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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

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  • First name: Amanda
  • Last name: Straub
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: The Nuclear Deal
  • Documentary topic: 2016 Important topic in the presidential election
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  • First name: Sam
  • Last name: Sherman
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: School Name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
  • Documentary title: Gun Control or People Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • 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
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  • First name: Anna
  • Last name: Mayer
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • Documentary title: Common Core: Education for the Future of America
  • Documentary topic: Common Core and K-12 education
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  • First name: Rachel
  • Last name: Spier
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Education Funding
  • Documentary topic: Education Funding
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  • First name: Robert
  • Last name: Beatty
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • Documentary title: Green Energy: By Ryan Wellbaum and Robert Beatty
  • Documentary topic: Green Energy
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  • First name: natalia
  • Last name: arvizu
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Central Union High School
  • Documentary title: Recognition of Environmental Issues
  • Documentary topic: severity of environmental problems
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  • First name: Kalen
  • Last name: Burrell
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Helen Keller
  • Documentary title: US Border Patrol
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
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  • First name: Corey
  • Last name: Kurtzman
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: ISIS: The Conflict in the Middle East
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
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  • First name: Abigail
  • Last name: Hano
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Summit School
  • Documentary title: Shootings and Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Homeland Security can, and should be made stronger in the US by adding stricter guidelines for gun laws and expanding security in communities
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  • First name: Davis
  • Last name: You
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: A Safe Place?
  • Documentary topic: School Shootings
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  • First name: Kylie
  • Last name: Allen
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • Documentary title: Where is the Middle Class Headed
  • Documentary topic: Middle Class dissapearing
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  • First name: Eden
  • Last name: Steel
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Estancia High School
  • Documentary title: Make America Proud
  • Documentary topic: Education
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  • First name: Sofia
  • Last name: Fortuno
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • Documentary title: The Big Picture
  • Documentary topic: Foreign Affairs
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  • First name: Betsy
  • Last name: Alas
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN WAGE GAP
  • Documentary topic: Gender Inequality - Wage Gap
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  • First name: Taylor
  • Last name: Hoover
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: The Death Penalty
  • Documentary topic: Death Penalty
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  • First name: Mary
  • Last name: Altin
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN-Video- Making College Affordable
  • Documentary topic: Making College Affordable
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  • First name: Wise
  • Last name: Halverson
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Summit School
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence
  • Documentary topic: Gun Violence and Gun Control
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  • First name: Erin
  • Last name: O'Hara
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Cinco Ranch High School
  • Documentary title: Loaded.
  • Documentary topic: Gun Violence and Gun Laws in America
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  • First name: Lauryn
  • Last name: Jackson
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ben Barber Career Tech Academy
  • Documentary title: Stopping The Stigma
  • Documentary topic: Mental Illness
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  • First name: Arianna
  • Last name: McDaniels
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School
  • Documentary title: Islamophobia
  • Documentary topic: Islamophobia
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  • First name: Natalie
  • Last name: Ascurra
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: The Controversy: Birthright Citizenship
  • Documentary topic: Birthright Citizenship
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  • 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