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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: Miranda
  • Last name: Triolet
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle
  • Documentary title: Teacher Pay
  • Documentary topic: Teachers being paid based off of student test scores
  • First name: Elise
  • Last name: Chang
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Iowa City West High School
  • Documentary title: Wind Energy: A solution to our energy crisis
  • Documentary topic: Wind Energy
  • First name: Jakob
  • Last name: Madgar
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow Munroe-Falls High School
  • Documentary title: Road to The White House: The Gun Show Loop-Hole
  • Documentary topic: The Gun Show Loop-Hole
  • First name: Julius
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terrorists and America
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Patricio
  • Last name: Ortiz-Jauregui
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Langston Charter Middle School
  • Documentary title: Public Defenders: The Guilty Plea
  • Documentary topic: Public Defenders & Plea Bargaining
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Jones
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Dayspring Academy Middle School
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Natalie
  • Last name: Granville
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Death Penalty: The Fight Over Justice
  • Documentary topic: Death Penalty
  • First name: Jodennis
  • Last name: Sanchez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • Documentary title: To Vote Or Not To Vote
  • Documentary topic: Discussing the abolishment of the Electoral College
  • First name: Karina
  • Last name: Voytovich
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Abington Senior High
  • Documentary title: terrorism
  • Documentary topic: syrian refugees
  • First name: Reed
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • 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
  • First name: Haley
  • Last name: Herold
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: H. V. Jenkins
  • Documentary title: Gender Inequality in the Workplace
  • Documentary topic: Gender Inequality in the Workplace
  • First name: Isaac
  • Last name: Davis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Williamsburg Christian Academy
  • Documentary title: Death With Dignity
  • Documentary topic: The right for terminally ill patients to choose when they die with the help of a physician.
  • First name: Matthew
  • Last name: Tibbitts
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School
  • Documentary title: Crossing The Line
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration & Immigration Reform
  • First name: lilly
  • Last name: mullaney
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Hampstead Academy
  • Documentary title: Student Loans
  • Documentary topic: Student Loans
  • First name: Jenelle
  • Last name: Arauz
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Is it really fair?
  • Documentary topic: White Supremacy/ Privilege in America
  • First name: Caroline
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: Birth Control, Take Control!
  • Documentary topic: Inaccessibility of birth control contraceptives for women in the United States
  • First name: Maria
  • Last name: Badalova
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism National Security
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Sakalus
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • Documentary title: College Affordability
  • Documentary topic: Making college more affordable through taxation
  • First name: Elyse
  • Last name: Nelson
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle school
  • Documentary title: ISIS C-Span
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
  • First name: Nick
  • Last name: Pappas
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue Senior Highschool
  • Documentary title: Abortion
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Lucia
  • Last name: Li
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Death Penalty
  • Documentary topic: Is the death penalty a fair and just way to treat criminals, or is it too harsh and unconstitutional?
  • First name: Kevin
  • Last name: Angeles
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Estancia High School
  • Documentary title: A Nation of Immigrants
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Tahj
  • Last name: Tarrats
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: The horrors of excessive Police force
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • First name: Parker
  • Last name: Winter
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Foreign Polices On Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Foreign Polices On Terrorism
  • First name: Isabella
  • Last name: Miller
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: TC Williams High School
  • Documentary title: We Matter.
  • Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
  • First name: Arundathi
  • Last name: Nair
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Laramie Junior High School
  • Documentary title: Access to Affordable Higher Education is the Investment for the Future
  • Documentary topic: Access to Affordable Higher Education
  • First name: Giovanni
  • Last name: Madrigal
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Tax Evasion
  • Documentary topic: How tax evasion is plaguing the world, and how we can stop it in the United States.