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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: Bryson
  • Last name: Saettel
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Langston Charter Middle School
  • Documentary title: We Have A Job To Do
  • Documentary topic: How unemploymet is important/should be discussed by 2016 presidential canidates.
  • First name: Mussie
  • Last name: Mehreteab
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: T.C Williams
  • Documentary title: Are You Safe In College?
  • Documentary topic: Sexual Assault in College Campus.
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Gamarnik
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Movie Julia & Camryn
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control & Legislation
  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Moreland
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Old Turnpike School
  • Documentary title: Space Exploration and Its Importance
  • Documentary topic: Space Exploration
  • First name: Lence
  • Last name: Ahmed
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Al- Huda School
  • Documentary title: Gender Wage Gap
  • Documentary topic: Gender Wage Gap
  • First name: Sophie
  • Last name: Durant
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Erin
  • Last name: Matteson
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: International School of the Americas
  • Documentary title: Planned Parenthood
  • Documentary topic: planned parenthood
  • First name: Farhan
  • Last name: Hossain
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: LAMP High school
  • Documentary title: The Shrinking Middle Class
  • Documentary topic: Shrinking Middle Class
  • First name: McKenna
  • Last name: Tuggle
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Canterbury Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Full Story
  • Documentary topic: NSA Surveillance
  • First name: Eden
  • Last name: Hodgins
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Bullying: A World of Hurt
  • Documentary topic: School Bullying
  • First name: Zane
  • Last name: Sieger
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Global Warming Logan Haynes, Will Meadows, Zane Sieger
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming and/or Climate Change
  • First name: Mary
  • Last name: Altin
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN-Video- Making College Affordable
  • Documentary topic: Making College Affordable
  • First name: Jeremy
  • Last name: Pinon
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sidney Guitterez Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Undocumented Immigration Problem
  • Documentary topic: Undocumented Immigration
  • First name: Kazmiera
  • Last name: Hammond
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: What it Means to Be Free: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • Documentary topic: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • First name: Charlie
  • Last name: Westmoreland
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Good Shepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: The Rise of China, the Death of Trade
  • Documentary topic: Trading with China
  • First name: Levy
  • Last name: Vo
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Berkeley Middle School
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution
  • Documentary topic: Water Pollution
  • First name: Swadaad05
  • Last name: Sylla
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: World Journalism Prep
  • Documentary title: The Truth About Common Core
  • Documentary topic: Common Core
  • First name: Melanie
  • Last name: Baillargeon
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Hampstead Academy
  • Documentary title: The Affordable Care Act
  • Documentary topic: The Affordable Care Act
  • First name: Sophie
  • Last name: Stevens
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Delano Middle School
  • Documentary title: Education at a Price: Student Loan Interest Rates
  • Documentary topic: Student Loan Interest Rates
  • First name: Erika
  • Last name: Louie
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Claire Lilienthal
  • Documentary title: A Malleable Solution to Success
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Dylan
  • Last name: Peterson
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Whittier Middle School
  • Documentary title: Renewable Energy
  • Documentary topic: Renewable Energy Sources
  • 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
  • First name: Caitlin
  • Last name: Finch
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Western Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: A Pathway to Citizenship
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Alana
  • Last name: Elajabarrieta
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: South Miami Middle School
  • Documentary title: equality
  • Documentary topic: feminism
  • First name: Niya
  • Last name: Brackett
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ramsay High School
  • Documentary title: immigration effects on unemployment
  • Documentary topic: immigration preventing domestic citizens from getting jobs
  • First name: Catherine
  • Last name: Gao
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Poolesville High School
  • Documentary title: College Tuition: A Debt Sentence
  • Documentary topic: College Tuition
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: DiMartino
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: unbeLEAFable
  • Documentary topic: Deforestation
  • First name: Mya
  • Last name: Hamlet
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Dunbar Middle School
  • Documentary title: College tuition
  • Documentary topic: College tuition