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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: Darien
  • Last name: Phrasounonh
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Waldron High School
  • Documentary title: Abortion
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: John
  • Last name: Skogsberg
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mountain View Highschool
  • Documentary title: Enviromental Issues
  • Documentary topic: problems in the enviroment
  • First name: Nina
  • Last name: Shimunov
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: Doctors with Borders
  • Documentary topic: The struggle of Immigrant Physicians
  • First name: Jacqueline
  • Last name: Galbraith
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Who do you call when police murder?
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • 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: Maya
  • Last name: Fleischer
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Solomon Schechter of Bergen County
  • Documentary title: The Vaccine Debate
  • Documentary topic: Mandating Vaccines
  • First name: Charles
  • Last name: Goldman
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: A Path to Prosperity
  • Documentary topic: The Iran Nuclear Deal
  • First name: Bennett
  • Last name: Nguyen
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Quimby Oak Middle School
  • Documentary title: Common Core: Education's Future
  • Documentary topic: Common Core State Standards
  • First name: Makayla
  • Last name: McFadden
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Summit School
  • Documentary title: Childhood Obesity and Health
  • Documentary topic: Health problems that affect kids and how to prevent it
  • First name: Kirin
  • Last name: Poopat
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain
  • Documentary title: Kindness over Killing, Support Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Matthew
  • Last name: Jereza
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: National Security and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • Documentary topic: The United States's response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • First name: Hannah
  • Last name: Pimperton
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • Documentary title: Health Care Reform
  • Documentary topic: Health Care Reform
  • 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: Kaytlynn
  • Last name: Baker
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Foreign Affairs: ISIS
  • Documentary topic: Foreign Affairs
  • First name: Mehul
  • Last name: Suresh
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Falcon Cove Middle School
  • Documentary title: No such thing as privacy
  • Documentary topic: American Cellphone Privacy
  • First name: Anmol
  • Last name: Parmar
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Education Reform
  • Documentary topic: Student Loan
  • First name: Christian
  • Last name: Bourbonnais
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • Documentary title: Frozen Transporation
  • Documentary topic: Infrastructure
  • First name: Ajani
  • Last name: Armstrong
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Ozen High School
  • Documentary title: Income Inequality
  • Documentary topic: Men Getting Paid More Than Women
  • First name: Gilda
  • Last name: Geist
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: To Go Beyond: The Cost of a Higher Education
  • Documentary topic: College Affordability
  • First name: Bre'Anna
  • Last name: Holt
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Affton High School
  • Documentary title: What's on the Rise...Crime
  • Documentary topic: Rising Crime Rates
  • First name: Hannah
  • Last name: Rabon
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Homeschooled
  • Documentary title: U. S. A. In The Red
  • Documentary topic: The National Debt
  • First name: Suhas
  • Last name: Das
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East middle School
  • Documentary title: Hope for the Academically Challenged
  • Documentary topic: Special Education and its teaching methods
  • First name: Katherine
  • Last name: Dailey
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Branchburg Central Middle School
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing: Helpful or Hurtful?
  • Documentary topic: Whether or not standardized testing is beneficial to the education system
  • First name: Kennedy
  • Last name: Murphy
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue Senior High School
  • Documentary title: Global Water Crisis
  • Documentary topic: Water Crisis
  • First name: Garrett
  • Last name: Buchanan
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Monroe Township High School
  • Documentary title: NASA's fall from Space
  • Documentary topic: Nasa Funding Has been cut for decades, which could be a detriment to our nation's progress. This documentary makes the case why the 2016 presidential candidates need to address this issue.
  • First name: Kyra
  • Last name: Farinas
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: LGBT Awareness
  • Documentary topic: Equal rights regarding the LGBT community
  • First name: Tristan
  • Last name: Stafford
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution Awareness
  • Documentary topic: In our documentary, we discuss water pollution, how it affects the world, and possible solutions for candidates to discuss during the 2016 presidential campaign.
  • First name: Pierson
  • Last name: Fuller
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Summit School
  • Documentary title: Substance Abuse
  • Documentary topic: Substance Abuse