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: Katherine Last name: Penner Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue High School Documentary title: Raising the Minimum Wage Documentary topic: Minimum Wage	First name: Megan Last name: obrien Grade: 12 School name: Midlothian High School Documentary title: Immigration: An Issue that Divides US Documentary topic: illegal immigration	First name: Sophia Last name: Graves Grade: 12 School name: Celebration High School Documentary title: Education Fuels the Nation Documentary topic: Education is too scruitinized and not funded enough, so in the upcoming election, we believe this issue should be prioritized in discussions.
First name: Ryan Last name: Hart Grade: 10 School name: Hardin Valley Academy Documentary title: Saving our Skies: America's Air Pollution Problem Documentary topic: Air Pollution and its Relation to Climate Change	First name: sam Last name: racca Grade: 7 School name: Doherty Middle School Documentary title: Stop Global Warming Documentary topic: Global Warming	First name: David Last name: Fredericks Grade: 10 School name: Huntington High School Documentary title: Internet Security under the Patriot Act Documentary topic: Patriot Act
First name: Noelle Last name: Buban Grade: 10 School name: Advanced Technologies Academy Documentary title: In Hope of a Better Land Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Madison Last name: White Grade: 12 School name: Norfolk Collegiate Documentary title: Race Relations in current times Documentary topic: Racial Tensions	First name: Angela Last name: Baranowski Grade: 12 School name: Nazareth Area High School Documentary title: Gun Control: America in Distress Documentary topic: Gun control
First name: Joshua Last name: Serrano Grade: 8 School name: Global Village Academy Aurora Documentary title: Freedom from deportation Documentary topic: immigration	First name: Elizabeth Last name: Woelmer Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Space: The Final Fund-tier Documentary topic: NASA Funding and STEM Education	First name: Meehir Last name: Patel Grade: 8 School name: East Middle School Documentary title: Meehir and Tyler's C-SPAN Project Documentary topic: Dangers of Smoking
First name: Anna Last name: Zeh Grade: 7 School name: Mill Middle School Documentary title: Higher Education Creates New Concerns For The Future Documentary topic: Higher Education Costs	First name: Clarissa Last name: Papenfuse Grade: 8 School name: Harrisburg Academy Documentary title: Immigrants and Syrian Refugees Coming to the United States of America Documentary topic: Immigrants and Syrian Refugees Coming to the United States of America	First name: Lindsey Last name: Harness Grade: 12 School name: Norwell Highschool Documentary title: The burden of healthy school lunches Documentary topic: School lunches
First name: Jelani Last name: Pickens Grade: 12 School name: Minor High School Documentary title: College Tuition & Debt Documentary topic: College students graduating with debt and the lowering of the cost of college	First name: Tessa Last name: Maddaloni Grade: 7 School name: Old Turnpike School Documentary title: Gender Equality Documentary topic: Gender Equality	First name: Quinn Last name: Curtin Grade: 7 School name: Doherty Middle School Documentary title: C-SPAN Documentary topic: GLOBAL WARMING
First name: Jonathan Last name: Ibarra Grade: 12 School name: TC Williams High School Documentary title: The Cost of Justice Documentary topic: For-Profit Prisons	First name: Lynn Last name: Kusmin Grade: 10 School name: Montgomery Blair High School Documentary title: Scholars Without Dollars Documentary topic: Funding for public education	First name: Sydney Last name: Dahle Grade: 11 School name: Timberland High School Documentary title: The Inpending Crisis of Student Loans Documentary topic: Student Loans
First name: Joseph Last name: Wilson Grade: 12 School name: TC Williams Highschool Documentary title: Native American Displacement Documentary topic: Native Americans	First name: Griffin Last name: Gentry Grade: 12 School name: Mandarin High School Documentary title: Student Cam Video Project Documentary topic: Foreign Policy	First name: Matthew Last name: Salyer Grade: 12 School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Documentary title: Climate Change in our World Documentary topic: Climate Change
First name: Mary Katherine Last name: Manuta Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Stop Tearing Families Apart! Documentary topic: Deportation and how it affects families with undocumented immigrant parents and U.S.-born children.	First name: Pedro Last name: Garcia Grade: 10 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School Documentary title: Underwater Exploration Documentary topic: The benefits of underwater mapping, archaeology, and overall exploration	First name: Stephanie Last name: Garcia Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: The New Caged Animals Documentary topic: Mass incarceration

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