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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: Bryant
  • Last name: Abreu
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Bad Behavior: Law Enforcement
  • Documentary topic: Police Misconduct
  • First name: Journie
  • Last name: Drew-Hargrow
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond High School
  • Documentary title: Abortion: A Women's Choice
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Sanzida
  • Last name: Islam
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Is Abortion Murder or a Choice?
  • Documentary topic: Abortion ( Teens )
  • First name: Henry
  • Last name: Jurney
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan middle school
  • Documentary title: Veterans... From the battle fields to the streets
  • Documentary topic: Veteran homelessness
  • First name: Sara
  • Last name: Hoover
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: El Dorado High School
  • Documentary title: The Unspoken Scholars
  • Documentary topic: Educational and Social Opportunities for those with Mental or Physical Disabilities
  • First name: Stephanie
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Debate between the situation TPP
  • Documentary topic: TPP
  • First name: Brennan
  • Last name: Emerick
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Somerset Area High School
  • Documentary title: Abuse
  • Documentary topic: Abuse
  • First name: Gabby
  • Last name: Rullo
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: state college of florida
  • Documentary title: Bullying: in school
  • Documentary topic: bullying in schools
  • First name: Mayu
  • Last name: Nakamura
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • Documentary title: Public Education System
  • Documentary topic: Public Education System
  • First name: Tiffany
  • Last name: Tran
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Polytechnic High School
  • Documentary title: A Rainbow of Hope
  • Documentary topic: LGBT Equality
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Overman
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Gilmour Academy
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Crime and Punishment
  • First name: Cody
  • Last name: Bograd
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Huntington High School
  • Documentary title: Oil Dependency
  • Documentary topic: Oil Dependency
  • First name: Nick
  • Last name: Kiseolick
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Nick's video
  • Documentary topic: Eminent Domain
  • First name: Aidan
  • Last name: Smith
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Fort Payne Middle School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change: Shaping Our Future
  • Documentary topic: My video is about our ever-changing climate and how it could shape our future.
  • First name: Eshwar
  • Last name: Sivaram
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Health Care and Homlessness
  • Documentary topic: How the lack of healthcare affects homeless people
  • First name: Christian
  • Last name: Bourbonnais
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Narragansett High School
  • Documentary title: Frozen Transporation
  • Documentary topic: Infrastructure
  • First name: Dana
  • Last name: Bunting
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: What Side are YOU on?
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Doreen
  • Last name: Liu
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St Elizabeth High School
  • Documentary title: They're More Than Numbers
  • Documentary topic: Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • 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
  • First name: Leo
  • Last name: Pfeifer
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ballard High School
  • Documentary title: An Incarcerated Nation
  • Documentary topic: The criminal justice system and mass incarceration
  • First name: steven
  • Last name: merunka
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Monroe Township High School
  • Documentary title: The Threat of ISIS
  • Documentary topic: the threat that isis presents and how americans and how to control the situation
  • First name: Alexis-Noelle
  • Last name: Araune
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Good Shepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Freedom for All?
  • Documentary topic: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act and Same-Sex Marriage
  • First name: Evelyn
  • Last name: Pham
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Quimby Oak Middle School
  • Documentary title: Women in Society
  • Documentary topic: Gender Discrimination of Women/How women are viewed in society
  • First name: Marc
  • Last name: Castelli
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Selzer School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control vs Gun Rights
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Naja
  • Last name: Williams
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ramsay High School
  • Documentary title: Who Decides?
  • Documentary topic: Abortions
  • First name: Osama
  • Last name: Faridi
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Imagine International Academy of North Texas
  • Documentary title: The number that continues to rise
  • Documentary topic: The National Debt
  • First name: Sofia
  • Last name: Bazant
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: National Debt on the Rise
  • Documentary topic: National Debt
  • First name: Abigail
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Floyd Middle School
  • Documentary title: Discrimination in The World
  • Documentary topic: Discrimination