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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: Taryn
  • Last name: Vogan
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Military Spending
  • Documentary topic: Military Spending
  • First name: Joshua
  • Last name: Chiang
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Morrison Christian Academy
  • Documentary title: Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide: Death with Dignity?
  • Documentary topic: Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
  • First name: John
  • Last name: Putnam
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Militarization
  • Documentary topic: The militarization of police
  • First name: Nicholas
  • Last name: Norton
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow-Munroe Falls High School
  • Documentary title: The Penny
  • Documentary topic: The varying opinions on the usefulness of the penny economically.
  • First name: Stephanie
  • Last name: Hau
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: Vaccination to the Rescue!
  • Documentary topic: Eliminating all non-medical vaccine exemptions
  • First name: Ramon
  • Last name: Lemus
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Herschel V. Jenkins High School
  • Documentary title: Locked and Loaded
  • Documentary topic: Gun Violence and Mass Shootings in America Today
  • First name: Isabel
  • Last name: Brown
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • Documentary title: Listen
  • Documentary topic: Islamophobia in the USA
  • First name: Eli
  • Last name: Toon
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • Documentary title: National Security
  • Documentary topic: National Security
  • First name: Eli
  • Last name: Norlander
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls MIddle School
  • Documentary title: Space Exploration
  • Documentary topic: Space Exploration and NASA's Funding issues
  • First name: Samuel
  • Last name: Slabe
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls middle school
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun laws and problems
  • First name: Katie
  • Last name: Bailey
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Harrington Park
  • Documentary title: Planned Parenthood in Peril
  • Documentary topic: Defunding Planned Parenthood
  • First name: Kaleb
  • Last name: Wyble
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Clifton J. Ozen
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing in America
  • Documentary topic: Standardized testing
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Manrodt
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Trinity Christian School
  • Documentary title: Human Trafficking: It's A Problem
  • Documentary topic: Human Trafficking
  • 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
  • First name: Allan
  • Last name: Bao
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: The PARCC
  • Documentary topic: Common Core
  • First name: Evan
  • Last name: Daymon
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Calexico high school
  • Documentary title: Immigrants in the Uinted States
  • Documentary topic: discrimination against immigrants in the USA
  • First name: Marc
  • Last name: Castelli
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Selzer School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control vs Gun Rights
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Elizabeth
  • Last name: Matter
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Higher Ed, Higher Threat?
  • Documentary topic: Sexual assault on college campuses
  • First name: Jacqueline
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: Dear Future President
  • Documentary topic: Insurance Policies Regarding Mental Health
  • First name: Marisa
  • Last name: Clemente
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: CSPAN Reproductive Rights
  • Documentary topic: Reproductive Rights
  • First name: Talia
  • Last name: Levin
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: This documentary is about the pro and con opinions regarding allowing more immigrants to enter the U.S.
  • First name: Hanna
  • Last name: Burke
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: cspan abortion
  • Documentary topic: abortion
  • First name: Nancy
  • Last name: Ramirez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Jenks Highschool
  • Documentary title: Not As It Seems
  • Documentary topic: Teen Dating Violence
  • First name: Ameena
  • Last name: Bharde
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Al- Huda School
  • Documentary title: Non-Organic Food: The Unseen Culprit
  • Documentary topic: The Issue of Non-Organic Food and How it is Affecting Our Lives
  • First name: Kassandra
  • Last name: Muise
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School
  • Documentary title: Abort or Support 2016
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Eshwar
  • Last name: Sivaram
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Health Care and Homlessness
  • Documentary topic: How the lack of healthcare affects homeless people
  • First name: David
  • Last name: Sandborn
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High
  • Documentary title: Entitlement Programs in the U.S.
  • Documentary topic: Entitlement Programs in the U.S.
  • First name: Alejandro
  • Last name: Garcia
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Terra Environmental Research Institute
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Maggiacomo
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Triton Regional High School
  • Documentary title: The Price Of Your Future
  • Documentary topic: Student Debt