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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: Cheyenne
  • Last name: Krow
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Berks Career and Technology Center
  • Documentary title: Gun Control: What Will You Do?
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Samuel
  • Last name: Forth
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Fivay High School
  • Documentary title: Minimum Wage
  • Documentary topic: Minimum Wage
  • First name: daisy
  • Last name: colvin
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: lyme old lyme middle school
  • Documentary title: Gun Control Debate
  • Documentary topic: gun control
  • First name: Grant
  • Last name: McLean
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
  • Documentary title: LGBTQ Rights
  • Documentary topic: LGBTQ rights.
  • First name: Makayla
  • Last name: James
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • Documentary title: Child Hunger
  • Documentary topic: Child hunger
  • First name: Emory
  • Last name: Hockett
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Hardin Valley Academy
  • Documentary title: Tax Reform
  • Documentary topic: Tax Reform
  • First name: Katelyn
  • Last name: Evers
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: The Issue of College Prices
  • Documentary topic: College Affordability
  • First name: Alejandra
  • Last name: Cosio
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Queen of Peace High School
  • Documentary title: DACA
  • Documentary topic: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
  • First name: arshes
  • Last name: partin
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: CHASCO MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • Documentary title: HOW CAN WE FIGHT TERRORISM
  • Documentary topic: TERRORISM
  • First name: Geoff
  • Last name: Koteskey
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norwell High School
  • Documentary title: Standardized Tests: What's Wrong??
  • Documentary topic: standardized testing
  • First name: Alana
  • Last name: Crompton
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School At Rainbow Mountian
  • Documentary title: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  • Documentary topic: A Presidential Election Topic Of The Issue With Syrian Refugees
  • First name: Gerard
  • Last name: Capdesuner
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Celebration High School
  • Documentary title: America Home of the free
  • Documentary topic: Immigration
  • First name: Garrett
  • Last name: Simpson
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Body Cameras
  • Documentary topic: Police Body Cameras
  • First name: Anni
  • Last name: D
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Oak View Middle School
  • Documentary title: Syrian Refugees
  • Documentary topic: Syrian Refugees
  • First name: Allen
  • Last name: Eliacin
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Chasco Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Police Brutality
  • First name: Alyssa
  • Last name: Miller
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Greenhill School
  • Documentary title: Terrorism vs. The Presidential Election
  • Documentary topic: How is ISIS effecting the 2016 Presidential Election?
  • First name: Michael
  • Last name: Weiss
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Nazareth Area High School
  • Documentary title: Controversy over Care
  • Documentary topic: How the Affordable Care Act and universal healthcare has affected doctors within the private sector, and why this issue should be talked about in the 2016 presidential election
  • 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: Anoushka
  • Last name: Siddhada
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: John Adams Middle School
  • Documentary title: Operation Homelessness
  • Documentary topic: Homelessness/hunger
  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Wolz
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Liberty High School
  • Documentary title: Legalizing Love
  • Documentary topic: The Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
  • First name: John
  • Last name: Bailey
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Herchel V. Jenkins
  • Documentary title: Modern Discrimination
  • Documentary topic: Discrimination
  • First name: Daniel
  • Last name: Corona
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Townsend Harris High School
  • Documentary title: The Problem with Our School System
  • Documentary topic: Lack of infrastructure spending dedicated to education has malicious effects
  • First name: Danae
  • Last name: DiLorenzo
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: NYC iSchool
  • Documentary title: Undocumented Immigrantion
  • Documentary topic: Undocumented Immigrants
  • First name: brandon
  • Last name: mammon
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Unemployment
  • Documentary topic: Unemployment
  • First name: Tanner
  • Last name: Hirschfeld
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Norfolk Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: End Gun Violence. Control Guns.
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
  • First name: Margaret
  • Last name: Hovis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Coal as a Sustainable Energy Source
  • Documentary topic: Coal as a sustainable energy source
  • First name: Megan
  • Last name: Primm
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Animal Cruelty
  • Documentary topic: Animal cruelty
  • First name: Kendall
  • Last name: Lewis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Midlothian High School
  • Documentary title: The 2016 Election and Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control and Second Amendment Rights.
  • 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: Hannah
  • Last name: Lauer
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Ursuline Academy
  • Documentary title: Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Immigration Reforms in the United States