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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: Haley
  • Last name: Herold
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: H. V. Jenkins
  • Documentary title: Gender Inequality in the Workplace
  • Documentary topic: Gender Inequality in the Workplace
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  • First name: Grace
  • Last name: Daniel
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Langston Charter Middle School
  • Documentary title: Immigration Issues
  • Documentary topic: Immigration (Mainly Illegal Immigration)
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  • First name: veronica
  • Last name: cada
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: mountain view high school
  • Documentary title: The Rising Cost of a Free Education
  • Documentary topic: Education
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  • First name: Nadjah
  • Last name: Cherubet
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • Documentary title: Homeless Veterans: We Must Serve the People Who Served Us
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness Among Veterans
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  • First name: Isabella
  • Last name: Pladars
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Food Waste:
  • Documentary topic: Food Waste in America
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  • First name: Kate
  • Last name: Privett
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Carroll High School
  • Documentary title: Privacy Issues Reguarding Drones
  • Documentary topic: Privacy issues about drones
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  • First name: Alec
  • Last name: Plante
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fairhaven High School
  • Documentary title: Saving Grace: The Future of College Affordability
  • Documentary topic: College Affordability.
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  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Guerino
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Harrington Park
  • Documentary title: Should Love Have Laws?
  • Documentary topic: Exploring the rights of the LBGT community
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  • First name: Tyler
  • Last name: Mashek
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Is Common Core Really What People Say It Is?
  • Documentary topic: Common Core/Education
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  • First name: Gesselle
  • Last name: Magana
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Springdale High School
  • Documentary title: Feminism?
  • Documentary topic: Powerful women speak about feminism in our community.
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  • First name: Matthew
  • Last name: Burick
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
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  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Ives
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution
  • Documentary topic: Water Pollution
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  • First name: Adam
  • Last name: Lenssa
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • Documentary title: Medical Marijuana
  • Documentary topic: medical marijuana
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  • First name: Madeleine
  • Last name: Dorst
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Jenks High School
  • Documentary title: Show Me the Money
  • Documentary topic: Gender Wage Gap
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  • First name: Isabel
  • Last name: Marr
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Keller Middle school
  • Documentary title: Domestic violence
  • Documentary topic: Domestic violence
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  • First name: katherine
  • Last name: ortiz
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: College Loans is a Life Sentence
  • Documentary topic: The Financial Factor in College Drop Out Rates and Enrollment Decline
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  • First name: Caleb
  • Last name: Yount
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fairfield Christian Academy
  • Documentary title: The Education Degradation
  • Documentary topic: Trade Schools and Education Reform
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  • First name: Holden
  • Last name: Bond
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Waukesha West High School
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration and America's Response Needed
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
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  • First name: Foxx
  • Last name: Moore
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Stoughton High School
  • Documentary title: CNn Gun Control by Foxx Moore
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Rubis
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Discovery Middle School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Student Cam Documentary Project
  • Documentary topic: High school drug tests for athletes.
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  • First name: Paige
  • Last name: Edmunds
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Common Core Education
  • Documentary topic: Common Core
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  • First name: maddox
  • Last name: sievert
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Edison middle school
  • Documentary title: gun control
  • Documentary topic: gun control
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  • First name: Kayla
  • Last name: Morell
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: World Journalism Preparatory School
  • Documentary title: College Tuition Costs
  • Documentary topic: College Tuition
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  • First name: Jana
  • Last name: Mirafuente
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Early College of Forsyth
  • Documentary title: (Un)Planned Parenthood
  • Documentary topic: Limiting funding for the sex education program Planned Parenthood offers
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  • First name: Victoria
  • Last name: Archampong
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • Documentary title: Wired Up: The Online War on Terror
  • Documentary topic: ISIS Propaganda and Recruitment
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  • First name: Samuel
  • Last name: Slabe
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls middle school
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun laws and problems
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  • First name: Hillary
  • Last name: Sensabaugh
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: Final CSPAN Immigration Movie
  • Documentary topic: Immigration