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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

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  • First name: April
  • Last name: aguilar
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Hellen Keller Middle School
  • Documentary title: Police Brutality
  • Documentary topic: Crime and Punishment
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  • First name: Wyatt
  • Last name: Stillman
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Prep
  • Documentary title: War on Terror: Fight Against ISIS
  • Documentary topic: War on Terror
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  • First name: William
  • Last name: Stark
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Engineering and Science University Magnet School
  • Documentary title: Road to the White House: The Importance of Science
  • Documentary topic: The importance of presidential scientific support.
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  • First name: Autumn
  • Last name: Rosser
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Correia Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Gun Control Epidemic: More Must be Done
  • Documentary topic: Gun control
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  • First name: Marissa
  • Last name: Echeverria
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Miami Lakes Educational Center
  • Documentary title: Cybersecurity
  • Documentary topic: Cybersecurity
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  • First name: Emily
  • Last name: Harris
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Radnor Middle School
  • Documentary title: Road To The White House
  • Documentary topic: 2016 Presidential Campaign: The People's Needs
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  • First name: DeMahri
  • Last name: House
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Clifton J. Ozen High School
  • Documentary title: College Needs to be More Affordable
  • Documentary topic: The cost of college is far more expensive than it needs to be.
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  • First name: Myah
  • Last name: Shaikh
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Alexander Dawson School
  • Documentary title: A Bare Minimum
  • Documentary topic: Minimum Wage
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  • First name: Elizabeth
  • Last name: Wagar
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Harrisburg Academy
  • Documentary title: What is Euthanasia?
  • Documentary topic: Euthanasia
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  • 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
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  • First name: Lucas
  • Last name: Mitraud
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Ada Merritt K-8 Center
  • Documentary title: Tax Issue 2016
  • Documentary topic: Taxes
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  • First name: Maria
  • Last name: Colvis
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Stow-Munroe Falls High School
  • Documentary title: The Heroin Epidemic
  • Documentary topic: Heroin
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  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Ives
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bellevue High School
  • Documentary title: Water Pollution
  • Documentary topic: Water Pollution
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  • First name: Madison
  • Last name: Rist
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Guardian Angels Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Wiretapping
  • Documentary topic: Wiretapping
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  • First name: Jose
  • Last name: Ramirez
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics
  • Documentary title: Racial Profiling ends in 3, 2, 1...
  • Documentary topic: Racial Profiling
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  • First name: Celena
  • Last name: Budd
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Old Turnpike Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Deforestation Disaster:
  • Documentary topic: Deforestation
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  • First name: Lauren
  • Last name: Cuningham
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Francis Bradley Middle School
  • Documentary title: My Movie 4
  • Documentary topic: Whether or not Planned Parenthood should be federally funded
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  • First name: Graysen
  • Last name: Adams
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Dunbar Middle School for Innovation
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing
  • Documentary topic: Standardized Testing
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  • First name: Kaleb
  • Last name: Wyble
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Clifton J. Ozen
  • Documentary title: Standardized Testing in America
  • Documentary topic: Standardized testing
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  • First name: Taylor
  • Last name: Massey
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Northside High School
  • Documentary title: CSPAN Studentcam
  • Documentary topic: No Child Left Behind
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  • First name: Shelby
  • Last name: Nicholson
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Crete High School
  • Documentary title: College Funding
  • Documentary topic: College Funding
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  • First name: Julia
  • Last name: Deal
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Western Hills Middle School
  • Documentary title: C Span Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • First name: Emma
  • Last name: Spresney
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Lakewood Christian Schools
  • Documentary title: ISIS:The Issue
  • Documentary topic: We would like the presidential candidates to focus on the treat of ISIS to America.
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  • First name: Skylar
  • Last name: Calacsan Ty
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American Canyon Middle School
  • Documentary title: Water Conservation And Drought. C-SPAN, StudentCam
  • Documentary topic: Water Conservation And Drought
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  • First name: Blake
  • Last name: Phillips
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Liberty High School
  • Documentary title: Illegal Immigration
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
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  • First name: Isabel
  • Last name: Present
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: Montgomery Blair High School
  • Documentary title: Women of Conflict
  • Documentary topic: The challenges that Middle Eastern women and girls face on their way to and in refugee camps.
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  • First name: Jace
  • Last name: Julius
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Edison middle school
  • Documentary title: What Is The U.S Going to do About the ISIS Terrorist group.
  • Documentary topic: ISIS
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  • First name: En-Hua
  • Last name: Holtz
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: East Lyme Middle School
  • Documentary title: Russia and America: Cold Snap or Permafrost?
  • Documentary topic: Russian-American Relations