C-SPAN's 2016 StudentCam Competition

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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

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First name: Jahkarah Last name: Young Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Key to the White House: Immigration Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Krystian Last name: Rodriguez Grade: 7 School name: Chasco Middle School Documentary title: Generalize the Study of Human Rights to Improve the American Society Documentary topic: Generalize the Study of Human Rights to Improve the American Society	First name: Naomi Last name: Fox Grade: 8 School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County Documentary title: The Death Penalty Documentary topic: If the Death Penalty should become a federal issue
First name: Audrey Last name: Kendrick Grade: 9 School name: International School of the Americas Documentary title: Regulation: Is it worth it? Documentary topic: regulation of the banks	First name: Kariza Last name: Hossain Grade: 12 School name: Celebration High School Documentary title: Our Need for Education Reform Documentary topic: Education	First name: Taylor Last name: Hoover Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: The Death Penalty Documentary topic: Death Penalty
First name: Alessandra Last name: Poma Grade: 12 School name: Mandarin High School Documentary title: Locked and Loaded for the 2016 Campaign Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Nate Last name: Ryden Grade: 12 School name: Stow Munroe-Falls High School Documentary title: PAS-documentary Documentary topic: Physician Assisted Suicide	First name: Kyra Last name: Pelton Grade: 12 School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory Documentary title: Climate Change: The Most Pressing Issue Of Our Time Documentary topic: Climate Change
First name: Jessica Last name: Antonacci Grade: 11 School name: Monroe Township High School Documentary title: Guns: Who Is In Control? Documentary topic: The greatly debated topic of Gun Control in America and what the government can do about it	First name: George Last name: Bodenschatz Grade: 8 School name: Mount Nittany Middle School Documentary title: An End to ISIS Documentary topic: The most important issue for Presidential Candidates to address is how to handle the threat of ISIS. Should America actively attack ISIS, or use different strategies to crush this global threat.	First name: Osama Last name: Siddiq Grade: 12 School name: Glenelg High School Documentary title: Climate Change Documentary topic: Climate Change
First name: Ethan Last name: Kelt Grade: 9 School name: Carroll High School Documentary title: Drones in America Documentary topic: Addressing issues of safety and privacy about drones	First name: Aaron Last name: Condron Grade: 6 School name: Edison Middle School Documentary title: Euthanasia: Is It Justified? Documentary topic: Physician Assisted Suicide	First name: Samuel Last name: Zang Grade: 11 School name: TC Williams Documentary title: Cancer The Fight Documentary topic: Cancer Funding
First name: brandon Last name: mammon Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Unemployment Documentary topic: Unemployment	First name: Jessica Last name: Hall Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue High School Documentary title: Minimum Wage Documentary topic: Minimum Wage	First name: Juliet Last name: Present Grade: 8 School name: North Bethesda Middle School Documentary title: Prison Bound Documentary topic: School to Prison Pipeline
First name: Trinity Last name: Hilton Grade: 10 School name: Central A&M High School Documentary title: To Gun Control or not to Gun Control: That is the Question Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Alex Last name: Guo Grade: 8 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: We Fight for Your Right Documentary topic: Police Brutality	First name: Andrew Last name: Wholf Grade: 8 School name: Elysian Charter School Documentary title: Hunger in America Documentary topic: Preventing Hunger in America
First name: Jackson Last name: Bernhard Grade: 10 School name: Northwestern Lehigh School District Documentary title: Debt in The United States of America Documentary topic: National Debt	First name: Mayu Last name: Nakamura Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue High School Documentary title: Public Education System Documentary topic: Public Education System	First name: Claire Last name: Egland Grade: 7 School name: Thomas Edison Middle School Documentary title: The Changing Climate Documentary topic: Global Warming
First name: Aubrey Last name: Deer Grade: 10 School name: Waldron High School Documentary title: Gun Control Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Andrea Last name: Prado Grade: 8 School name: Helen Keller Middle School Documentary title: Poverty in America Documentary topic: Poverty	First name: Alex Last name: Agapito Grade: 8 School name: Global Village Academy Documentary title: The Economy Documentary topic: Economy
First name: Beth Last name: Sandvig Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School Documentary title: Free College Documentary topic: Free College

The submission and voting periods are now over. Check out the results.