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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: 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: Isiah
  • Last name: Hancock
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx center for science and mathematics
  • Documentary title: Immigration- Trump's Way
  • Documentary topic: Donald Trump's Views on Immigration
  • First name: Alessandra
  • Last name: Scarpa
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • Documentary title: Problem with GMOs
  • Documentary topic: Food Labeling
  • First name: Trista
  • Last name: Nguyen
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Good Shepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Are We In Control, Or are Guns In Control?
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Brianna
  • Last name: White
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: East Buchanan Community School District
  • Documentary title: Talking Government: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Obama's Gun Control Law
  • First name: Callie
  • Last name: Galloway
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • Documentary title: A New Idea
  • Documentary topic: Showing why we need to revise and better enforce the IDEA bill.
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Toth
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • Documentary title: Nuclear Proliferation
  • Documentary topic: Nuclear Proliferation
  • First name: Cooper
  • Last name: Bocko
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Background checks on guns.
  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Jenkins
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Laws
  • Documentary topic: Gun laws/control
  • First name: Anna
  • Last name: Devries
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: St. Paul Lutheran School
  • Documentary title: Immigration: Good or Bad?
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Jace
  • Last name: Julius
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Edison middle school
  • Documentary title: What Is The U.S Going to do About the ISIS Terrorist group.
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
  • First name: Zoe
  • Last name: Bruflat
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: There Is No Surviving Distracted Driving
  • Documentary topic: Distracted Driving
  • First name: Kalen
  • Last name: Burrell
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Helen Keller
  • Documentary title: US Border Patrol
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Longobardi
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: The Cost of Education.
  • Documentary topic: Higher education costs.
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Hicks
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • Documentary title: How Abortion Affects People
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Chloe
  • Last name: Freeman
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hardin Valley Academy
  • Documentary title: Let's Talk About Sex (Education)
  • Documentary topic: Sex Education in the United States
  • First name: Lillian
  • Last name: Zheng
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: World War III: Is This Our Future?
  • Documentary topic: Our topic is if the US should face nuclear terrorism with peace or violence.
  • First name: Neha
  • Last name: Narayan
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality and The Media
  • Documentary topic: Police brutality in the United States and how media portrays it
  • First name: Ethan
  • Last name: Dennis
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Jenks High School
  • Documentary title: Before the Fall: A Season for Prevention in Mental Health Care
  • Documentary topic: Mental Illness
  • First name: Nicholas
  • Last name: Quisenberry
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Juvenile Crime
  • Documentary topic: Juvenile Crime
  • First name: Lucas
  • Last name: Callaway
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty Middle School
  • Documentary title: The presidential candidates should talk about Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: Presidential candidates should talk about global warming and climate change, these are very real and serious topics.
  • First name: Nick
  • Last name: Kilway
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow Munroe Falls High School
  • Documentary title: ISIS, To Act Or Not To Act.
  • Documentary topic: The crisis about what the United States should do about ISIL
  • First name: Hana
  • Last name: Ashkar
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • Documentary title: Joining A Nation Of Immigrants
  • Documentary topic: Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • First name: Ryan
  • Last name: Stanley
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Education Inequality
  • Documentary topic: Education Inequality
  • First name: Ian
  • Last name: Remaly
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Northwestern Lehigh High School
  • Documentary title: LGBT+ Homeless Youth
  • Documentary topic: LGBT+ Homeless Youth
  • First name: Jordan
  • Last name: Dennis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Celebration High School
  • Documentary title: Rising Healthcare Costs
  • Documentary topic: Healthcare Costs