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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: Lydia
  • Last name: Rogers
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sutton Public School
  • Documentary title: Funding American's Future: The Pell Program
  • Documentary topic: The Pell Grant Program
  • First name: Jade
  • Last name: Smith
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Jade Rose Smith
  • Documentary title: The state of "State' education.
  • Documentary topic: Education
  • First name: Sarah
  • Last name: King
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Carmel High School
  • Documentary title: Tuition Troubles
  • Documentary topic: Proposed plans to provide free tuition to students
  • First name: Esther
  • Last name: Cha
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Francis Lewis High School
  • Documentary title: Francis Lewis Discusses Gun
  • Documentary topic: Gun Regulation
  • First name: Ariela
  • Last name: Castillo
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Why Planned Parenthood Should Not Be Defunded
  • Documentary topic: The Defunding of Planned Parenthood
  • First name: Sydney
  • Last name: Hoier
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Memorial Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • First name: Catherine
  • Last name: Meadows
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Notre Dame Academy
  • Documentary title: Syrian Refugees : Gone to America
  • Documentary topic: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • First name: Madeleine
  • Last name: de Visé
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction
  • Documentary topic: Global warming: does it exist?
  • First name: Nicole
  • Last name: Calero
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • Documentary title: Immigration: The Nation's Superman or Kryptonite
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Awwal
  • Last name: Ahmed
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Al-Huda School
  • Documentary title: Watch It! I'm Riding Here!
  • Documentary topic: Public Transportation
  • First name: Ron'Zay
  • Last name: Griffin
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School
  • Documentary title: Same Sex Marriage
  • Documentary topic: Same Sex Marriage Being Legalized
  • First name: Caitlin
  • Last name: Cosio
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mandarin High School
  • Documentary title: Gun Control in America
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • 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: Nicholas
  • Last name: Oliveri
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School At Rainbow Mountian
  • Documentary title: Is Drug Addiction a Crime of a Disease?
  • Documentary topic: Drug Addiction
  • First name: Emily
  • Last name: Fuentes Hernandez
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Fulmore Middle School
  • Documentary title: Isis
  • Documentary topic: what does the white house should mostly talk about
  • First name: annalise
  • Last name: monti
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: state college of florida collegiate school
  • Documentary title: veganism; the plan to save our planet
  • Documentary topic: the negative effects of animal agriculture on our global resources
  • First name: Ivy
  • Last name: Trocco
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: The NYC iSchool
  • Documentary title: Vaccines: Friend or Foe
  • Documentary topic: The controversy around vaccines
  • First name: Oghenetega
  • Last name: Odjegba
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: You want me to pay WHAT for college?!
  • Documentary topic: College afforability
  • First name: justin
  • Last name: york
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Milan high school
  • Documentary title: Gun Free Zones Are They Really The Answer
  • Documentary topic: gun free zones
  • First name: Jared
  • Last name: Evans
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow Munroe-Falls High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism: Where our focus should be
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism
  • First name: Evelyn
  • Last name: Pham
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Quimby Oak Middle School
  • Documentary title: Women in Society
  • Documentary topic: Gender Discrimination of Women/How women are viewed in society
  • First name: Eshwar
  • Last name: Sivaram
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Health Care and Homlessness
  • Documentary topic: How the lack of healthcare affects homeless people
  • First name: Megan
  • Last name: Bull
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Mountain View High School
  • Documentary title: Poverty in America
  • Documentary topic: The effects of poverty across the nation.
  • First name: Stephanie
  • Last name: Kim
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Debate between the situation TPP
  • Documentary topic: TPP
  • First name: McKenna
  • Last name: Allardi
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty Middle School
  • Documentary title: AllardiVenetoSaum
  • Documentary topic: Global Warming
  • First name: Will
  • Last name: Sorrells
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Auburn Junior High School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism Show
  • Documentary topic: Terrorism and ISIS
  • First name: Hannah
  • Last name: Wehrmeister
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond High School
  • Documentary title: Where: Homelessness and Affordable Housing
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness and Affordable Housing
  • First name: Aneesh
  • Last name: Sabnis
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Middle School
  • Documentary title: Caffeine and Kids -- Why They Don't Mix
  • Documentary topic: Caffeine