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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: Trent
  • Last name: Ulmer
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Lakeside Highschool
  • Documentary title: Gun Control
  • Documentary topic: Gun Control
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  • First name: Connor
  • Last name: Goldson
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Good Shepherd Catholic School
  • Documentary title: Death Or Life
  • Documentary topic: Death Penalty
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  • First name: William
  • Last name: Bouchard
  • Grade: 10
  • School name: State Collage of Florida Collegiate School
  • Documentary title: Nuclear Submission
  • Documentary topic: The Iran Nuclear Deal
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  • First name: Emilee
  • Last name: Pineda
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Closing The Gender Wage Gap
  • Documentary topic: The Gender Wage Gap
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  • First name: Koby
  • Last name: Somozo
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: American canyon middle school
  • Documentary title: C-span health care presentation
  • Documentary topic: Medical care in America
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  • First name: Joshua
  • Last name: Jackson
  • Grade: 6
  • School name: Edison Middle School
  • Documentary title: Got Healthcare?
  • Documentary topic: The Affordable Care Act
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  • First name: Cameron
  • Last name: Matoska
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Celebration High School
  • Documentary title: CSPAN studentcam 2016 Candidate Discussion Project
  • Documentary topic: The legalization of hemp growth for use in products (not to be smoked/used as a drug) to help boost the economy
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  • First name: Madeleine
  • Last name: de Visé
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Eastern Middle School
  • Documentary title: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction
  • Documentary topic: Global warming: does it exist?
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  • First name: ruth
  • Last name: mensah
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Documentary title: educational relection
  • Documentary topic: Decline in the stem field