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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: Sanzida
  • Last name: Islam
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Is Abortion Murder or a Choice?
  • Documentary topic: Abortion ( Teens )
  • First name: thania
  • Last name: gonzalez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Math
  • Documentary title: Mommy and Daddy???
  • Documentary topic: seperation of families because of undocumented parents
  • First name: John
  • Last name: Skogsberg
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mountain View Highschool
  • Documentary title: Enviromental Issues
  • Documentary topic: problems in the enviroment
  • First name: Hayden
  • Last name: Parrin
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Edison middle school
  • Documentary title: Is pollution really that bad?
  • Documentary topic: Pollution
  • First name: Tamia
  • Last name: Gilton
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: ClaireLilienthal
  • Documentary title: Wake Up America, the Future is Here!
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Journie
  • Last name: Drew-Hargrow
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond High School
  • Documentary title: Abortion: A Women's Choice
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Sophie
  • Last name: Stevens
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Delano Middle School
  • Documentary title: Education at a Price: Student Loan Interest Rates
  • Documentary topic: Student Loan Interest Rates
  • First name: Jace
  • Last name: Julius
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Edison middle school
  • Documentary title: What Is The U.S Going to do About the ISIS Terrorist group.
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
  • First name: Hart
  • Last name: Ayoob
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: A Tarnished Image
  • Documentary topic: Islamophobia
  • First name: Alec
  • Last name: Barker
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow-Munroe Falls High School
  • Documentary title: Life on the Outside Isn't Easier
  • Documentary topic: Difficulties of Prisoner Re-entry in the United States
  • First name: Joseph
  • Last name: Cudahy
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Why Care about Obamacare?
  • Documentary topic: The Affordable Care Act
  • First name: Lauren
  • Last name: Schwartz
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  • Documentary title: Better Education for a Better Community
  • Documentary topic: Teacher Salaries
  • First name: Connor
  • Last name: Spielvogel
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: ISIS
  • Documentary topic: ISIS Terrorism
  • First name: william
  • Last name: dainoski
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Old Turnpike Middle School
  • Documentary title: education for the poor
  • Documentary topic: education for the poor
  • First name: Ann
  • Last name: Bailey
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Summerville High School
  • Documentary title: Standardized
  • Documentary topic: High-stakes Testing
  • First name: Ben
  • Last name: Weisenberg
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Smoking Is Bad
  • Documentary topic: Smoking
  • First name: Margaret
  • Last name: Keilman
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Nettelhorst Elementary Schol
  • Documentary title: School Funding
  • Documentary topic: School funding across the United States
  • First name: Ella
  • Last name: Fowler
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Fort Payne Middle School
  • Documentary title: Childhood Hunger: We're Hungry for Answers
  • Documentary topic: Childhood Hunger
  • First name: Nancy
  • Last name: Pickett
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • Documentary title: Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery
  • Documentary topic: Human Sex Trafficking
  • First name: Kenneth
  • Last name: Nakayama
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Cost of College
  • Documentary topic: college costs
  • First name: Nicholas
  • Last name: Quisenberry
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Juvenile Crime
  • Documentary topic: Juvenile Crime
  • First name: Derek
  • Last name: Becker
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Richmond School
  • Documentary title: Why is ISIS So Important to Talk About?
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
  • First name: Nicholas
  • Last name: Quisenberry
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Juvenile Crime
  • Documentary topic: Juvenile Crime
  • First name: Madeleine
  • Last name: de Visé
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction
  • Documentary topic: Global warming: does it exist?
  • First name: Dylan
  • Last name: Peterson
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Renewable Energy
  • Documentary topic: Renewable Energy Sources
  • First name: John
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • Documentary title: The Candor on the Care Act
  • Documentary topic: Healthcare- Affordable Care Act
  • First name: Mariko
  • Last name: Yatsuhashi
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Controversy of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • Documentary topic: The debate about the Syrian refugee crisis