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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: Travis
  • Last name: Baker
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Final Draft
  • Documentary topic: Lowering the drinking age
  • First name: Marley
  • Last name: Small
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Drug Use in the United States
  • Documentary topic: Drugs
  • First name: Cindy
  • Last name: Madden
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Seven Springs Middle School
  • Documentary title: Wasteful Government Spending
  • Documentary topic: Debt and waste in government
  • First name: Jeremy
  • Last name: Pinon
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sidney Guitterez Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Undocumented Immigration Problem
  • Documentary topic: Undocumented Immigration
  • First name: Kaitlyn
  • Last name: Foster
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Franklin High School
  • Documentary title: The Future of America's Democracy: Voting
  • Documentary topic: Voter turnout rates
  • First name: Lynn
  • Last name: Kusmin
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: Scholars Without Dollars
  • Documentary topic: Funding for public education
  • First name: Hunter
  • Last name: Churchman
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: Actually Make America Great Again
  • Documentary topic: Reviving American business
  • First name: Carmen
  • Last name: Jackson
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ramsay High School
  • Documentary title: College: How much does it Really Cost
  • Documentary topic: college and tutitiom
  • First name: Jeffrey
  • Last name: Pan
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Branchburg Central Middle School
  • Documentary title: Combatting Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Combatting Terrorism
  • First name: Austin
  • Last name: Davis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Westlake High School
  • Documentary title: Pollution
  • Documentary topic: How to reduce pollution
  • First name: sally
  • Last name: hodges
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty middle school
  • Documentary title: Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: destroying the world
  • First name: Nick
  • Last name: Kiseolick
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Nick's video
  • Documentary topic: Eminent Domain
  • First name: Marisa
  • Last name: Clemente
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: CSPAN Reproductive Rights
  • Documentary topic: Reproductive Rights
  • First name: Thomas
  • Last name: Anderson
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Old Turnpike School
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Jolly
  • Last name: Joel
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty Middle School
  • Documentary title: Global Warming and its' Effects
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming
  • First name: Kelsey
  • Last name: Calcagno
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Southlake Caroll High School
  • Documentary title: Drone Privacy Issues
  • Documentary topic: Drone Privacy
  • First name: Reed
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: yeraldin
  • Last name: jaramillo
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: we are not all the same
  • Documentary topic: immigration
  • First name: Beth
  • Last name: Sandvig
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Free College
  • Documentary topic: Free College
  • First name: Alec
  • Last name: Plante
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fairhaven High School
  • Documentary title: Saving Grace: The Future of College Affordability
  • Documentary topic: College Affordability.
  • First name: Hugh
  • Last name: Bray
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Summit School
  • Documentary title: Stopping School Shootings
  • Documentary topic: School Shootings
  • First name: Angela
  • Last name: Liang
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Athletes Playing Sports While Injured
  • Documentary topic: athletes playing sports while injured is bad for them
  • First name: Christin
  • Last name: Locke
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Racial Profiling in the Law Enforcement
  • Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
  • First name: Jiselle
  • Last name: Wong
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Franklin High School
  • Documentary title: Restiction
  • Documentary topic: College Education
  • First name: Brianna
  • Last name: Bolinger
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: An unwavering presence in America
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • 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: Micah
  • Last name: Johnson-Levy
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
  • Documentary title: Down the Pipeline
  • Documentary topic: The School-to-Prison Pipeline in our nation's school system
  • First name: Ashley
  • Last name: Sealy
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: School Shootings: Is America Prepared?
  • Documentary topic: School Shootings