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: Emily Last name: Haga Grade: 10 School name: Waldron High School Documentary title: Abortion's Road to the White House Documentary topic: Abortion	First name: Teddie Last name: LloydBuckley Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: Health Care by Alyssa and Teddie Documentary topic: Health Care and the Affordable Health Care Act	First name: Corey Last name: Steinman Grade: 8 School name: Falcon Cove middle school Documentary title: Questioning Common Core Documentary topic: common core
First name: Sarah Last name: Rosenberg Grade: 8 School name: The Davis Academy Documentary title: Race and Religious Relations Documentary topic: Race and Religious Relations in the US Today	First name: Cassidy Last name: Stratman Grade: 12 School name: St. Thomas More High School Documentary title: Native Lives Matter Documentary topic: An insight into issues that plague South Dakota Native American reservations	First name: John Last name: Caporaletti Grade: 10 School name: Sherwood High School Documentary title: Campaign Finance: The Issue of All Issues Documentary topic: Campaign Finance
First name: Da Na Last name: Lee Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Middle School Documentary title: Economical and Political Problems: Water Shortage Documentary topic: Crisis on water shortages, drought	First name: Suzanna Last name: Arul Grade: 12 School name: Kennesaw Mountain High School Documentary title: College Education Documentary topic: The presidential candidates and their take on college education	First name: Melissa Last name: Kwakye-Dankwa Grade: 10 School name: Hammond High School Documentary title: Police Brutality Documentary topic: Do police brutality statistics contain racist or bias elements? Why does the public seem to ignore them?
First name: mimi Last name: chung Grade: 9 School name: iSchool nyc Documentary title: unemployment is a problem of 2016 Documentary topic: unemployment	First name: Hunter Last name: Futrell Grade: 12 School name: Mountain view High School Documentary title: Healthcare Americas Wrong Approach Documentary topic: HealthCare	First name: Ben Last name: Castner Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: Stationing U.S. Troops in Other Countries Documentary topic: Stationing of U.S. troops in other countries
First name: Jonathan Last name: Mock Grade: 10 School name: Tatum High School Documentary title: Distractions on the Road Documentary topic: Laws and enforcement against distracted driving.	First name: Ashley Last name: Giron Grade: 12 School name: Fivay High School Documentary title: Child Abuse Documentary topic: Child Abuse	First name: Emily Last name: Wingert Grade: 12 School name: Saint Thomas More Documentary title: Dope or Nope? The Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Documentary topic: Marijuana Legalization within the United States
First name: Braden Last name: Flanders Grade: 8 School name: Maple Avenue Middle School Documentary title: Income Inequality Documentary topic: Income Inequality	First name: Eli Last name: Toon Grade: 12 School name: Fort Benton High School Documentary title: National Security Documentary topic: National Security	First name: Daniel Last name: Gittleman Grade: 12 School name: Community School Of Davidson Documentary title: A Country's Fault: A work on the United States' national debt and war crimes Documentary topic: Presidential debate topics covering the national debt and our workings in Syria
First name: Juan Pablo Last name: Comparan Grade: 12 School name: St. Ignatius College Prep Documentary title: Gentrification: The Mission District Documentary topic: Gentrification	First name: Ethan Last name: Cranston Grade: 9 School name: Golden View Classical Academy Documentary title: Technology vs. Privacy - Coexisting with Domestic Drones Documentary topic: Drone control, and how domestic drones should be handled.	First name: Clara Last name: Petersen Grade: 10 School name: Aplington Parkersburg High School Documentary title: Affording Happiness Documentary topic: Mental Health
First name: Peter Last name: Haensel Grade: 10 School name: George Mason Documentary title: Gun control Documentary topic: Gun control	First name: Julia Last name: Brown Grade: 12 School name: Mother of Mercy High School Documentary title: cspan Documentary topic: Childhood Deportation	First name: Aiden Last name: Gaede Grade: 7 School name: Patrick Henry Documentary title: Play Hard, Think Harder Documentary topic: Sports Safety
First name: thania Last name: gonzalez Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Math Documentary title: Mommy and Daddy??? Documentary topic: seperation of families because of undocumented parents	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.

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