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: 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: Javan Last name: Christensen Grade: 12 School name: Fort Benton High School Documentary title: National Security Documentary topic: National Security	First name: Chad Last name: Randen Grade: 12 School name: Nor well High School Documentary title: National Debt Documentary topic: National Debt
First name: Kevin Last name: Leong Grade: 8 School name: Jordan Middle School Documentary title: Overuse Documentary topic: How does technology affect teens in their everyday life?	First name: Zeban Last name: Kaiser Grade: 8 School name: Booker Middle Shcool Documentary title: Police militarization Documentary topic: Police militarization	First name: Beth Last name: Sandvig Grade: 8 School name: Sheboygan Falls Middle School Documentary title: Free College Documentary topic: Free College
First name: Ben Last name: Miller Grade: 10 School name: Montgomery Blair High School Documentary title: Driving Forward Documentary topic: Highway and Bridge Funding	First name: Robbie Last name: Selwyn Grade: 9 School name: Palo Alto High School Documentary title: Addressing Cybersecurity In Today's Connected World Documentary topic: Cybersecurity	First name: Seth Last name: Erni Grade: 7 School name: Harrisburg Academy Documentary title: Keystone XL Pipeline Documentary topic: Keystone XL Pipeline
First name: Noelia Last name: Hidalgo Grade: 8 School name: Knudson Middle School Documentary title: Academic Futures Documentary topic: College Funding	First name: Sarah Last name: Moore Grade: 12 School name: Mountain View High School Documentary title: Rise of Immigration Concern Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Sage Last name: Martin Grade: 9 School name: International School of the Americas Documentary title: Infrastructure: A Need for Change Documentary topic: United States Infrastructure Improvement
First name: Tyreik Last name: Skelton Grade: 12 School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: The Gap Documentary topic: The income gap between the Lower class and the 1 percent.	First name: Ben Last name: Weisenberg Grade: 7 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: Smoking Is Bad Documentary topic: Smoking	First name: Payton Last name: Jones Grade: 9 School name: Trumann High School Documentary title: Finding A Cure For Cancer Documentary topic: Cancer Research
First name: Thomas Last name: Friebolin Grade: 10 School name: huntington highschool Documentary title: Euthanasia, should it be legal? Documentary topic: Euthanasia	First name: Lauren Last name: Kaase Grade: 8 School name: Correia Junior High School Documentary title: Mental Health in America Documentary topic: Mental Health	First name: Genevieve Last name: Kluck Grade: 12 School name: Midlothian High School Documentary title: Loss of Biodiversity in Chesapeake Bay Documentary topic: Biodiversity
First name: Reilly Last name: Clancey Grade: 10 School name: Narragansett High School Documentary title: Pulling the Trigger to End Gun Violence Documentary topic: Gun Violence	First name: Hana Last name: Ashkar Grade: 10 School name: Al-Huda School Documentary title: Joining A Nation Of Immigrants Documentary topic: Syrian Refugee Crisis	First name: David Last name: McCluskey Grade: 12 School name: Desalts High School Documentary title: Testing a Nation Documentary topic: Standardized Testing
First name: Marlia Last name: Nash Grade: 8 School name: Ellicott Mills Middle School Documentary title: School Start Times Documentary topic: School Start Times	First name: Maddie Last name: Ossi Grade: 8 School name: Eastern Middle School Documentary title: Religious Beliefs vs LGBT Equality Documentary topic: LGBT Equality and Religious Beliefs effects on it	First name: steven Last name: lessard Grade: 7 School name: Guardian Angles Catholic School Documentary title: syrian refugees Documentary topic: syrian refugees
First name: Nicholas Last name: Norton Grade: 12 School name: Stow-Munroe Falls High School Documentary title: The Penny Documentary topic: The varying opinions on the usefulness of the penny economically.	First name: Kalsie Last name: Davis Grade: 12 School name: Affton High School Documentary title: Overlooked America: Hate Crimes Documentary topic: Hate Crime Laws	First name: Sarah Last name: Chang Grade: 8 School name: Pioneer Middle School Documentary title: Economy and its Future Growth Documentary topic: Economy
First name: David Last name: Pinsky Grade: 8 School name: Jordan middle school Documentary title: the plastic shell of a turtle Documentary topic: how turtles are affected by plastic

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