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: Grant Last name: Hunter Grade: 12 School name: Orting High School Documentary title: Road to the White House Documentary topic: What issues you most want candidates to discuss during the 2016 election	First name: ruth Last name: mensah Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: educational relection Documentary topic: Decline in the stem field	First name: Amy Last name: Nguyen Grade: 12 School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Documentary title: Road to White House: Prison Reform Documentary topic: prison reform
First name: daisy Last name: trevino Grade: 12 School name: palm view high school Documentary title: me and my thoughts Documentary topic: the demands we need in our country	First name: Anna Last name: Lapadula Grade: 8 School name: Hampstead Academy Documentary title: Syrian Refugee and Migrant Crisis Documentary topic: The Syrian refugees and migrants stuck in Syria along with security	First name: James Last name: Carlton Grade: 12 School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Documentary title: Background Checks:The Big Question Documentary topic: Gun Control, universal background checks
First name: Samuel Last name: McIntyre Grade: 12 School name: Trinity High School Documentary title: Expensive Healthcare and Its Effects Documentary topic: The political, social, and economic effects of healthcare,specifically pharmaceuticals.	First name: Oluwatoyin Last name: Ikuomenisan Grade: 12 School name: Huntington High School Documentary title: Racism in Affirmative Action Documentary topic: Affirmative Action	First name: Melina Last name: Curran Grade: 8 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: The Beginning of the End Documentary topic: Global Warming
First name: Angelica Last name: Toliver Grade: 12 School name: Nor well High School Documentary title: Controversey of Embryonic Stem Cells Documentary topic: Embryonic Stem Cells	First name: Chris Last name: Zdenek Grade: 12 School name: Friends School Of Baltimore Documentary title: Housing Discrimination in Baltimore Documentary topic: Housing Discrimination and its effect on the events that occurred in response to the death of Freddie Gray	First name: Sarah Last name: Eichhorn Grade: 12 School name: Ursuline Academy Documentary title: IMMIGRATION Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration in The United States
First name: Joanne Last name: Ha Grade: 10 School name: Montgomery Blair High School Documentary title: Lower the Vote, Raise America Documentary topic: Lowering the voting age to 16 is an issue that should be addressed by presidential candidates in their 2016 campaigns to increase the political participation of US citizens.	First name: Ella Last name: Gilligan Grade: 8 School name: Eastern Middle School Documentary title: Immigration: America's Current Controversy Documentary topic: Undocumented Immigration	First name: Belle Last name: kinney Winick Grade: 7 School name: Ada Merritt K-8 center Documentary title: Abortion Documentary topic: Abortion
First name: Hailey Last name: Patel Grade: 8 School name: Fort Payne Middle School Documentary title: HealthCare Searching For a Cure Documentary topic: HealthCare	First name: Giovanna Last name: Key Grade: 7 School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center Documentary title: Making it in the US Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration	First name: Kaden Last name: Mills Grade: 8 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: Donald Trump not for President Documentary topic: Presidential Qualifications
First name: Sofia Last name: Aviles Grade: 11 School name: TERRA Environmental Research Institute Documentary title: STEM Immigration Documentary topic: Immigration Innovation Act	First name: Tahj Last name: Tarrats Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: The horrors of excessive Police force Documentary topic: Police Brutality	First name: Timothy Last name: Zhou Grade: 11 School name: Thomas S. Wootton High School Documentary title: Waging a Living Documentary topic: Minimum Wage
First name: Hart Last name: Ayoob Grade: 12 School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory Documentary title: A Tarnished Image Documentary topic: Islamophobia	First name: Theo Last name: Adams Grade: 11 School name: Hutchinson High School Documentary title: Starting to Fret, About Student Debt Documentary topic: College Tuition	First name: Manan Patel Last name: Patel Grade: 8 School name: East Middle School Documentary title: The College Controversy Documentary topic: College prices and student debt
First name: Nate Last name: Ryden Grade: 12 School name: Stow Munroe-Falls High School Documentary title: PAS-documentary Documentary topic: Physician Assisted Suicide	First name: Justin Last name: Yee Grade: 12 School name: Franklin High School Documentary title: The Electric Focus Documentary topic: We are advocating the support of electric cars by the government for the 2016 presidential campaign	First name: Lola-Marie Last name: Guerra Grade: 7 School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center Documentary title: Internet Censorship Documentary topic: Internet Censorship
First name: Laura Last name: Whalen Grade: 10 School name: State College of Florida Colligate School Documentary title: "Dear IRS, please remove my name from your mailing list." Documentary topic: Flat Tax

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