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: Anna Last name: Eaton Grade: 12 School name: St. Thomas More High School Documentary title: How affordable is the Affordable Care Act? Documentary topic: Obamacare	First name: Sarah Last name: Rosenberg Grade: 8 School name: The Davis Academy Documentary title: Race and Religious Relations Documentary topic: Race and Religious Relations in the US Today	First name: Brianna Last name: Ford Grade: 12 School name: Ramsay High School Documentary title: Truth about Abortions! Documentary topic: Abortions
First name: Sara Last name: Hartmann Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls, WI Documentary title: Invasive Species Documentary topic: Invasive Species	First name: Lauren Last name: Spadt Grade: 9 School name: Tamanend Middle School Documentary title: Electrifying the Future: Paving the Way for Energy Independence Documentary topic: Our documentary focuses on the two possible paths to energy independence and the ways that it would impact our future.	First name: Seareen Last name: Maaita Grade: 8 School name: East Middle School Documentary title: The True Costs of a College Education Documentary topic: College Tuition
First name: Raveena Last name: Gupta Grade: 8 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: Protecting Biodiversity Documentary topic: Protecting Biodiversity	First name: Aaron Last name: Caligiuri Grade: 8 School name: Guardian Angels Catholic School Documentary title: How Do We Stop Gun Violence Documentary topic: Preventing Gun Violence	First name: P.J. Last name: Parker Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control Documentary topic: Gun Control
First name: Makayla Last name: McFadden Grade: 8 School name: Summit School Documentary title: Childhood Obesity and Health Documentary topic: Health problems that affect kids and how to prevent it	First name: Elena Last name: Rodriguez Grade: 12 School name: Queen of Peace High School Documentary title: Immigration 2015 Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Duru Last name: Aral Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills M.s. Documentary title: Forever Extinction Documentary topic: Animal Extinction
First name: Josie Last name: Miner Grade: 8 School name: Scituate Middle School Documentary title: 2016 Presidential Campaign: The illegal immigration issue Documentary topic: Illegal immigrants already in the U.S.	First name: Alec Last name: Plante Grade: 12 School name: Fairhaven High School Documentary title: Saving Grace: The Future of College Affordability Documentary topic: College Affordability.	First name: Ahtyanna Last name: Glass Grade: 11 School name: Central Union High School Documentary title: Abortion Documentary topic: Health risks of an abortion
First name: Eli Last name: Schwarz Grade: 8 School name: Pioneer Middle School Documentary title: The Controversies of Common Core Documentary topic: Common Core	First name: Karoline Last name: Conte Grade: 7 School name: Doherty Middle School Documentary title: The Destruction Behind Global Warming Documentary topic: Global Warming	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: Brandon Last name: Burnett Grade: 12 School name: jenks high school Documentary title: The Price is Not Right Documentary topic: Cost of Medication	First name: Halle Last name: Wilson Grade: 7 School name: Chasco Middle school Documentary title: Refugees Documentary topic: Making it harder for refugees to enter the country, so we can be safer	First name: Jeret Last name: Taylor Grade: 7 School name: Guardian Angels Catholic School Documentary title: Health of the U.S economy Documentary topic: Health of the U.S economy
First name: Nikhil Last name: Boyd Grade: 7 School name: Seven Springs Middle School Documentary title: Is Outsourcing Hurting American Workers? Documentary topic: Outsourcing	First name: Mark Last name: Harris Grade: 8 School name: Langston Charter Middle School Documentary title: The Hole We've Dug Documentary topic: National Debt	First name: Cole Last name: Straining Grade: 7 School name: Chasco Middle School Documentary title: Solar power Documentary topic: Solar power restrictions
First name: Eden Last name: Steel Grade: 12 School name: Estancia High School Documentary title: Make America Proud Documentary topic: Education	First name: Joshua Last name: Chiang Grade: 8 School name: Morrison Christian Academy Documentary title: Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide: Death with Dignity? Documentary topic: Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide	First name: Leah Last name: Gregg Grade: 11 School name: Slinger High School Documentary title: Free College Tuition Documentary topic: Whether college tuition should be free or not.
First name: natalia Last name: arvizu Grade: 11 School name: Central Union High School Documentary title: Recognition of Environmental Issues Documentary topic: severity of environmental problems	First name: Anupam Last name: Kulkarni Grade: 8 School name: John Adams Middle School Documentary title: Common War Documentary topic: Education/Common Core

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