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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: Paresh
  • Last name: Chauhan
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Homelessness
  • Documentary topic: The problems and solution to Homelessness
  • 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: Jessica
  • Last name: Gondak
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Mount Nittany Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Gun Control Controversy
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control and Gun Violence
  • First name: Yunyun
  • Last name: Wang
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Hidden Valley High School
  • Documentary title: Path to Success
  • Documentary topic: Current educational policies in public schools and ongoing initiatives to cater to a broad group of students
  • First name: Alex
  • Last name: Lytle
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan Highschool
  • Documentary title: Marijuana for Recreational Use?
  • Documentary topic: Marijuana for recreational use
  • First name: Robert
  • Last name: Carney
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • Documentary title: What would the next president do about increasing college tuition?
  • Documentary topic: Increasing college tuition for public universities
  • First name: Yvenie
  • Last name: Etienne
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • Documentary title: Immigration In America
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: jeannette
  • Last name: gurdzhyan
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: los altos high
  • Documentary title: is standardized testing necessary
  • Documentary topic: std testing
  • First name: Adrienne
  • Last name: Vala
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Severity of Sports
  • Documentary topic: A Medical Professional at Sports and Recreational Events
  • First name: Gerard
  • Last name: Capdesuner
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Celebration High School
  • Documentary title: America Home of the free
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Mitchell
  • Last name: Kitzinger
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Slinger High School
  • Documentary title: Military Structure
  • Documentary topic: The structure of the military and how it may need to change to deal with new threats.
  • First name: Alexx
  • Last name: Rivera
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Keller
  • Documentary title: Vida en las Sequias
  • Documentary topic: Sequias
  • First name: Travis
  • Last name: Baker
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan High School
  • Documentary title: C-SPAN Final Draft
  • Documentary topic: Lowering the drinking age
  • First name: Rithin
  • Last name: Parupalli
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • Documentary title: How reliable is TSA?
  • Documentary topic: TSA
  • First name: Adiba
  • Last name: Chowdhury
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Generation Tech: Cybersecurity & Social Media
  • Documentary topic: Cybersecurity and Social Media
  • First name: Cindy
  • Last name: Madden
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Seven Springs Middle School
  • Documentary title: Wasteful Government Spending
  • Documentary topic: Debt and waste in government
  • First name: Amina
  • Last name: Jamil
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond HIgh School
  • Documentary title: Life is Worth Living
  • Documentary topic: Suicide Prevention
  • First name: Ritika
  • Last name: Lal
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Imagine International Academy of North Texas
  • Documentary title: A Shared Paid Parental Leave
  • Documentary topic: Shared Paid Parental Leave
  • First name: Ian
  • Last name: Watts
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: CSPAN: Food Waste
  • Documentary topic: Food Waste
  • First name: Nathan
  • Last name: Flaherty
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Gilmour Academy
  • Documentary title: Positive Campaigning
  • Documentary topic: Politics
  • 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: KJ
  • Last name: Hallgren
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: Air Pollution in the U.S.A
  • Documentary topic: Air Pollution
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: Hicks
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • Documentary title: How Abortion Affects People
  • Documentary topic: Abortion
  • First name: John Paul
  • Last name: Moryc
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Elizabeth High School
  • Documentary title: Poverty: War on Inequality
  • Documentary topic: Poverty
  • First name: Tenzin
  • Last name: Deckyi
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Inequality in Education
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Elbers
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • Documentary title: Robots in the Workforce
  • Documentary topic: Robots in the Workforce