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: Emma Last name: Tillman Grade: 12 School name: Ursuline Academy Documentary title: College Affordability Documentary topic: The rise of college tuition	First name: Peyten Last name: Hernandez Grade: 8 School name: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS Documentary title: The Environmental Issue Spreading Around the Globe Documentary topic: Deforestation	First name: Aamira Last name: Redd Grade: 12 School name: Spring Lake Park Senior High School Documentary title: Civil Injustice Documentary topic: Black Lives Matter, Racism, Islamaphobia
First name: Michael Last name: Longobardi Grade: 10 School name: State College of Florida Collegiate School Documentary title: The Cost of Education. Documentary topic: Higher education costs.	First name: Jacob Last name: Black Grade: 12 School name: Mountain View High School Documentary title: American View of Muslims Documentary topic: Muslim immagrants	First name: Markia Last name: Griffin Grade: 12 School name: East Buchanan Community School Documentary title: GMO Labeling Documentary topic: GMO Labeling
First name: Lence Last name: Ahmed Grade: 9 School name: Al- Huda School Documentary title: Gender Wage Gap Documentary topic: Gender Wage Gap	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: Matthew Last name: Watson Grade: 8 School name: Ellicott Mills Middle School Documentary title: National Issue: Common Core Documentary topic: Common Core
First name: Jacob Last name: Halle Grade: 12 School name: Amsterdam High School Documentary title: Police Brutality Why is Nothing Being Done Documentary topic: Police Brutality being a topic deiscussed in the 2016 presidental election	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.	First name: Shwetha Last name: Venkatesh Grade: 12 School name: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North Documentary title: Bearing Arms, Losing Lives Documentary topic: Gun Violence in America
First name: brandon Last name: mammon Grade: 8 School name: American Canyon Middle School Documentary title: Unemployment Documentary topic: Unemployment	First name: Yared Last name: Ramirez Grade: 7 School name: Chasco Middle School Documentary title: Homeless Veterans in America Documentary topic: Homeless Veterans in America	First name: Camren Last name: Clement Grade: 8 School name: Lamesa Middle School Documentary title: What about the heroes? Documentary topic: Increasing military pay
First name: Da Na Last name: Lee Grade: 7 School name: Orchard Hills Middle School Documentary title: Economical and Political Problems: Water Shortage Documentary topic: Crisis on water shortages, drought	First name: Zane Last name: Sieger Grade: 7 School name: Correia Middle School Documentary title: C-SPAN Global Warming Logan Haynes, Will Meadows, Zane Sieger Documentary topic: Global Warming and/or Climate Change	First name: Jesus Last name: Barragan Grade: 8 School name: Auburn Junior High School Documentary title: U.S. National Debt Documentary topic: U.S. National Debt
First name: Noelle Last name: Buban Grade: 10 School name: Advanced Technologies Academy Documentary title: In Hope of a Better Land Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Joel Last name: Wasley Grade: 7 School name: Joel Wasley Documentary title: the us national debt Documentary topic: the us national debt	First name: Cameren Last name: Bruce Grade: 10 School name: Hammond High School Documentary title: America's Crisis: Unhealthy Habits Documentary topic: America's struggle with obesity and other unhealthy habits.
First name: Danyal Last name: Raza Grade: 8 School name: East Middle School Documentary title: Obesity - A Growing Problem Documentary topic: Obesity in America	First name: Santiago Last name: Vazquez Grade: 8 School name: Hellen Keller Middle School Documentary title: Dream Act Documentary topic: Immigration	First name: Reid Last name: Sox-Harris Grade: 8 School name: David Starr Jordan Middle School Documentary title: Changing the Tide of Wetlands Documentary topic: Conserving Wetlands
First name: Bobby Last name: Stratta Grade: 8 School name: Summit School Documentary title: The Syrian Crisis Documentary topic: The Syrian War	First name: Tyler Last name: Guess Grade: 12 School name: Chelsea High School Documentary title: Transparency and Corruption Documentary topic: Transparency and Corruption	First name: Drew Last name: Bartrom Grade: 8 School name: Canterbury Middle School Documentary title: C-SPAN Gun Control Documentary topic: Interview with gun shop owner and sheriff

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