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: Celine Last name: Park Grade: 11 School name: Imagine International Academy of North Texas Documentary title: Friends or Sacrifices? Documentary topic: Animals	First name: Aurin Last name: Dutta Grade: 8 School name: Jordan Middle School Documentary title: Tears and Sweat Are Still Not Enough Documentary topic: Minimum Wage	First name: Jamison Last name: Klettheimer Grade: 7 School name: Sugarloaf Middle School Documentary title: Smoking Documentary topic: Smoking
First name: Trinity Last name: Hilton Grade: 10 School name: Central A&M High School Documentary title: To Gun Control or not to Gun Control: That is the Question Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Frank Last name: Muller Grade: 11 School name: Jenks High School Documentary title: Worth It? The Story of American Universities Documentary topic: College Tuition	First name: Beverly Last name: Liu Grade: 8 School name: Discovery Middle School Documentary title: Business of Health Documentary topic: Health Care/Obamacare
First name: Sheely Last name: Edwards Grade: 10 School name: Hammond High Documentary title: Removing Sexual Assault From College Campuses Documentary topic: Sexual assault on college campuses	First name: Brittany Last name: Scott Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: E-Verify In Our Country Documentary topic: E-Verify System	First name: David Last name: Zarowin Grade: 12 School name: Townsend Harris High School Documentary title: Legalizing Medical Marijuana Documentary topic: The legalization of Medical Marijuana
First name: Michael Last name: Wu Grade: 12 School name: Mountain View High School Documentary title: POVERTY TODAY Documentary topic: Poverty in The United States	First name: Mia Last name: Lazar Grade: 8 School name: Blacksburg New School Documentary title: What Should be Done about Money in Politics? Documentary topic: Money in Politics	First name: Zoe Last name: Mills Grade: 12 School name: Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Documentary title: The Absence of Title X: The Next Catastrophe Documentary topic: The importance of Title X programs and programs that are similar to what it advocates for
First name: Patrick Last name: Reilly Grade: 12 School name: Chelsea High School Documentary title: Gun Control Issues of 2016 Documentary topic: Seeing the separate sides over the issue of gun control in the presidential debates and by the common people.	First name: Tessa Last name: Maddaloni Grade: 7 School name: Old Turnpike School Documentary title: Gender Equality Documentary topic: Gender Equality	First name: Natalie Last name: DeLay Grade: 7 School name: Patrick Henry Middle School Documentary title: Animal Cruelty: Stricter Laws or Limited Flaws? Documentary topic: Animal Cruelty
First name: Blake Last name: Liles Grade: 9 School name: Truman High School Documentary title: Cyber Bullying Documentary topic: Cyber Bullying	First name: Gracie Last name: Weaver Grade: 8 School name: Santo J Forte Junior High Documentary title: Abortion 2016 Documentary topic: Abortion	First name: Annabella Last name: Ducheneaux Grade: 9 School name: Tamanend Middle School Documentary title: Improve Education Today, For A Brighter Tomorrow Documentary topic: Inner City Schools/Education
First name: Aryana Last name: Brown Grade: 8 School name: Eastern Middle School Documentary title: LGBTQ+ Rights? Documentary topic: Both sides of LGBTQ+ rights	First name: Maia Last name: Ginther Grade: 12 School name: Gifft Hill School Documentary title: Immigration: Boarder Control Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Nikhil Last name: Boyd Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: Is Outsourcing Hurting American Workers? Documentary topic: Outsourcing
First name: Kalen Last name: Burrell Grade: 8 School name: Helen Keller Documentary title: US Border Patrol Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration	First name: Alexis Last name: Caldwell Grade: 9 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate Documentary title: Education in America Documentary topic: Education	First name: Aileen Last name: Zhang Grade: 10 School name: Hammond High School Documentary title: Mandatory Minimums: The One-Size-Fit-All Sentence Documentary topic: Federal Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentencing
First name: Jana Last name: Mirafuente Grade: 10 School name: Early College of Forsyth Documentary title: (Un)Planned Parenthood Documentary topic: Limiting funding for the sex education program Planned Parenthood offers	First name: Corey Last name: Kardos Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: Common Core Crisis Documentary topic: The Issues of Common Core

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