	First name: Annika Last name: Chakos Grade: 8 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School Documentary title: College Crisis Documentary topic: Student debt in America, and the benefits of getting an advanced education.
First name: Patrick Last name: Nian Grade: 12 School name: Townsend Harris High School at Queens College Documentary title: The Struggles of Refuge and Asylum Seekers Documentary topic: the difficulties those who seek political asylum face	First name: Colin Last name: Spencer Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: Federalism Documentary topic: Federalism- Power of Federal Government over State	First name: Olivia Last name: Goers Grade: 8 School name: Holy Name Catholic School Documentary title: Gender Pay Gap Documentary topic: Income Inequality (men vs. Women)
First name: Makayla Last name: Sunde Grade: 7 School name: Patrick Henry Middle School Documentary title: The civil rights movement ended, but when will racism? Documentary topic: Racial Discrimination	First name: Yejin Last name: Chang Grade: 10 School name: Bergen County Academies Documentary title: Affirmative Action- is it still needed? Documentary topic: Affirmative Action	First name: Anupam Last name: Kulkarni Grade: 8 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: Common War Documentary topic: Education/Common Core
First name: Joel Last name: Groninger Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control by Jay Harter and Joel Groninger Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Zoe Last name: Mills Grade: 12 School name: Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Documentary title: The Absence of Title X: The Next Catastrophe Documentary topic: The importance of Title X programs and programs that are similar to what it advocates for	First name: Mesan Last name: Johnson-Mulla Grade: 7 School name: Netzaberg Middle School Documentary title: VETERANS Documentary topic: Homeless Veterans
First name: Alyssa Last name: Miller Grade: 7 School name: Greenhill School Documentary title: Terrorism vs. The Presidential Election Documentary topic: How is ISIS effecting the 2016 Presidential Election?	First name: Angela Last name: Tobiasz Grade: 8 School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School Documentary title: Free Community College Documentary topic: Free Community College	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: Katie Last name: Marting Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Middle School Documentary title: LGBT+ Discrimination Documentary topic: LGBT+ Discrimination	First name: Alexandra Last name: Boettcher Grade: 10 School name: High School of Health Sciences Documentary title: Self-Harm Documentary topic: Mental Health	First name: Abigail Last name: Antonio Grade: 7 School name: Steven V. Correia Middle School Documentary title: Global Warming Documentary topic: Global Warming
First name: Julie Last name: Stivers Grade: 8 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate Documentary title: Homeless: The forgotten problem Documentary topic: Homelessness in America	First name: Eric Last name: Anton Grade: 6 School name: Gilmour Academy Documentary title: Gun Control Documentary topic: Crime and Punishment

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