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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: Rhettsmey
  • Last name: Meak
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Umu
  • Last name: Jalloh
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Education
  • Documentary topic: Education and Poverty
  • First name: Kandis
  • Last name: Philord
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: iPreparatory Academy
  • Documentary title: Black & Blue
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • First name: Richard
  • Last name: Florczak III
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fivay High School
  • Documentary title: Domestic Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Domestic Terrorism
  • First name: halleigh
  • Last name: wears
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • Documentary title: unequal women income and pay
  • Documentary topic: unequal women income and pay
  • First name: Sang
  • Last name: Cao
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School
  • Documentary title: Texting While Driving
  • Documentary topic: Drivers Texting While Driving Accidents
  • First name: Jordyn
  • Last name: Duby
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Correia Middle
  • Documentary title: Feeling the Heat: Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming
  • First name: Garrett
  • Last name: Simpson
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Body Cameras
  • Documentary topic: Police Body Cameras
  • First name: Aaron
  • Last name: Thomas
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Cyber Wiper
  • Documentary topic: Cyber Crime
  • First name: Katelyn
  • Last name: Williams
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: The All-Impacting Economy
  • Documentary topic: The US Economy and its effects
  • First name: Maria
  • Last name: Badalova
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism National Security
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: juliana
  • Last name: salazar
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Central Union High School
  • Documentary title: What is an American?
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Lydia
  • Last name: Rogers
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sutton Public School
  • Documentary title: Funding American's Future: The Pell Program
  • Documentary topic: The Pell Grant Program
  • First name: Griffin
  • Last name: Olis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Athens High School
  • Documentary title: The 1%
  • Documentary topic: Scarcity of freshwater, the Great Lakes, and the Flint Water Crisis
  • First name: dylan
  • Last name: santiago
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Clearview Regional High School
  • Documentary title: Accepting the T in LGBT
  • Documentary topic: Our documentary is about transgender awareness among the youth.
  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Henley-Calhoun
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Equality in the Work Place
  • Documentary topic: Equal Pay in the Work Place
  • First name: Kyle
  • Last name: Dais
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Horace Mann High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: The Road To The White House
  • First name: Evan
  • Last name: Jones
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Gifft Hill School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Jack
  • Last name: Gregory
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Pediatric Obesity
  • Documentary topic: Pediatric Obesity
  • 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
  • First name: Ariel
  • Last name: Rivera
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: ISIS
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
  • First name: vanessa
  • Last name: ortega
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: iPrep Academy
  • Documentary title: Two Opinions. One Reality.
  • Documentary topic: Rising Seas
  • First name: Mia
  • Last name: Lazar
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Blacksburg New School
  • Documentary title: What Should be Done about Money in Politics?
  • Documentary topic: Money in Politics
  • First name: Raymond
  • Last name: Jiang
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage
  • Documentary topic: Minimmum wage
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Bergner
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International Schools of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Extremely Poor with High Hopes
  • Documentary topic: Poverty and Homelessness
  • First name: Naomi
  • Last name: Fox
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
  • Documentary title: The Death Penalty
  • Documentary topic: If the Death Penalty should become a federal issue
  • First name: Christian
  • Last name: Proietti
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Amsterdam High School
  • Documentary title: The Gun Debate: Background Checks
  • Documentary topic: Are They Enough?
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Bergner
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International Schools of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Extremely Poor with High Hopes
  • Documentary topic: Poverty and Homelessness