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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: NIcholas
  • Last name: Hill
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Friends School of Baltimore
  • Documentary title: Public Education in Baltimore and the United States
  • Documentary topic: Problems with education in Baltimore and how they can be improved
  • First name: Ella
  • Last name: Gilligan
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Immigration: America's Current Controversy
  • Documentary topic: Undocumented Immigration
  • First name: Catherine
  • Last name: Ortiz
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Public Education: A Right or Privilege?
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Taylor
  • Last name: Arganbright
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fort Benton High School
  • Documentary title: National Debt
  • Documentary topic: The National Debt
  • First name: Krystian
  • Last name: Rodriguez
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • Documentary title: Generalize the Study of Human Rights to Improve the American Society
  • Documentary topic: Generalize the Study of Human Rights to Improve the American Society
  • First name: Augustus
  • Last name: Sargent
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Gun Control Documentary
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Jahkarah
  • Last name: Young
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: Key to the White House: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Krish
  • Last name: Naik
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Falcon Cove Middle School
  • Documentary title: Health Care in the United States
  • Documentary topic: Health Care in the US
  • First name: Emily
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Radnor Middle School
  • Documentary title: Road To The White House
  • Documentary topic: 2016 Presidential Campaign: The People's Needs
  • First name: Alyssa
  • Last name: Ma
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Death Penalty
  • Documentary topic: The two sides of the debate on capital punishment
  • First name: Samantha
  • Last name: Bergner
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International Schools of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Extremely Poor with High Hopes
  • Documentary topic: Poverty and Homelessness
  • First name: Cassidy
  • Last name: Powers
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
  • Documentary title: Human Trafficking: The End to Modern Slavery
  • Documentary topic: Human Trafficking
  • First name: Brydon
  • Last name: Hollander
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Lowell
  • Documentary title: Senior Hunger
  • Documentary topic: Senior hunger
  • First name: Nina
  • Last name: Lazzareschi
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Western Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: Internet Censorship
  • Documentary topic: Internet Censorship
  • First name: Reyhan
  • Last name: Ali
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Imagine International Academy of North Texas
  • Documentary title: Wellfare
  • Documentary topic: Wellfare
  • First name: Ashley
  • Last name: DeMaine
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty Middle School
  • Documentary title: Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming
  • First name: Sara
  • Last name: Maria
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School
  • Documentary title: Home of the Homeless Brave
  • Documentary topic: Veteran Services
  • First name: Daniel
  • Last name: Camou
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: The Colors Between Black and Blue
  • Documentary topic: Black Lives Matter and Police Brutality
  • First name: Beck
  • Last name: Boyea
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Steven V. Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: CSPAN Boyea Gallen Edson
  • Documentary topic: Puerto Rican Statehood
  • First name: Lillian
  • Last name: Zheng
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: World War III: Is This Our Future?
  • Documentary topic: Our topic is if the US should face nuclear terrorism with peace or violence.
  • First name: Fernando
  • Last name: Rocha
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: H-B Woodlawn
  • Documentary title: Immigration Reform
  • Documentary topic: Road to the whitehouse: Immigration
  • First name: Cayden
  • Last name: Marin
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Goodshepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Nuclear Proloferation: Possibly The End Of Our World
  • Documentary topic: Nuclear Proloferation
  • First name: David
  • Last name: Sandborn
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High
  • Documentary title: Entitlement Programs in the U.S.
  • Documentary topic: Entitlement Programs in the U.S.
  • First name: Ally
  • Last name: Krotov
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • Documentary title: Ally and Marina HT
  • Documentary topic: Human Trafficking
  • First name: Esteban
  • Last name: Ambriz
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Helen Keller
  • Documentary title: Violencia de armas en los Estados Unidos
  • Documentary topic: Gun violence
  • First name: Andrew
  • Last name: Harmon
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Colmesneil High School
  • Documentary title: Road to the White House
  • Documentary topic: Key issues that should be discussed by both parties in the presidential debate.
  • First name: Elizabeth
  • Last name: Verdugo
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Bullying Prevention
  • Documentary topic: Bullying and its Affects
  • First name: Rebecca
  • Last name: Hall
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Paul R. Baird Middle School
  • Documentary title: Safety or Privacy?
  • Documentary topic: The National Security Agency
  • First name: Amaryllis
  • Last name: Cruz
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Dayspring Academy
  • Documentary title: The Moment is Now!
  • Documentary topic: Why America should do more to fight against terrorism.