C-SPAN's 2016 StudentCam Competition

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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: Noah Last name: Rakes Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: What is Planned Parenthood? Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood	First name: Simon Last name: McGahey Grade: 12 School name: St. Ignatius College Prep. Documentary title: Student Athletes Documentary topic: Difficulties that college athletes face during and after their time playing at the collegiate level, and the responsibilities that schools along with the NCAA have to take care of these athletes.	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: Alicia Last name: Levenhagen Grade: 11 School name: Waukesha West High School Documentary title: The National Debt and Its Impact Documentary topic: National Debt	First name: Ian Last name: Hopkins Grade: 8 School name: Scituate Middle School Documentary title: Terrorism: Not A New Problem Documentary topic: Terrorism	First name: Kaleb Last name: Wyble Grade: 10 School name: Clifton J. Ozen Documentary title: Standardized Testing in America Documentary topic: Standardized testing
First name: Emmanuela Last name: Salecki Grade: 12 School name: Norfolk Collegiate School Documentary title: The Struggles of Small Business in America Documentary topic: Small Business	First name: Zachary Last name: Bonser Grade: 8 School name: Flat Rock Middle School Documentary title: Domestic Gun Violence Documentary topic: Domestic Gun Violence	First name: Alana Last name: Moses Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: Economy Documentary topic: How is the economy now and where is it headed?
First name: Otis Last name: Luke Grade: 11 School name: Ramsay High Documentary title: immagration Documentary topic: immagration	First name: Kai Last name: Douglas Grade: 8 School name: Jordan Middle School Documentary title: The Wage Battle Documentary topic: Minimum Wage	First name: Eli Last name: Minsk Grade: 7 School name: The Alfred and Adele Documentary title: C-Span Documentary topic: The Great Recession
First name: Madelyn Last name: Wozniak Grade: 7 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: How Terrorism is Effecting the United States Today Documentary topic: Terrorism	First name: Eleanor Last name: Scripps Grade: 8 School name: SCAPA Documentary title: Homelessness in America Documentary topic: Homelessness in America	First name: Lisa Last name: Mills Grade: 8 School name: Richmond School Documentary title: Environmental Issues Documentary topic: Environment
First name: Arianna Last name: McDaniels Grade: 11 School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School Documentary title: Islamophobia Documentary topic: Islamophobia	First name: Mamasa Last name: Dukuray Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: I Deserve more than what I earn! Documentary topic: Increase of minimum wage	First name: Ivy Last name: Trocco Grade: 10 School name: The NYC iSchool Documentary title: Vaccines: Friend or Foe Documentary topic: The controversy around vaccines
First name: Huda Last name: Q Grade: 10 School name: Carroll High School Documentary title: The Negative effect of Drones Documentary topic: Drones	First name: Julian Last name: Villavicencio Grade: 12 School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory Documentary title: Julian and Gonzalo Immigration Reform Cspan Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Maia Last name: Grieve Grade: 11 School name: Woodrow Wilson High School Documentary title: Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Documentary topic: Poverty and homelessness in the US
First name: Celena Last name: Budd Grade: 6 School name: Old Turnpike Middle School Documentary title: The Deforestation Disaster: Documentary topic: Deforestation	First name: Miwa Last name: Stowers Grade: 9 School name: International School of the Americas Documentary title: Guns: Shooting out Safety Documentary topic: Gun Laws in America	First name: Kaylie Last name: Owen Grade: 12 School name: Fairhaven High School Documentary title: "Close the Gap" Documentary topic: Gender and race wage inequality
First name: Chelsea Last name: Nembhard Grade: 11 School name: Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics Documentary title: Are you paying to much to survive? Documentary topic: How pharmaceutical prices are outrageously rising	First name: Sarah Last name: Rosenberg Grade: 8 School name: The Davis Academy Documentary title: Race and Religious Relations Documentary topic: Race and Religious Relations in the US Today	First name: John Last name: Ovcina Grade: 11 School name: Gifft Hill School Documentary title: Redistricting Strikes Back Documentary topic: Gerrymandering/ Redistricting

The submission and voting periods are now over. Check out the results.