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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: Alex
  • Last name: Swinarski
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Gilmour Academy
  • Documentary title: Border Security
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Paresh
  • Last name: Chauhan
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Homelessness
  • Documentary topic: The problems and solution to Homelessness
  • First name: Maximo
  • Last name: Valdes
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Keys Gate Charter School
  • Documentary title: Shots Fired
  • Documentary topic: The struggle over gun control.
  • First name: Reed
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Amanda
  • Last name: Worland
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: The Problem with Parental Leave
  • Documentary topic: Parental Leave in the United States
  • First name: Bryan
  • Last name: Pena
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Horace Mann High School
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Brittany
  • Last name: Phillips
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Homelessness
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness
  • First name: ruth
  • Last name: mensah
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: educational relection
  • Documentary topic: Decline in the stem field
  • First name: Abigail
  • Last name: Philabaun
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: C-Span Student Cam Project *(U.S Economy)
  • Documentary topic: U.S Economy
  • First name: Ava
  • Last name: Santamaria
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Western Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism. Intelligence or Action?
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Jack
  • Last name: Hazel
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Summerville High School
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage
  • Documentary topic: How minimum wage impacts small and large businesses
  • First name: Yasin
  • Last name: Kashubeck
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Weaver middle school
  • Documentary title: Minimum wage
  • Documentary topic: Minimum wage
  • First name: Claire
  • Last name: Lanzendorf
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks School
  • Documentary title: Marriage Equality
  • Documentary topic: Same-Sex Marriage
  • First name: Kelly
  • Last name: Tucker
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: DeLand High School
  • Documentary title: Road to the White House: National Security
  • Documentary topic: What the candidates should be considering while running for president.
  • First name: Maria
  • Last name: Badalova
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism National Security
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Dominic
  • Last name: Isham
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • Documentary title: Poverty Strikes Back
  • Documentary topic: Poverty
  • First name: Christina
  • Last name: Kelly
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Rowan middle school
  • Documentary title: On my life
  • Documentary topic: Life
  • First name: Danyal
  • Last name: Raza
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Obesity - A Growing Problem
  • Documentary topic: Obesity in America
  • First name: Nathan
  • Last name: Yee Ong
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Education Funding In The 21st Century
  • Documentary topic: Government funding and how it affects the imbalance of modern learning progress.
  • 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: Aidan
  • Last name: Nesbitt
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Pioneer Middle School
  • Documentary title: New Tax Reform
  • Documentary topic: U.S. Tax Reform
  • First name: Sam
  • Last name: Reynolds
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • Documentary title: Obesity: The Weight of America
  • Documentary topic: Childhood Obesity
  • First name: Jose
  • Last name: Cobena
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Hamilton High West
  • Documentary title: Nasa Budget
  • Documentary topic: Increasing Nasa's budget
  • First name: Megan
  • Last name: Radeloff
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Carroll High School
  • Documentary title: Drone Privacy
  • Documentary topic: Drone Privacy
  • First name: Faith
  • Last name: Grant
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Larkspur Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terror and Refuge: What Will They Do?
  • Documentary topic: Syrian Refugees into the U.S.
  • First name: Delaney
  • Last name: Rayens
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: SCAPA at Bluegrass
  • Documentary title: Privatization of Air Traffic Control
  • Documentary topic: Privatizing Air Traffic Control
  • First name: Erica
  • Last name: Gens
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace High School
  • Documentary title: Getting Educated on Abortion
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Kayla
  • Last name: Rybolt
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace HS
  • Documentary title: Abortion
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Jazmine
  • Last name: Carr
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ozen high school
  • Documentary title: Child Molestation
  • Documentary topic: Child Molestation
  • First name: Ross
  • Last name: Yenerich
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Richmond School
  • Documentary title: Ross Yenerich: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control