C-SPAN's 2016 StudentCam Competition

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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

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First name: Chelsie Last name: Stuck Grade: 8 School name: Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School Documentary title: Racial Justice Documentary topic: Racial Justice	First name: Justin Last name: Song Grade: 8 School name: David Starr Jordan MS Documentary title: Your Life Isn't Yours to Use Documentary topic: Identity Theft	First name: Yumna Last name: Rahman Grade: 9 School name: Maggie L. Walker Governor's School Documentary title: GMO's- For Better or for Worse Documentary topic: Genetically Modified Organisms
First name: Abby Last name: Boatwright Grade: 6 School name: Fort Payne Middle School Documentary title: Academic Standards: The Foundation for your Education Documentary topic: Our video is about educational standards taught in schools.	First name: Kendra Last name: Lefeber Grade: 11 School name: Horace Mann High School Documentary title: Cspan - Animal Testing Documentary topic: Animal testing	First name: Owen Last name: Robertson Grade: 7 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: US National Debt Documentary topic: National Debt
First name: Bennett Last name: Williams Grade: 10 School name: Liberty High School Documentary title: Gay Rights Documentary Documentary topic: Gay Rights and Equality	First name: Eric Last name: Price Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Planned Parenthood Funding Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood Funding	First name: Andrew Last name: Krueger Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School Documentary title: The Space Program Documentary topic: The Space Program
First name: Julia Last name: Jablonski Grade: 12 School name: Conrad Weiser High School Documentary title: Children With Disabilities Documentary topic: Ways the government can help children with disabilities in the future and years to come	First name: Frank Last name: Muller Grade: 11 School name: Jenks High School Documentary title: Worth It? The Story of American Universities Documentary topic: College Tuition	First name: Elise Last name: Chang Grade: 11 School name: Iowa City West High School Documentary title: Wind Energy: A solution to our energy crisis Documentary topic: Wind Energy
First name: Mitchell Last name: Grawe Grade: 10 School name: Carroll High School Documentary title: Drone Security Documentary topic: How drones can improve security.	First name: Beverly Last name: Liu Grade: 8 School name: Discovery Middle School Documentary title: Business of Health Documentary topic: Health Care/Obamacare	First name: Jessica Last name: Rea Grade: 12 School name: Midlothian High School Documentary title: Animal Agriculture and Its Affect on the Enviornment Documentary topic: Animal Agriculture
First name: Mansi Last name: Dubey Grade: 8 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: Vote for Veterans Documentary topic: Issues on Veterans Affairs and how we could help.	First name: Hamza Last name: Iqbal Grade: 11 School name: Imagine International Academy of North Texas Documentary title: Foreign Policy: Military and the Middle East Documentary topic: Why is the situation in the Middle East an important issue and how do we approach it?	First name: Josh Last name: Cohen Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Documentary title: Be free? Documentary topic: immagration
First name: Katie Last name: Dampier Grade: 8 School name: Louis Nettelhorst School Documentary title: The Real Refugees Documentary topic: The issue of Syrian refugees being accepted into the United States.	First name: Isabel Last name: Adeniji Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: Gentrified America Documentary topic: Gentrification	First name: Cole Last name: Martin Grade: 9 School name: Tamanend Middle School Documentary title: The Cure to Drugs? Documentary topic: The War on Drugs
First name: William Last name: Stark Grade: 12 School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School Documentary title: Road to the White House: The Importance of Science Documentary topic: The importance of presidential scientific support.	First name: Claire Last name: Egland Grade: 7 School name: Thomas Edison Middle School Documentary title: The Changing Climate Documentary topic: Global Warming	First name: Noelia Last name: Hidalgo Grade: 8 School name: Knudson Middle School Documentary title: Academic Futures Documentary topic: College Funding

The submission and voting periods are now over. Check out the results.