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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: 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: Jake
  • Last name: Rowe
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration: Trouble Across the Border
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
  • First name: Mathew
  • Last name: Piedoux
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Narragansett high School
  • Documentary title: War on gun Violence
  • Documentary topic: Gun Violence
  • First name: Nicole
  • Last name: Chen
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: Is Common Core Common Sense?
  • Documentary topic: Common Core
  • First name: Aneesh
  • Last name: Sabnis
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Caffeine and Kids -- Why They Don't Mix
  • Documentary topic: Caffeine
  • First name: Olivia
  • Last name: Irby
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond High school
  • Documentary title: How Equal is Equal?
  • Documentary topic: Gender Pay gap
  • First name: James
  • Last name: Wood
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Kennesaw Mountain High school
  • Documentary title: Fear and Voting
  • Documentary topic: Fear
  • First name: Cameron
  • Last name: Blackwell
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Homestead High School
  • Documentary title: The State of Education in Our Country
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Matthew
  • Last name: Salyer
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Climate Change in our World
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Osama
  • Last name: Siddiq
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Glenelg High School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Dani
  • Last name: Fournier
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: The College Cost Crisis
  • Documentary topic: College Affordability
  • First name: Jordan
  • Last name: Jakubowski
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace
  • Documentary title: "Road to the White House: Taxes"
  • Documentary topic: Taxes
  • First name: Hanna
  • Last name: Stronczek
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • Documentary title: Abortion by Citlali Guzman and Hanna Stronczek
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Diego
  • Last name: Martinez
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Reviving Democracy
  • Documentary topic: Overcoming partisanship
  • First name: Robert
  • Last name: Beatty
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • Documentary title: Green Energy: By Ryan Wellbaum and Robert Beatty
  • Documentary topic: Green Energy
  • First name: Yunyun
  • Last name: Wang
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Hidden Valley High School
  • Documentary title: Path to Success
  • Documentary topic: Current educational policies in public schools and ongoing initiatives to cater to a broad group of students
  • First name: Blake
  • Last name: Cochran
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Johnson Central High School
  • Documentary title: Coal Country
  • Documentary topic: The importance of coal and the effect it has on our area
  • First name: Morgan
  • Last name: Martin
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Chariho Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Laws
  • Documentary topic: Gun rights and gun control.
  • First name: Schuyler
  • Last name: Winstanley
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Nashoba Brooks
  • Documentary title: Balancing the Wage
  • Documentary topic: Minimum Wage
  • First name: Payton
  • Last name: Vieth
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • Documentary title: BUZZKILL
  • Documentary topic: Honeybee Decline
  • First name: leon
  • Last name: story
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: TC Williams
  • Documentary title: Air pollution is the best solution
  • Documentary topic: Air pollution
  • First name: Karim
  • Last name: Dergal
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • Documentary title: Welfare and Poverty
  • Documentary topic: Welfare and Poverty
  • First name: Stephanie
  • Last name: Espinoza
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace High School
  • Documentary title: Abortion
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: Carson
  • Last name: Parker
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: St. Paul Lutheran Church and School
  • Documentary title: Immigration and the Economy
  • Documentary topic: how Immigration effects the economy
  • First name: Lucas
  • Last name: Farinazo
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt
  • Documentary title: Tax Issue 2016
  • Documentary topic: Taxes in the USA
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Marcuccio
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Amsterdam High School
  • Documentary title: Poverty has to GO
  • Documentary topic: Poverty in America
  • First name: Hannah
  • Last name: Lucas
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Road to the White House: Women and Welfare
  • Documentary topic: poverty for single mothers and welfare programs