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: Alex Last name: Spears Grade: 12 School name: Milan High School Documentary title: Nuclear Energy: Clean, Safe, Efficient? Documentary topic: Clean Energy	First name: Summer Last name: Sims Grade: 10 School name: Waldron High School Documentary title: Border Control Documentary topic: Border Control	First name: Tayla Last name: Cieslik Grade: 8 School name: Joseph R Bolger Middle School Documentary title: "Promote the General Welfare" Documentary topic: Poverty/Homelessness
First name: Nicole Last name: Bobovich Grade: 9 School name: Tamanend Middle School Documentary title: From Highways to Houses: Our Failing Infrastructure Documentary topic: Infrastructure and Urbanization	First name: Kamalpreet Last name: Kaur Grade: 11 School name: World Journalism Preparatory School Documentary title: Foreign Aid Documentary topic: Foreign Aid	First name: Will Last name: Sorrells Grade: 8 School name: Auburn Junior High School Documentary title: Terrorism Show Documentary topic: Terrorism and ISIS
First name: Jaqueline Last name: Estrada Grade: 11 School name: Central Union High School Documentary title: Prison Reform Documentary topic: Prison Reform	First name: Kennedy Last name: Murphy Grade: 12 School name: Bellevue Senior High School Documentary title: Global Water Crisis Documentary topic: Water Crisis	First name: Theo Last name: Adams Grade: 11 School name: Hutchinson High School Documentary title: Starting to Fret, About Student Debt Documentary topic: College Tuition
First name: Tyler Last name: Cirell Grade: 12 School name: Mandarin High School Documentary title: MARIJUANA: Documentary topic: The Legalization Battle	First name: Julia Last name: Persaud Grade: 12 School name: Francis Lewis High School Documentary title: Controversy of Planned Parenthood Documentary topic: Planned Parenthood	First name: Alyssa Last name: Botelho Grade: 11 School name: Fairhaven High School Documentary title: A Moment of Silence Documentary topic: Reforming Roe vs. Wade
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: Joey Last name: Huebner-Chan Grade: 8 School name: Pioneer Middle School Documentary title: Powering Our Future Documentary topic: Energy	First name: Giovanni Last name: Soto Grade: 7 School name: Chasco Middle School Documentary title: Presidential election Documentary topic: 2016
First name: Andrew Last name: Batts Grade: 12 School name: Captain John L. Chapin High School Documentary title: Walking the Fence Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration from Mexico	First name: mimi Last name: chung Grade: 9 School name: iSchool nyc Documentary title: unemployment is a problem of 2016 Documentary topic: unemployment	First name: Sara Last name: Ochoa Grade: 8 School name: Falcon Cove Middle School Documentary title: Racial Profiling Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
First name: Preston Last name: Koski Grade: 7 School name: Edison Middle School Documentary title: Urbanization vs Animals Documentary topic: Urbanization Effecting Animals	First name: Caitlin Last name: Cosio Grade: 12 School name: Mandarin High School Documentary title: Gun Control in America Documentary topic: Gun Control	First name: Courtney Last name: Mader Grade: 11 School name: Norwell High School Documentary title: Female Pay Inequality Documentary topic: Equal Pay for Women
First name: Nathan Last name: Berry Grade: 7 School name: Chariho Middle School Documentary title: Gun Control vs. Gun Rights Documentary topic: Gun Control vs. Gun Rights	First name: Olivia Last name: Popp Grade: 12 School name: Skyline High School Documentary title: The Perfect Amalgam: The Presidential Plans for Economic Growth Documentary topic: The policies of presidential candidates designed to stimulate economic growth and how knowledge of these policies influence citizens' voting habits	First name: Cambria Last name: Floyd Grade: 6 School name: Huffman Middle School Documentary title: "Donald V. Trump" Documentary topic: Hillary Clinton
First name: Abigail Last name: Harris Grade: 6 School name: Floyd Middle School Documentary title: Discrimination in The World Documentary topic: Discrimination	First name: Ivan Last name: Perez Grade: 12 School name: The Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics Documentary title: Stereotypes Towards Minorities Documentary topic: Stereotypes and Impacts on Minorities	First name: Elijah Last name: Ruppert Grade: 7 School name: Brandywine Heights Middle School Documentary title: Cyber Security: Shaking the Nation Documentary topic: Cyber Security

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