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: Taylor Last name: Higgins Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School Documentary title: Arts Education Documentary topic: Art Education Budget Cuts	First name: Carrie Last name: Nesbitt Grade: 7 School name: Columbiana Middle School Documentary title: ISIS Importance to 2016 Presidential Candidates Documentary topic: We think that the presidential candidates need to talk about ISIS more than anything for the election	First name: James Last name: LIngman Grade: 9 School name: Tamarind Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control: Why the Candidates Should be Firing on all Cylinders Documentary topic: Gun Control
First name: Kate Last name: Reece Grade: 10 School name: Carroll High School Documentary title: The Use of Military Drones Documentary topic: The use of military drones	First name: Serenity Last name: Juedeman Grade: 12 School name: Fort Benton High School Documentary title: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Documentary topic: The Syrian Vetting System and Improvements	First name: Trevor Last name: Solberg Grade: 11 School name: Horace Mann High School Documentary title: Truancy Documentary topic: Truancy
First name: Brandi Last name: Goodburn Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Climate Change Documentary topic: Climate Change	First name: Joseph Last name: Moche Grade: 7 School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County Documentary title: Illegal Immigration Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration	First name: Arjun Last name: Sivarajan Grade: 10 School name: Poolesville High School Documentary title: The Cost of College Documentary topic: Why candidates should discuss college costs
First name: Natalia Last name: Regalado Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: C-span Project: Are Drugs Worth the risk? Documentary topic: drugs	First name: Reid Last name: Sox-Harris Grade: 8 School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School Documentary title: Changing the Tide of Wetlands Documentary topic: Conserving Wetlands	First name: Jacob Last name: Katz Grade: 12 School name: Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Documentary title: The Climate Is A-Changin' Documentary topic: Global warming/climate change
First name: brandon Last name: mammon Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Unemployment Documentary topic: Unemployment	First name: Isabella Last name: Manzella Grade: 9 School name: Tamanend Middle School Documentary title: Crash Course for Candidates Teen Driving Documentary topic: Teen Driving	First name: Josh Last name: Cohen Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: Be free? Documentary topic: immagration
First name: Marlia Last name: Nash Grade: 8 School name: Ellicott Mills Middle School Documentary title: School Start Times Documentary topic: School Start Times	First name: Alexander Last name: Grossmab Grade: 7 School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center Documentary title: The Death Penalty Documentary topic: The Death Penalty and its pros and cons	First name: Alexa Last name: Palazzi Grade: 8 School name: Paul R Baird Middle School Documentary title: Alexa Mackenzie 1/11 Documentary topic: Veteran Homelessness
First name: Madeleine Last name: Williams Grade: 12 School name: Cedar Park High School Documentary title: What I Believe Matters Documentary topic: A discussion what I believe is necessary in upcoming political platforms	First name: Samuel Last name: Zang Grade: 11 School name: TC Williams Documentary title: Cancer The Fight Documentary topic: Cancer Funding	First name: Genevieve Last name: Kluck Grade: 12 School name: Midlothian High School Documentary title: Loss of Biodiversity in Chesapeake Bay Documentary topic: Biodiversity
First name: Simon Last name: Tian Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue Senior High School Documentary title: Maximize the Minimum Documentary topic: Minimum Wage	First name: Ben Last name: Born Grade: 8 School name: Daivid Starr Jordan Middle School Documentary title: Hot Topic Global Warming Documentary topic: Climate Change	First name: Savanna Last name: Ridge Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School Documentary title: Birthright Citizenship Documentary topic: Birthright Citizenship
First name: Beecher Last name: Owens Grade: 11 School name: Mannford High School Documentary title: OPERATION: Job Creation Documentary topic: Job creation in the private sector.	First name: Elijah Last name: Conley Grade: 9 School name: Johnson Central High School Documentary title: Education And Why It's Needed Documentary topic: Education	First name: Maria Last name: Colvis Grade: 12 School name: Stow-Munroe Falls High School Documentary title: The Heroin Epidemic Documentary topic: Heroin
First name: Rebecca Last name: Kowalke Grade: 7 School name: Whittier Middle School Documentary title: Mental Illness Support Documentary topic: Road to the Whitehouse

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