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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: Emma
  • Last name: Leonard
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • Documentary title: The NSA- Are We Safe?
  • Documentary topic: NSA Privacy
  • First name: Nathan
  • Last name: Doll
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Oil Consumption
  • Documentary topic: Oil Consumption
  • First name: Molly
  • Last name: Montgomery
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle school
  • Documentary title: Immigration Education Avery, Molly, Clara
  • Documentary topic: Immigration Education
  • First name: Isabela
  • Last name: Mocsari
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
  • Documentary title: Deal or No Deal?
  • Documentary topic: Iran Nuclear Deal
  • First name: Kyra
  • Last name: Fiber
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Maple Avenue Middle School
  • Documentary title: LGBT Rights in America
  • Documentary topic: LGBT Rights in America
  • First name: Jeret
  • Last name: Taylor
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Guardian Angels Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Health of the U.S economy
  • Documentary topic: Health of the U.S economy
  • First name: Nina
  • Last name: Lazzareschi
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Western Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: Internet Censorship
  • Documentary topic: Internet Censorship
  • First name: Ian
  • Last name: Hopkins
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Scituate Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism: Not A New Problem
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • 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: Kyle
  • Last name: Cope
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Center For Advanced Technical Studies
  • Documentary title: Generation Politics
  • Documentary topic: The opinions of young voters in today's politics.
  • First name: Dylan
  • Last name: Fendrick
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Affordable Healthcare
  • Documentary topic: Affordable Healthcare
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Sun
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Falcon Cove Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Truth About Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Neha
  • Last name: Narayan
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality and The Media
  • Documentary topic: Police brutality in the United States and how media portrays it
  • First name: Elena
  • Last name: Rodriguez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace High School
  • Documentary title: Immigration 2015
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Yvenie
  • Last name: Etienne
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • Documentary title: Immigration In America
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Natalie
  • Last name: Granville
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Death Penalty: The Fight Over Justice
  • Documentary topic: Death Penalty
  • First name: Caitlyn
  • Last name: Urban
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Somerset Area High School
  • Documentary title: Today's Economy
  • Documentary topic: Economy
  • First name: Hallie
  • Last name: Muller
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Clearwater High School
  • Documentary title: Higher Standards for Standardized Tests
  • Documentary topic: Standardized Tests
  • First name: Alisa
  • Last name: Mendez
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan falls middle school
  • Documentary title: Free College
  • Documentary topic: Free College
  • First name: Emily
  • Last name: Haga
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Waldron High School
  • Documentary title: Abortion's Road to the White House
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: yuval
  • Last name: pesach
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Solomon schechter day school of Bergen county
  • Documentary title: Public school's Tax
  • Documentary topic: The money of the tax for the public school's
  • First name: Megan
  • Last name: Radeloff
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Carroll High School
  • Documentary title: Drone Privacy
  • Documentary topic: Drone Privacy
  • First name: Carly
  • Last name: Beck
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: Police Militarization
  • Documentary topic: The hyper militarization of U.S. police forces
  • First name: bianca
  • Last name: arnold
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: chasco middle school
  • Documentary title: What the candidates need to talk about
  • Documentary topic: Same Sex Marriage
  • First name: Nicole
  • Last name: Bobovich
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: From Highways to Houses: Our Failing Infrastructure
  • Documentary topic: Infrastructure and Urbanization
  • First name: steven
  • Last name: merunka
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Monroe Township High School
  • Documentary title: The Threat of ISIS
  • Documentary topic: the threat that isis presents and how americans and how to control the situation
  • First name: Karley
  • Last name: Grayson
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Auburn Junior High School
  • Documentary title: The Big Bad Wolf: Teen Violence
  • Documentary topic: Teen Violence