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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: Jacqueline
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: Dear Future President
  • Documentary topic: Insurance Policies Regarding Mental Health
  • First name: Angelrey
  • Last name: Perez
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Brandywine Heights Middle School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism: The ISIS Threat
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Helsel
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Somerset Area High School
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing
  • Documentary topic: Standardized Testing
  • First name: Josie
  • Last name: Belcher
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Josie
  • Documentary title: Poverty
  • Documentary topic: poverty
  • First name: Thomas
  • Last name: Friebolin
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: huntington highschool
  • Documentary title: Euthanasia, should it be legal?
  • Documentary topic: Euthanasia
  • First name: Andrew
  • Last name: Demeter
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
  • Documentary title: The Big Decision
  • Documentary topic: An exploration of college in America and alternatives to postsecondary education
  • First name: Sydney
  • Last name: Plastow
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Winter Park High School
  • Documentary title: Education In America
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Molly
  • Last name: Schreier
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond High School
  • Documentary title: Student Debt: The Endless Struggle with Student Loans
  • Documentary topic: Student Debt
  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Skelton
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism and ISIS
  • 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: Brooke
  • Last name: Gore
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Show Loophole
  • Documentary topic: Gun Show Loophole
  • First name: Megan
  • Last name: Hurst
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Holy Name Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Arm Your Body:Cams On Cops
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality and Body Cameras
  • First name: Lily
  • Last name: Meyer
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Free College Tuition
  • Documentary topic: Free College Tuition
  • First name: Patricia
  • Last name: Wang
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: S.H.E. (Spark Heal Empower)
  • Documentary topic: Respect for Women's Biological Processes
  • First name: Isabella
  • Last name: Pladars
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Food Waste:
  • Documentary topic: Food Waste in America
  • First name: Nathan
  • Last name: Doll
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Oil Consumption
  • Documentary topic: Oil Consumption
  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Weis
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Slinger High School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • First name: Julie
  • Last name: Stivers
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate
  • Documentary title: Homeless: The forgotten problem
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness in America
  • First name: Grace
  • Last name: Williams
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Greenhill School
  • Documentary title: The Deep Stuff: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: darcie
  • Last name: bailey
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Trinity Christian School
  • Documentary title: Legalization of Marijuana and the Alcohol Age
  • Documentary topic: Marijuana and Alcohol
  • First name: Ray
  • Last name: Shealy
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Community School of Davidson
  • Documentary title: Climate Change
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Kyla
  • Last name: Whalen
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Sulphur High School
  • Documentary title: Is Oil A National Security?
  • Documentary topic: Oil as a national security risk.
  • First name: Brandon
  • Last name: Schein
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Selzer School
  • Documentary title: Iran Nuclear Deal
  • Documentary topic: Iran Nuclear Deal
  • First name: sam
  • Last name: racca
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty Middle School
  • Documentary title: Stop Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming
  • First name: Maleah
  • Last name: Calomeni
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Smoking: What age is right?
  • Documentary topic: The legal smoking age
  • First name: Matthew
  • Last name: Watson
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Ellicott Mills Middle School
  • Documentary title: National Issue: Common Core
  • Documentary topic: Common Core
  • First name: Meredith
  • Last name: Mullinax
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Trinity Christian School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control