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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: Daniel
  • Last name: JImenez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: A Toxic Tax Relationship
  • Documentary topic: Tax/Economic Reform
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Svestka
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Netzaberg Middle School
  • Documentary title: Saving our home
  • Documentary topic: Environmental Destrcution
  • First name: Cassidy
  • Last name: Stratman
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Thomas More High School
  • Documentary title: Native Lives Matter
  • Documentary topic: An insight into issues that plague South Dakota Native American reservations
  • First name: Katherine
  • Last name: Garver
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Notre Dame Academy
  • Documentary title: College Debt Info
  • Documentary topic: College Debt and loans
  • First name: Eric
  • Last name: Price
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Planned Parenthood Funding
  • Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood Funding
  • First name: Ashley
  • Last name: Gray
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Paternity Leave
  • Documentary topic: Paternity leave
  • First name: Hunter
  • Last name: Churchman
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: Actually Make America Great Again
  • Documentary topic: Reviving American business
  • First name: Taryn
  • Last name: Vogan
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Military Spending
  • Documentary topic: Military Spending
  • First name: Delia
  • Last name: Brennan
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Discovery Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Rise of College Tuition
  • Documentary topic: College Tuition
  • First name: Alexandro
  • Last name: Garces
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • Documentary title: Global Warming: Stopping the future of a Warming Earth
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming/Climate Change
  • First name: Chance
  • Last name: Sparks
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: DeSales High School
  • Documentary title: Media Manipulation
  • Documentary topic: Lying and Manipulation in the media.
  • First name: Keiry
  • Last name: Salmeron
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Children in Broken Homes
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Halle
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Amsterdam High School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality Why is Nothing Being Done
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality being a topic deiscussed in the 2016 presidental election
  • First name: Christina
  • Last name: Spain
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • Documentary title: Free College Tuition
  • Documentary topic: College Tuition
  • 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: Justin
  • Last name: Yee
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Franklin High School
  • Documentary title: The Electric Focus
  • Documentary topic: We are advocating the support of electric cars by the government for the 2016 presidential campaign
  • First name: kortnee
  • Last name: vance
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Tatum Highschool
  • Documentary title: Defunding to save the innocent
  • Documentary topic: Defunding Planned parenthood
  • First name: Zachary
  • Last name: Braford
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Horace Mann High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control and how it should be handled
  • First name: Kristen
  • Last name: Laurie
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Lake Ridge High School
  • Documentary title: To A Good Home
  • Documentary topic: Foster Care
  • First name: Noa Grace
  • Last name: Pollinger
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: The Davis Academy
  • Documentary title: Mass Shootings & Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: The problem of mass shootings and gun control
  • First name: Jazmyn
  • Last name: Bortx
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: The Need for Reform
  • Documentary topic: Healthcare
  • First name: Isabelle
  • Last name: Wright
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Fort Payne Middle School
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage: Giving the Maximum for the Minimum
  • Documentary topic: Minimum Wage
  • First name: Aaron
  • Last name: Caligiuri
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Guardian Angels Catholic School
  • Documentary title: How Do We Stop Gun Violence
  • Documentary topic: Preventing Gun Violence