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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: Madison
  • Last name: Dunnuck
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • Documentary title: Unemployment
  • Documentary topic: Unemployment
  • First name: Gabe
  • Last name: Kuslansky
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: NYC iSchool
  • Documentary title: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • Documentary topic: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • First name: Tarushi
  • Last name: Thapliyal
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism - Do we need to start a war?
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Max
  • Last name: Komin
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Nations Against ISIS
  • Documentary topic: Should the US and Russia become Allies against ISIS
  • First name: daisy
  • Last name: colvin
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: lyme old lyme middle school
  • Documentary title: Gun Control Debate
  • Documentary topic: gun control
  • First name: Shaun
  • Last name: Boles
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Netzaberg
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Bergner
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International Schools of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Extremely Poor with High Hopes
  • Documentary topic: Poverty and Homelessness
  • First name: Cairo
  • Last name: Baldy
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • Documentary title: Environmental Awareness
  • Documentary topic: Environmental Awareness
  • First name: Aayana
  • Last name: Ragland
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Choose Life For A Better Tomorrow
  • Documentary topic: Pro-Life
  • First name: Holly
  • Last name: Hoffbauer
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Nevada Connections Academy
  • Documentary title: No Coins, Just Change
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness
  • First name: Arianna
  • Last name: McDaniels
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School
  • Documentary title: Islamophobia
  • Documentary topic: Islamophobia
  • First name: Aubrey
  • Last name: Deer
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Waldron High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Marissa
  • Last name: Echeverria
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Miami Lakes Educational Center
  • Documentary title: Cybersecurity
  • Documentary topic: Cybersecurity
  • First name: Riley
  • Last name: Nold
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Striving for sensible Gun control
  • Documentary topic: Gun control issues
  • First name: Ryan
  • Last name: Bara
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: An Uprising issue
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Anna
  • Last name: Mayer
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • Documentary title: Common Core: Education for the Future of America
  • Documentary topic: Common Core and K-12 education
  • First name: Matthew
  • Last name: Damron
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
  • Documentary title: Crisis in Syria and America's Role in the World
  • Documentary topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
  • 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: Jade
  • Last name: Smith
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Jade Rose Smith
  • Documentary title: The state of "State' education.
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Brianna
  • Last name: Roberts
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Seven Springs Middle School
  • Documentary title: Our Anemic Economy's Achilles Heel
  • Documentary topic: Income Inequality
  • First name: Emy
  • Last name: Armanus
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Orchard Hills
  • Documentary title: What is School to You?
  • Documentary topic: School
  • First name: Karla
  • Last name: Perez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center For Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Pay Equity and Discrimination
  • Documentary topic: Pay Equity and Discrimination
  • First name: Jose
  • Last name: Cobena
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Hamilton High West
  • Documentary title: Nasa Budget
  • Documentary topic: Increasing Nasa's budget
  • First name: Rachel
  • Last name: Figueroa
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: TMCC Magnet High School
  • Documentary title: Bored of Education
  • Documentary topic: The United States Education System
  • First name: Cameron
  • Last name: Lippert
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Santa Susana High School
  • Documentary title: Trans Lives
  • Documentary topic: A Trans teacher at my school shares his experiences and other advocates talk about the world around trans issues
  • First name: Mackenzie
  • Last name: Brown
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • Documentary title: College Tuition
  • Documentary topic: College Tuition
  • First name: Sophia
  • Last name: Brown
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Morrison Academy Taichung
  • Documentary title: C-Span
  • Documentary topic: School Violence
  • First name: Anna
  • Last name: Zeh
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Mill Middle School
  • Documentary title: Higher Education Creates New Concerns For The Future
  • Documentary topic: Higher Education Costs
  • First name: Ivan
  • Last name: Campos
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School (ESUMS)
  • Documentary title: A system in peril
  • Documentary topic: Critique over the school system, with various point of views