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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: Kira
  • Last name: Wagner
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Slinger High School
  • Documentary title: Controlling the Violence
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Jana
  • Last name: Mirafuente
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Early College of Forsyth
  • Documentary title: (Un)Planned Parenthood
  • Documentary topic: Limiting funding for the sex education program Planned Parenthood offers
  • First name: sally
  • Last name: hodges
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Doherty middle school
  • Documentary title: Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: destroying the world
  • First name: Jacob
  • Last name: Katz
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy
  • Documentary title: The Climate Is A-Changin'
  • Documentary topic: Global warming/climate change
  • 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: Jonathan
  • Last name: Zonshein
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: tamarind middle school
  • Documentary title: Gun control and Gun restrictions
  • Documentary topic: gun control
  • First name: Malachi
  • Last name: Tyrell
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Path to Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Daniela
  • Last name: Mock-Zubia
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Metropolitan Arts Institute
  • Documentary title: Rethinking Reform: Prisons in AMerica
  • Documentary topic: Prisons
  • First name: Isabella
  • Last name: Manzella
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Tamanend Middle School
  • Documentary title: Crash Course for Candidates Teen Driving
  • Documentary topic: Teen Driving
  • First name: Otis
  • Last name: Luke
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ramsay High
  • Documentary title: immagration
  • Documentary topic: immagration
  • First name: william
  • Last name: dainoski
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Old Turnpike Middle School
  • Documentary title: education for the poor
  • Documentary topic: education for the poor
  • First name: Emily
  • Last name: Wingert
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Thomas More
  • Documentary title: Dope or Nope? The Legalization of Marijuana in the United States
  • Documentary topic: Marijuana Legalization within the United States
  • First name: Morgan
  • Last name: Butler
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • Documentary title: Planned Parenthood
  • Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood
  • First name: Samuel
  • Last name: Slabe
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Sheboygan Falls middle school
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun laws and problems
  • First name: Daniel
  • Last name: Ben-Zaken
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  • Documentary title: Target
  • Documentary topic: Gun Safety and School Shootings
  • First name: Grayson
  • Last name: Thomason
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: South Forsyth Middle School
  • Documentary title: Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
  • Documentary topic: Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
  • First name: Chloe
  • Last name: Mangiafico
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Climate Change- Fact or Fiction?
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
  • First name: Jenelle
  • Last name: Arauz
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Is it really fair?
  • Documentary topic: White Supremacy/ Privilege in America
  • First name: Hunter
  • Last name: Otjen
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: CSPAN Hunter, Kyle, Quincy
  • Documentary topic: Common Core
  • 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: Coryell
  • Last name: Smith
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Greenhill School
  • Documentary title: To Help or Not to Help- The Refugee Crisis
  • Documentary topic: Refugee Crisis
  • First name: Tiffany
  • Last name: Tran
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Polytechnic High School
  • Documentary title: A Rainbow of Hope
  • Documentary topic: LGBT Equality
  • First name: Valerie
  • Last name: Ho
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: Student Loan Debt: Dragging the Nation Down
  • Documentary topic: Student Loan Debt
  • First name: Lilyan
  • Last name: Zebib
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Discovery Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Immigrants Are Coming
  • Documentary topic: Immigration and its impact on the United States
  • First name: Daly
  • Last name: Taylor
  • Grade: 9
  • School name: Truman High School
  • Documentary title: Prayer in Our Schools
  • Documentary topic: The contreversy over prayer in our schools today.
  • First name: Jason
  • Last name: Premo
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hammond High School
  • Documentary title: Voting and Representation Rights in the District of Columbia and the U.S. Terratories
  • Documentary topic: Voting and Representation Rights in the District of Columbia and the U.S. Terratories
  • 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