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: Madison Last name: Rist Grade: 8 School name: Guardian Angels Catholic School Documentary title: Wiretapping Documentary topic: Wiretapping	First name: Lucas Last name: Farinazo Grade: 7 School name: Ada Merritt Documentary title: Tax Issue 2016 Documentary topic: Taxes in the USA	First name: Andrea Last name: Ballesil Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Health Care for the Homelessness Documentary topic: Getting Health Care for the homeless
First name: Paresh Last name: Chauhan Grade: 9 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School Documentary title: Homelessness Documentary topic: The problems and solution to Homelessness	First name: M Last name: Beck Grade: 8 School name: Oak View Middle School Documentary title: Racial Equality Documentary topic: Racial Equality	First name: Zack Last name: Snyder Grade: 9 School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School Documentary title: The Drought Documentary topic: The drought in California
First name: Vy Last name: NGO Grade: 10 School name: New Foundations Charter School Documentary title: Our America Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Kelsey Last name: Lovell Grade: 10 School name: Ronald Reagan High School Documentary title: U.S. National Debt Documentary topic: How do the presidential candidates plan to solve the growing issue of the U.S. national debt?	First name: Kennedy Last name: Murphy Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue Senior High School Documentary title: Global Water Crisis Documentary topic: Water Crisis
First name: Lauren Last name: Rizzardi Grade: 7 School name: Delano Middle School Documentary title: America's Greatest Secret: Child Hunger Documentary topic: Child Hunger	First name: Michael Last name: Trischka Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: More Gun Control Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Chloe Last name: Owen Grade: 8 School name: Corey Middle School Documentary title: "Liberty And Justice For All." Documentary topic: Women's Rights
First name: Marissa Last name: DiGiacomo Grade: 12 School name: Padua Academy Documentary title: No Child Left Behind Documentary topic: No Child Left Behind	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	First name: Fatima Last name: Aulakh Grade: 10 School name: Al-Huda School Documentary title: BLACK LIVES MATTER Documentary topic: Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality
First name: Duncan Last name: Chen Grade: 11 School name: Terra Environmental Institute Documentary title: Healthcare Reform Documentary topic: Healthcare	First name: Taylor Last name: Massey Grade: 12 School name: Northside High School Documentary title: CSPAN Studentcam Documentary topic: No Child Left Behind	First name: Alexis Last name: Taber Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue High School Documentary title: Income Inequality Documentary topic: Income Inequality
First name: Justin Last name: Ellington Grade: 10 School name: H.V Jenkins Documentary title: The Changes We Need to Make in Social Security Documentary topic: Social Security	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: Mackenzie Last name: VanZee Grade: 11 School name: Jenks High School Documentary title: The Big IDEA Documentary topic: Why Presidential
First name: Hayley Last name: Horgrow Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Gun Control Documentary topic: More Gun Regulations, Less Gun Violence	First name: Simon Last name: Jolly Grade: 10 School name: Hardin Valley Academy Documentary title: How Will America Power Tomorrow? Documentary topic: Clean Energy	First name: Josh Last name: Cohen Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: Be free? Documentary topic: immagration
First name: Noah Last name: Drapala Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: A Forgotten Herritage Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Sam Last name: Ross Grade: 11 School name: Iowa City West High School Documentary title: Climate Change! Documentary topic: Climate change

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