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: Clarissa Last name: Papenfuse Grade: 8 School name: Harrisburg Academy Documentary title: Immigrants and Syrian Refugees Coming to the United States of America Documentary topic: Immigrants and Syrian Refugees Coming to the United States of America	First name: Gagandeep Last name: Brar Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Cyber Security Documentary topic: Cyber Security	First name: William Last name: Simmons Grade: 8 School name: Ellicott Mills Middle School Documentary title: How the Growth of Online Shopping Effects Unemployment Rates Documentary topic: How the Growth of Online Shopping Effects Unemployment Rates
First name: McKenzie Last name: Evans Grade: 12 School name: St. Ignatius College Prep Documentary title: Climate Change in 2016 Documentary topic: Climate Change	First name: Natalie Last name: Ruano Grade: 8 School name: Eastern Middle School Documentary title: Common Core: Finding Common Ground Documentary topic: Common Core	First name: Johnathan Last name: Lopez Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center Science and Mathematics Documentary title: Freedom Racial Profiling Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
First name: Louis Last name: Waxman Grade: 12 School name: Ardsley High School Documentary title: Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure: A Call to Action! Documentary topic: critical infrastructure security	First name: Anel Last name: Guzman Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center For Science And Mathematics Documentary title: Homelessness Documentary topic: Dehumanization towards those in need	First name: Chad Last name: Randen Grade: 12 School name: Nor well High School Documentary title: National Debt Documentary topic: National Debt
First name: Tosh Last name: Harris-Santiago Grade: 8 School name: Claire Lilienthal Documentary title: Gender Equality is the Priority Documentary topic: Gender Inequality	First name: Brendan Last name: La Fleur Grade: 8 School name: Baird Middle School Documentary title: Affordable College Documentary topic: Higher taxing for tuition free colleges	First name: yuval Last name: pesach Grade: 7 School name: Solomon schechter day school of Bergen county Documentary title: Public school's Tax Documentary topic: The money of the tax for the public school's
First name: Galilea Last name: Salas Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: Autism Epidemic Documentary topic: High autism rates	First name: Julia Last name: Brown Grade: 12 School name: Mother of Mercy High School Documentary title: cspan Documentary topic: Childhood Deportation	First name: Wesley Last name: Alayon Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics Documentary title: "The paradox of economic equality" Documentary topic: The Gender Wage Gap
First name: Nika Last name: Arnold Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control by Nika and Sam Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Matthew Last name: Barrera Grade: 8 School name: Keller Dual Immersion Middle school Documentary title: Amnesty Illegal Imigrants Documentary topic: Amnesty Illegal Imigrants	First name: Nicholas Last name: Bourne Grade: 6 School name: Edison Middle School Documentary title: The Road to the White House….How Would You Simplify the Tax Code? Documentary topic: Tax Simplification
First name: Briana Last name: Powers Grade: 12 School name: Chapin High School Documentary title: The Border: benefit or burden? Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Pierson Last name: Fuller Grade: 8 School name: Summit School Documentary title: Substance Abuse Documentary topic: Substance Abuse	First name: Hailey Last name: Perry Grade: 8 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: How Many Students In A Classroom Affects Their Learning? Documentary topic: Classroom Size
First name: Jalen Last name: McField Grade: 11 School name: TC Williams Highschool Documentary title: Toxic Food Imports Documentary topic: Foods coming into the United States	First name: Heather Last name: Smith Grade: 8 School name: Joseph R Bolger Middle School Documentary title: "A Living Wage" Documentary topic: Minimum Wage/Poverty	First name: Jennifer Last name: Ramsey Grade: 11 School name: Mother of Mercy Documentary title: School Lunches Documentary topic: Does the National School Lunch Program offer a nutritious lunch for students?
First name: Caleb Last name: Schrein Grade: 7 School name: Delano Middle School Documentary title: Terrorism Prevention Documentary topic: Terrorism Prevention

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