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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: Jacob
  • Last name: Sapin
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: SSDS
  • Documentary title: Global Warming
  • Documentary topic: Climate Change
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  • First name: Joshua
  • Last name: Serrano
  • Grade: 8
  • School name: Global Village Academy Aurora
  • Documentary title: Freedom from deportation
  • Documentary topic: immigration
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  • First name: Adrian
  • Last name: Su
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Franklin High School
  • Documentary title: Heart of the Economy
  • Documentary topic: Transportation Infrastructure
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  • First name: Beritt
  • Last name: Landeen
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Memorial Middle School
  • Documentary title: The Illegal Invasion
  • Documentary topic: Illegal Immigration
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  • First name: Paige
  • Last name: MacConnell
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Blue Ridge School District
  • Documentary title: Health Care in America
  • Documentary topic: The Affordable Care Act
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  • First name: Nicholas
  • Last name: Solari
  • Grade: 12
  • School name: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
  • Documentary title: Gun Violence - Finding Real Solutions
  • Documentary topic: Gun Rights VS Gun Control
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  • First name: Niya
  • Last name: Brackett
  • Grade: 11
  • School name: Ramsay High School
  • Documentary title: immigration effects on unemployment
  • Documentary topic: immigration preventing domestic citizens from getting jobs
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  • First name: Duru
  • Last name: Aral
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Orchard Hills M.s.
  • Documentary title: Forever Extinction
  • Documentary topic: Animal Extinction
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  • First name: Evalyn
  • Last name: Mullen
  • Grade: 7
  • School name: Patrick Henry Middle School
  • Documentary title: Funding the Final Frontier
  • Documentary topic: NASA Funding