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: Amy Last name: Pearson Grade: 8 School name: Pioneer Middle School Documentary title: The Police in our communities Documentary topic: The relationship between the community and the police	First name: Josh Last name: Cohen Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: Be free? Documentary topic: immagration	First name: Amit Last name: Acharya Grade: 8 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Documentary topic: Syrian refugees entering the United States
First name: Gaurav Last name: Uppal Grade: 12 School name: Ardsley High School Documentary title: Climate Change: The Most Important Issue in the 2016 Presidential Election Documentary topic: Climate Change	First name: Brian Last name: Gringuz Grade: 12 School name: Francis Lewis HS Documentary title: Welfare Reform Documentary topic: Welfare Reform	First name: Lana Last name: Nguyen Grade: 8 School name: Eastern Middle School Documentary title: Death on Trial: the Fight for Life or Death Documentary topic: The Death Penalty
First name: Rafael Last name: Rivera Grade: 12 School name: Celebration High School Documentary title: Immigration: Problem or solution Documentary topic: Should the immigration process change?	First name: Caitlin Last name: Finch Grade: 7 School name: Western Hills Middle School Documentary title: A Pathway to Citizenship Documentary topic: Immigration	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: Erin Last name: Bangham Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: C-SPAN Mental Health Documentary topic: Mental Health Care in the United States	First name: Morgan Last name: Butler Grade: 7 School name: Harrisburg Academy Documentary title: Planned Parenthood Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood	First name: Kayla Last name: Sell Grade: 12 School name: Stow-Monroe Falls High School Documentary title: Special Education Funding Documentary topic: We would like our presidential candidates to address Special Education funding.
First name: Catherine Last name: Hilario Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics Documentary title: Why don't you drop out? Documentary topic: Effect financial aid has on graduation rate of low-income students	First name: Olivia Last name: Hauch Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School Documentary title: Maternity and Paternity leave Documentary topic: Maternity and Paternity leave	First name: Ashlyn Last name: Blackhurst Grade: 8 School name: Morrison Academy Documentary title: C-SPAN Video Documentary topic: Abortion
First name: jake Last name: decker Grade: 11 School name: Blue Ridge High School Documentary title: Immigration Reform Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Crystal Last name: Linger Grade: 12 School name: 1 team member from Cordova High School; 1 member from Vista Del Lago High School Documentary title: Climate Change in the 2016 Election Documentary topic: Climate Change	First name: meagn Last name: mallon Grade: 12 School name: padua academy Documentary title: Immigration in the U.S. Documentary topic: Immigration
First name: Taylor Last name: Whitson Grade: 12 School name: Kankakee Valley High School Documentary title: Debate On Gun Control Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Nicholas Last name: Quisenberry Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Juvenile Crime Documentary topic: Juvenile Crime	First name: Christin Last name: Locke Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Racial Profiling in the Law Enforcement Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
First name: James Last name: Elliott Grade: 8 School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School Documentary title: LGBT Rights: Stop The Discrimination Documentary topic: LGBT Discrimination	First name: Anna Last name: Devries Grade: 8 School name: St. Paul Lutheran School Documentary title: Immigration: Good or Bad? Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Hasib Last name: Rahman Grade: 12 School name: Francis Lewis Highschool Documentary title: Foreign Policy - Conflict in the Middle East Documentary topic: Terrorism, and Foreign Policy
First name: Sameenah Last name: Burt Grade: 9 School name: Al-Huda School Documentary title: Patient Rights Documentary topic: Patient Rights	First name: Owen Last name: Robertson Grade: 7 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: US National Debt Documentary topic: National Debt	First name: Nadir Last name: Siddiqui Grade: 12 School name: Midlothian High School Documentary title: Clean Water Documentary topic: Clean Water
First name: Max Last name: Martin Grade: 8 School name: Edison Middle School Documentary title: Paid Family Leave: A Documentary Documentary topic: A documentary covering Paid Family Leave in the US including what we have now, what we need, and why we need it.	First name: Rian Last name: Ritter Grade: 7 School name: Netzaberg Middle School Documentary title: Environmental Protection Documentary topic: The Effects of Humans Tampering with

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