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Welcome to C-SPAN's 2016 StudentCam Competition!

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

  • 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: Jared
  • Last name: Evans
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow Munroe-Falls High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism: Where our focus should be
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Destiny
  • Last name: Schmidt
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Big Foot High School
  • Documentary title: I Am Not For Sale
  • Documentary topic: Human Trafficking
  • First name: David
  • Last name: Huang
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Alhambra High School
  • Documentary title: Cspan 2015-2016: Healthcare
  • Documentary topic: United States Healthcare
  • First name: Kennedy
  • Last name: Murphy
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue Senior High School
  • Documentary title: Global Water Crisis
  • Documentary topic: Water Crisis
  • First name: Philip
  • Last name: Orihuela
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Keller Dual Immersion
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Julio
  • Last name: Rodriguez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Amsterdam High School
  • Documentary title: Violence against the LGBTQ community
  • Documentary topic: Awareness on LGBTQ violence has to be raised on a national level
  • First name: Ian
  • Last name: Evans
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: NYC iSchool
  • Documentary title: Water: Our most important resource threatened.
  • Documentary topic: Water Pollution.
  • First name: Sonia
  • Last name: Garg
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Langston Charter Middle School
  • Documentary title: We Are One
  • Documentary topic: Syrian Refugees
  • First name: Shelby
  • Last name: Nicholson
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Crete High School
  • Documentary title: College Funding
  • Documentary topic: College Funding
  • First name: darcie
  • Last name: bailey
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Trinity Christian School
  • Documentary title: Legalization of Marijuana and the Alcohol Age
  • Documentary topic: Marijuana and Alcohol
  • First name: Kaya
  • Last name: Evans
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Global Village Academy
  • Documentary title: Gun Control for StudentCam
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Annika
  • Last name: Chakos
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: College Crisis
  • Documentary topic: Student debt in America, and the benefits of getting an advanced education.
  • First name: sofia
  • Last name: Archuleta
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • Documentary title: Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Hsing- Chin (Jean)
  • Last name: Tsai
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: Prison Reform: The Truth
  • Documentary topic: Prison Reform
  • First name: Orlando
  • Last name: Rangel
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Keller
  • Documentary title: Niños de la Frontera
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Joeshlyn
  • Last name: Penaloza
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Good Shepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Guns in the U.S.A
  • First name: Juliana
  • Last name: Tran
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Road to the White House: A Home for Immigrants
  • Documentary topic: Permanent shelter for immigrants
  • First name: Sierra
  • Last name: Hilditch
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Bullying
  • Documentary topic: Bullying
  • First name: Julius
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terrorists and America
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Avery
  • Last name: Luecke
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Domestic Violence: An Issue That Faces The Nation
  • Documentary topic: Domestic Violence
  • First name: Alejandro
  • Last name: Garcia
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Terra Environmental Research Institute
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Taylor
  • Last name: Beecher
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Scripps Ranch High School
  • Documentary title: Autonomous Cars
  • Documentary topic: Autonomous Cars
  • First name: Sofia
  • Last name: Sonnet
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Debate of the Era: Minimum Wage
  • Documentary topic: Increasing the Minimum Wage
  • First name: Twyla
  • Last name: Rhode
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Pease Elementary School
  • Documentary title: The Affordable Care Act - The Road to the White House
  • Documentary topic: Healthcare
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Daire
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: Good or Bad
  • Documentary topic: Gun violence