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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: Esthefany
  • Last name: Puente
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Ivan
  • Last name: Campos
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School (ESUMS)
  • Documentary title: A system in peril
  • Documentary topic: Critique over the school system, with various point of views
  • First name: Avery
  • Last name: Luecke
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Domestic Violence: An Issue That Faces The Nation
  • Documentary topic: Domestic Violence
  • First name: Brittany
  • Last name: Phillips
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Homelessness
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness
  • First name: Natasha
  • Last name: Stonehouse
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Celebration High School
  • Documentary title: Immigration In the US
  • Documentary topic: Immigration in the US
  • First name: Olivia
  • Last name: Ramberg-Gomez
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Into the Depths of Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change and its effects on the ocean
  • First name: Megan
  • Last name: Morford
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norfolk Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: The Minimum Wage: To Raise or Not to Raise
  • Documentary topic: Minimum wage
  • First name: M
  • Last name: Beck
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Oak View Middle School
  • Documentary title: Racial Equality
  • Documentary topic: Racial Equality
  • First name: Sara
  • Last name: Nell
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Jenks High School
  • Documentary title: A Woman's Choice
  • Documentary topic: Reproductive Rights
  • First name: Georgianna
  • Last name: Ramos
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: America in Chains: The Broken Bail System
  • Documentary topic: Bail System
  • First name: Rebecca
  • Last name: West
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris
  • Documentary title: Pre-K For All
  • Documentary topic: The benefits of Pre-K for all and how it can eventually help decrease the income gap
  • First name: sydney
  • Last name: gordon
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt k-8
  • Documentary title: Gun Control and the Second Amendment are Not Mutually Exclusive
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Priyal
  • Last name: Shah
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Common Core
  • Documentary topic: Our topic is on Common Core Standards in the United States and what contradicting views are on this topic as a whole.
  • First name: Christina
  • Last name: Pfister
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High
  • Documentary title: Health Insurance in America
  • Documentary topic: Health Insurance
  • First name: maddie
  • Last name: weible
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: guardian angels catholic school
  • Documentary title: how social security will affect the younger and older geberation
  • Documentary topic: social security
  • First name: Reid
  • Last name: Sox-Harris
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School
  • Documentary title: Changing the Tide of Wetlands
  • Documentary topic: Conserving Wetlands
  • First name: Jayson
  • Last name: Fung
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Income Inequality in America
  • Documentary topic: Income Inequality in America
  • First name: Rebecca
  • Last name: Ruvinsky
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • Documentary title: Promoting Prison Reform: Benefiting More than Just Prisoners
  • Documentary topic: The Cycle of Recidivism
  • First name: Natalie
  • Last name: Daly
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: A Work in Progress: Transgender Discrimination in the Workplace
  • Documentary topic: Transgender Discrimination in the Workplace
  • First name: Zoe
  • Last name: Bruflat
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: There Is No Surviving Distracted Driving
  • Documentary topic: Distracted Driving
  • First name: Hallie
  • Last name: Muller
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Clearwater High School
  • Documentary title: Higher Standards for Standardized Tests
  • Documentary topic: Standardized Tests
  • First name: Haili
  • Last name: Bruckner
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Earth As We Know It: Climate Change in the Presidential Debates
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Luke
  • Last name: Little
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Elijah
  • Last name: Conley
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Johnson Central High School
  • Documentary title: Education And Why It's Needed
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Evan
  • Last name: Tessler
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy
  • Documentary title: Climate Change is an Issue
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Luca
  • Last name: Trumbull
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Exploring the College Affordability Crisis
  • Documentary topic: College Affordability