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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

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  • First name: Brandon
  • Last name: Wagner
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Brandon Wagner
  • Documentary title: C-span
  • Documentary topic: immigration
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  • First name: Michelle
  • Last name: Barreto
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Good Shepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Are Guest Worker Programs Really Welcoming Our "Guests"
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
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  • First name: shaienne
  • Last name: barnt
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Global Village Academy
  • Documentary title: Veterans Health Care
  • Documentary topic: Veterans health care issue
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  • First name: Lauren
  • Last name: Shew
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Claire Lilienthal
  • Documentary title: Bullying: The Disease That Keeps on Spreading
  • Documentary topic: BUllying
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  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Cannon Jr.
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change: An Issue for America and the World
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change and Global Warming
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  • First name: Queen
  • Last name: Hakim
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Louis Nettelhorst
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
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  • First name: Zachary
  • Last name: Nease
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: H. V. Jenkins High School
  • Documentary title: An Overabundance of Debt
  • Documentary topic: The national debt and budget deficit.
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  • First name: Genevieve
  • Last name: Kluck
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: Loss of Biodiversity in Chesapeake Bay
  • Documentary topic: Biodiversity
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  • First name: Laura
  • Last name: Haynes
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Lecanto High School
  • Documentary title: School Shootings: I Am Not A Statistic
  • Documentary topic: School Shootings
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  • First name: Brianda
  • Last name: Gill
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Sulphur High School
  • Documentary title: Immigration: the complex system
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
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  • First name: Fiona
  • Last name: Byrne
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Tax Reform and its Effects
  • Documentary topic: The progressive tax system.
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  • First name: Josie
  • Last name: Rivero
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Terra Environmental Research Institute
  • Documentary title: The affects of humanity on the LGBT community
  • Documentary topic: LGBT rights in a work place
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  • First name: Alexander
  • Last name: Robertson
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: The Alexander Dawson School
  • Documentary title: Don't Fire!
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • First name: Aidan
  • Last name: Nesbitt
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Pioneer Middle School
  • Documentary title: New Tax Reform
  • Documentary topic: U.S. Tax Reform
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  • First name: Trent
  • Last name: Augustini
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Carroll High School
  • Documentary title: Drones
  • Documentary topic: Drones
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  • First name: Karla
  • Last name: Perez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Pay Equity and Discrimination
  • Documentary topic: Pay Equity and Discrimination
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  • First name: Doreen
  • Last name: Liu
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St Elizabeth High School
  • Documentary title: They're More Than Numbers
  • Documentary topic: Syrian Refugee Crisis
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  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Ives
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution
  • Documentary topic: Water Pollution
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  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Longobardi
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: The Cost of Education.
  • Documentary topic: Higher education costs.
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  • First name: Bennett
  • Last name: Nguyen
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Quimby Oak Middle School
  • Documentary title: Common Core: Education's Future
  • Documentary topic: Common Core State Standards
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  • First name: Nancy
  • Last name: Pickett
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • Documentary title: Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery
  • Documentary topic: Human Sex Trafficking
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  • First name: Alania
  • Last name: Gomez
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Huffman Middle School
  • Documentary title: "American Spotlight"
  • Documentary topic: Hillary Clinton
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  • First name: lilly
  • Last name: mullaney
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Hampstead Academy
  • Documentary title: Student Loans
  • Documentary topic: Student Loans
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  • First name: Katie
  • Last name: Bright
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Seven Springs Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: Are Guns In Control... or Out of Control?
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • First name: Abbey
  • Last name: Cornelius
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hardin Valley Academy
  • Documentary title: Domestic Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Domestic Terrorism
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  • First name: Andrew
  • Last name: Beachy
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Somerset high school
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • First name: levi
  • Last name: yohn
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: chasco middle school
  • Documentary title: healthy eating
  • Documentary topic: healthy eating in the us
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  • First name: connie
  • Last name: tran
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: orchard hills school
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing: The Debate
  • Documentary topic: Standardized Testing for Student