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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: Alaina
  • Last name: Burgener
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Central A&M
  • Documentary title: A Fund in the Oven
  • Documentary topic: Defunding Planned Parenthood
  • First name: Holden
  • Last name: Bond
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Waukesha West High School
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration and America's Response Needed
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Tamia
  • Last name: Gilton
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: ClaireLilienthal
  • Documentary title: Wake Up America, the Future is Here!
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Becvar
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: C-Span Documentary: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality/Excessive Force
  • First name: Andzelika
  • Last name: Sroka
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: Subtracting the Common Core
  • Documentary topic: Errors in Common Core Math Standards
  • First name: Evan
  • Last name: Rodrigues
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Old Turnpike Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Many Misfortunate
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness in the United States
  • First name: Raphael
  • Last name: Perdomo
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: El Dorado High School
  • Documentary title: ¿How Tall is the Wall?
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Rhettsmey
  • Last name: Meak
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Salvador
  • Last name: Caballero
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Springdale High School
  • Documentary title: Story of Henrry
  • Documentary topic: Immigration DACA
  • First name: Addison
  • Last name: Nieuwsma
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Preventable but a Problem; Suicide Prevention
  • Documentary topic: Suicide prevention
  • First name: Jessica
  • Last name: Ellis
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Coreia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Their School, Their Future
  • Documentary topic: Education in the U.S. and other countries
  • First name: Adriana
  • Last name: Loh
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: World Journalism Preparatory School
  • Documentary title: the Beginning of a Crisis
  • Documentary topic: Student Loans/ Student Debt
  • First name: Giovanni
  • Last name: Pannone
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Northern Pass: Conservation or Power?
  • Documentary topic: The Northern Pass Project
  • First name: Abbey
  • Last name: Cornelius
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hardin Valley Academy
  • Documentary title: Domestic Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Domestic Terrorism
  • First name: Mitchell
  • Last name: Grawe
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Carroll High School
  • Documentary title: Drone Security
  • Documentary topic: How drones can improve security.
  • First name: Vivienne
  • Last name: Martinez
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Child Abuse
  • Documentary topic: Child Abuse
  • First name: Alex
  • Last name: Sherwin
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Richard Montgomery High School
  • Documentary title: E-Cigarettes, Teens Say No!
  • Documentary topic: E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Regulations
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Persaud
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Controversy of Planned Parenthood
  • Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood
  • First name: Maggie
  • Last name: Schomaker
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Post Racial America?
  • Documentary topic: Racial Inequality
  • First name: Jalyn
  • Last name: Sinclair
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Auburn Junior High School
  • Documentary title: Abortion: The Movie
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Eniya
  • Last name: Krishnaraj
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Falcon Cove Middle School
  • Documentary title: Health Care Reform?
  • Documentary topic: Health Care Reform
  • First name: Jana
  • Last name: Mirafuente
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Early College of Forsyth
  • Documentary title: (Un)Planned Parenthood
  • Documentary topic: Limiting funding for the sex education program Planned Parenthood offers
  • First name: Abigail
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Floyd Middle School
  • Documentary title: Discrimination in The World
  • Documentary topic: Discrimination
  • First name: Nathan
  • Last name: Doll
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Oil Consumption
  • Documentary topic: Oil Consumption
  • First name: Kaleb
  • Last name: Gauntt
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: H. V. Jenkins High School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Competition Video-The Food Industry
  • Documentary topic: The problems with the food industry in america
  • First name: Nicholas
  • Last name: Quisenberry
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Juvenile Crime
  • Documentary topic: Juvenile Crime
  • First name: Kelly
  • Last name: Rodriguez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis HS
  • Documentary title: Road To The Whitehouse: Illegal Immigration and Border Security
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Cristian
  • Last name: Castro
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: is being against police anti police
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality