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: Sage Last name: Martin Grade: 9 School name: International School of the Americas Documentary title: Infrastructure: A Need for Change Documentary topic: United States Infrastructure Improvement	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: Aayush Last name: Singh Grade: 8 School name: Harrington Park Documentary title: Solar Energy and the Future of America Documentary topic: Need for Improved use of solar energy
First name: Nadia Last name: Qureshi Grade: 9 School name: Carroll High School Documentary title: Drones in the Medical Industry Documentary topic: Drones/Drones in the Medical Industry	First name: Connor Last name: McTaggart Grade: 10 School name: Carroll High School Documentary title: Drones in Daily Life Documentary topic: Domestic Drone Use	First name: Corei Last name: Flowers Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Let's Talk About Women's Health: The Defunding of Planned Parenthood Documentary topic: The Defunding of Planned Parenthood
First name: Danny Last name: Price Grade: 11 School name: Lakeside High School Documentary title: The Syrian Question Documentary topic: Syrian Refugees	First name: Amber Last name: Festian Grade: 8 School name: East Middle School Documentary title: Taking A Toll Documentary topic: Truck weight limit	First name: Swadaad05 Last name: Sylla Grade: 11 School name: World Journalism Prep Documentary title: The Truth About Common Core Documentary topic: Common Core
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: Nathan Last name: Flaherty Grade: 6 School name: Gilmour Academy Documentary title: Positive Campaigning Documentary topic: Politics	First name: Stephanie Last name: Kim Grade: 7 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: The Debate between the situation TPP Documentary topic: TPP
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: Kayla Last name: DeBeer Grade: 7 School name: Patrick Henry Documentary title: Like A Good Neighbor, Your Paycheck Is There... Or Not. Documentary topic: Minimum Wage	First name: Alexis Last name: Spencer Grade: 11 School name: TERRA Environmental Research Institute Documentary title: Education: A Reflection of Grades or Money? Documentary topic: A lack of funding to public schools
First name: William Last name: Stark Grade: 12 School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School Documentary title: Road to the White House: The Importance of Science Documentary topic: The importance of presidential scientific support.	First name: NIcholas Last name: Hill Grade: 12 School name: Friends School of Baltimore Documentary title: Public Education in Baltimore and the United States Documentary topic: Problems with education in Baltimore and how they can be improved	First name: Rachel Last name: Kramer Grade: 12 School name: Las Vegas Academy Documentary title: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Documentary topic: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
First name: Priscilla Last name: Vasquez Grade: 8 School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School Documentary title: The Second Mind Documentary topic: Teen Mental Health	First name: Isabelle Last name: Crabtree Grade: 8 School name: Santo Forte Junior High Documentary title: Imigration Documentary topic: Imigration	First name: Sarah Last name: Schulhof Grade: 8 School name: The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy Documentary title: The Cost of Cancer Documentary topic: Oral Parity and Cancer Costs
First name: Mashaba Last name: Kabir Grade: 10 School name: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Documentary title: The Struggle: Based in Fact Documentary topic: We want presidential candidates to focus on talking more about a common problem in America- bias in the workplace.	First name: Destin Last name: Bigsby Grade: 12 School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School Documentary title: The Great Divide Documentary topic: Bridging the divide between democrats and republicans on gun control. Featuring interviews from Newtown residents and Texans.	First name: Anushka Last name: Angle Grade: 8 School name: John Adams middle school Documentary title: College Debt Detriment Documentary topic: How students can't repay their college loans which is affecting their health and education.
First name: Hannah Last name: Lucas Grade: 12 School name: Ursuline Academy Documentary title: Road to the White House: Women and Welfare Documentary topic: poverty for single mothers and welfare programs	First name: Aspen Last name: Golemboski Grade: 12 School name: Jenks High School Documentary title: What are You Weighting for, Oklahoma? Documentary topic: Healthful Lifestyles	First name: Patrick Last name: Nian Grade: 12 School name: Townsend Harris High School at Queens College Documentary title: The Struggles of Refuge and Asylum Seekers Documentary topic: the difficulties those who seek political asylum face
First name: Salena Last name: Lee Grade: 11 School name: Ramsay High School Documentary title: Voter I.D. Law; Pro or con for American Voters? Documentary topic: Voter I.D. Law

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