Alumni stories beyond the track: Asia-Pacific and the Middle East

Title: Shell Eco-marathon Asia Pacific and the Middle East Alumni Hero YouTube Film

Duration: 05:03

Description: Three alumni students share their thoughts and feelings on attending Shell Eco-marathon.

Shell Eco-marathon Asia Pacific and the Middle East Alumni Hero YouTube Film - Accessibility Transcript

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Zooming in shot of Emad sat in a paddock using a clapper board.

Emad:

Take one.

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Shot of Eisley sat in a paddock using a clapper board.

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Shot of Syed sat in a paddock using a clapper board.

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Up-tempo music.

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Close up shot of a finger pressing a button on a door control panel before cutting to a wide shot of a paddock shutter opening and then a tighter angle of it opening. Cuts to medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

I'm Emad and I'm with PSU ECO TEAM…

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PSU ECO TEAM

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Cuts to a closer angle of Emad.

Emad:

…from Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

I’m Eisley with Team Kalasag…

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Team Kalasag

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Cuts to a closer angle of Eisley.

Eisley:

…from Philippines.

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Philippines

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Cuts to a zoom in on Syed’s face.

Syed:

I'm Syed…

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Cuts to a wider angle of Syed.

Syed:

…with UitM Eco Sprint…

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UitM Eco Sprint

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Syed:

…from Malaysia.

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Malaysia

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Cuts to a close angle of a paddock shutter opening before cutting to a wider angle. Visible inside the paddock is filming equipment such as light stands and tripods.

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Stories beyond the track Asia Pacific and the Middle East

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

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Emad Rashad Harun

PSU ECO TEAM Alumni

Emad:

I started with Shell Eco-marathon in mid 2022…

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Cuts to tighter close up of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…and two and a half years later, I'm working with GE Vernova.

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Working with GE Vernova

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

Ever since I was a child,...

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Cuts to tighter close up of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…I was I was always obsessed with cars and engineering.

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I was always obsessed with cars and engineering

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Emad working at a workbench opposite someone else in a workshop.

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2023

Emad (Voiceover):

I decided to do manufacturing engineering…

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Manufacturing engineering

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Emad with fellow students from Prince Sultan University posing for a photo.

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2022

Emad (Voiceover):

…at Prince Sultan University. I started…

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…working with GE Vernova…

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Cuts to tighter close up of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…as an intern…

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Intern

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Emad:

…in the beginning of 2024 and six months in…

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Cuts to tighter close up of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…they offered me a position as an early…

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Emad with fellow employees from GE Vernova at a convention stand.

Emad (Voiceover):

…career trainee. One of the biggest things that I've been assigned to is working with…

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Early career trainee

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…contractual services with one of the biggest energy companies in the world.

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Contractual services

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Vertical split screen. Slow zoom on two images. The image on the left shows Emad working on computers at his desk whilst the one on the right depicts him standing in front of the GE Vernova logo in their office.

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2024

Emad (Voiceover):

I help them with day to day planning of services, of gas turbines…

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Emad:

…and any other necessary…

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Cuts to a tighter medium profile shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…needs that the company might have.

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Cuts to medium shot of Emad in his team’s paddock at Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia 2024.

Emad (Voiceover):

One of the reasons why Shell Eco-marathon helped me a lot…

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Cuts to slow tracking shot of a pit lane filled with students and their vehicles at Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia 2024. On top of this background video, a three video split screen appears. One depicts Emad’s team’s orange vehicle being pushed toward the camera by two teammates. The other two show Emad and his team inspecting their vehicle in their paddock space.

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Essential skills

Emad (Voiceover):

…in the interviews is because a lot of the essential skills…

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…that most companies are looking for…

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Cuts to one of Emad’s teammates inspecting the interior of their vehicle.

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Patience and perseverance

Emad (Voiceover):

…is patience and perseverance.

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Cuts to a shot of Emad’s team’s stationary vehicle in the pitlane, being supported by two teammates whilst another takes a helmet from inside.

Emad (Voiceover):

There's a lot of things that go wrong, and…

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…Shell Eco-marathon and my university has…

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Cuts to a tighter medium profile shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…taught me that…

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Cuts to wide establishing shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track with visible heat distortion. On top of this background video, a three video split screen appears. One video shows Emad and his team posing with their vehicle and the Prince Sultan University flag in front of the ‘We Passed Technical Inspection’ billboard. The other two videos depict Emad and his team in jubilation in front of the billboard, hands outstretched in the air in celebration.

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Do not give up

Emad (Voiceover):

…even those things do not go as planned, do not give up, do not lose…

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Cuts to a medium shot of the students from Emad’s team holding the Prince Sultan University flag in front of the ‘We Passed Technical Inspection’ billboard.

Emad (Voiceover):

…patience. The team and the university…

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Cuts to a wide shot of Emad standing in front of the Prince Sultan University flag which is being held by teammates in front of the ‘We Passed Technical Inspection’ billboard. A camera crew films Emad speaking.

Emad (Voiceover):

…will always be a very big part of my life. Even though I moved to a…

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Cuts to a slow motion wide shot of Emad’s team’s vehicle driving away from the camera, out of the pitlane and onto the track.

Emad (Voiceover):

…different city for the job, I still visit them every two weeks just to make…

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Emad with other university students in their classroom posing for a photo.

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2022

Emad (Voiceover):

…sure that I can help as much as I can, mentoring the new students.

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Mentoring

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Yellow Shell pecten ripple transition to yellow.

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#ShellEcoMarathon

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Yellow Shell Pecten ripple transition to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

I first took part in Shell Eco-marathon in 2017.

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Eisley John Tiongson

Team Kalasag Alumni

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Eisley speaking with a microphone at the front of a room of students.

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2024

Eisley (Voiceover):

Now I am a professor in Adamson…

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Professor

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Eisley speaking with a microphone in a room surrounded by students.

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2024

Eisley (Voiceover):

…University, teaching mechanical engineering subjects…

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Mechanical engineering subjects

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…and I am a faculty advisor.

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Faculty advisor

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Eisley in a room speaking with his teammates.

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2024

Eisley (Voiceover):

With Team Kalasag, I did my bachelor's degree…

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Bachelor's degree

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…in mechanical engineering…

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Mechanical engineering

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Cuts to a tighter profile shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…at Adamson University…

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…in the Philippines…

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Philippines

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Cuts to a tighter profile shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…and then I…

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Cuts to a tracking shot of the student paddocks in Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia. On top of this background video, a three photo split screen appears. The image on the left of the screen dated 2019 shows Eisley in his graduation gown and hat standing under an arch made up of rainbow coloured balloons. The image on the top right dated 2017 shows Eisley taking a selfie with a group of fellow university students. The image on the bottom right dated 2017 shows Eisley’s friends posing for a photo at a restaurant table.

Eisley (Voiceover):

…took my master's degree in Taiwan at Minghsin University…

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Master's degree Taiwan

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Eisley in a room with university colleagues.

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2019

Eisley (Voiceover):

…of Science and Technology in precision mechatronics engineering.

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Precision mechatronics engineering

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

While studying in Taiwan,...

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Cuts to a tighter profile zooming in shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…I also work in a automation company.

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Eisley:

When I'm studying in Taiwan,...

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Cuts to a slow pushing in establishing shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia 2024 track. On top of this background video, a two photo split screen appears. The photo on the left dated 2017 shows Eisley outside in a street with friends whilst the photo on the right dated 2019 is a selfie taken by Eisley of himself in his graduation gown smiling.

Eisley (Voiceover):

I wanted to work as a engineer in the industry,...

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…but my career path changes because…

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Career path

Eisley:

…of my experience.

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Experience

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Cuts to a tighter zooming in shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

So in Taiwan,...

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo of Eisley in a university classroom, right hand with thumb up whilst his left hand holds four red books.

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2019

Eisley (Voiceover):

…it is more practical approach in the teaching,...

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…but in the Philippines…

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Cuts to a tighter profile shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…we are focusing on the theoretical, on computational part…

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Eisley:

…in our course.

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Cuts to wide craning establishing shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track with a team’s vehicle visible driving away from the camera. On top of this background video, a three photo split screen appears. The photo on the left dated 2024 shows Eisley in a medium angle delivering a presentation. The photo on the top right dated 2023 shows Eisley in a group with others standing in front of a solar farm. The one on the bottom right dated 2024 shows Eisley in a wide angle speaking with a microphone at the front of a room about water consumption for the year 2023.

Eisley (Voiceover):

So, I decided to work as a professor in Adamson University, to change…

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Cuts to a tight profile shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…the approach on the teaching…

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Change the approach on teaching the students

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…of the students.

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Cuts to a slow motion front on shot of Eisley outside his team’s paddock with his team speaking to them before cutting to a reverse over the shoulder shot showing his teammate speaking.

Eisley (Voiceover):

I wanted to teach students a more balanced approach with practical and theoretical…

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Teach

More balanced approach

Practical and theoretical engineering

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Cuts to Eisley crouched down by his team’s vehicle in their team’s paddock. Whilst he observes levels on the vehicle’s different gauges, a teammate on his right uses a manual hand pump.

Eisley (Voiceover):

…engineering. Taking part in Shell Eco-marathon…

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Cuts to a tight profile shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…make a difference in my future by…

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Difference to my future

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…giving me…

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Cuts to a slow motion medium push in on Eisley, his team and their sky blue vehicle undergoing inspection in the technical inspection at Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia 2024. Other students, including teammates, are visible in the background watching the proceedings from outside.

Eisley (Voiceover):

…the opportunity to apply theoretical…

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Cuts to a medium pushing in shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track barrier branding. On top of this background video, a three video split screen appears. The video on the top left depicts Eisley’s teammates standing behind a barrier smiling at the camera. A couple of students give thumbs up whilst another waves. In the video below this, Eisley can be seen with a couple of teammates in the pitlane with their vehicle, Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia banner visible in the background. The video on the right side of the screen shows Eisley, giving a thumbs up to someone off screen, with his teammates next to their vehicle.

Eisley (Voiceover):

…skills that I learned into practice.

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Yellow Shell pecten ripple transition to yellow.

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#ShellEcoMarathon

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Yellow Shell Pecten ripple transition to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

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Syed Mohd Harussani Bin Syed Omar

UitM Eco Sprint Alumni

Syed:

I first participated in Shell Eco-marathon in 2010.

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Cuts to a tighter profile shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

Now I am CEO of MYRENERGY.

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CEO of MYRENERGY

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Cuts to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

During my degree, I was studying in…

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo showing Syed working on electronics at a workbench.

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2013

Syed (Voiceover):

…electrical major in…

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Electrical major

Syed (Voiceover):

…power engineering. After…

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Power engineering

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo showing Syed, with his teammates, posing with their silver vehicle, decorated with floral patterns in darker and lighter shades of blue.

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2017

Syed (Voiceover):

…Shell Eco-marathon in 2017 I started…

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Cuts to a slow zoom on a still photo showing Syed with a large group of teammates posing with a novelty cheque, a silver trophy and the flags of Malaysia and their team.

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2017

Syed (Voiceover):

…to realise I need to set up my own company.

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I need to set up my own company

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Cuts to a tight profile shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

MYRENERGY is a short form for Malaysia Renewable Energy.

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Malaysia Renewable Energy

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Cuts to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

What MYRENERY does is we try to provide a renewable solution to our customer.

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Cuts to wide pushing in shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track. On top of this background video, a four photo split screen appears. The photo on the top left dated 2011 shows Syed and his teammates walking in a track pit lane with their silver vehicle. Syed can be seen in the photo below dated 2010 wearing red driver’s overalls, picking up his black helmet. The photo on the top right dated 2011 depicts Syed carrying out electrical engineering work at a workbench inside his team’s paddock with their silver vehicle visible behind him in the background. The photo below also dated 2011 shows Syed and his team gathered around their silver vehicle posing for a team photo.

Syed (Voiceover):

Since I an expert the hydrogen energy, that was the main focus for our company.

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Cuts to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

What we see in hydrogen technologies is…

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Hydrogen technologies

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Cuts to a video of Syed, in Malaysia, briefing his team whilst standing in front of a fenced off generator.

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2022

Syed (Voiceover):

…it can be applied to another application such as to…

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Applied to another application

Syed (Voiceover):

…replace the generator sets.

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Replace generator sets

Syed (Voiceover):

So, what we do right now in Malaysia is we try to replace commercial diesel gen sets…

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Replace commercial diesel gen sets

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Cuts to wide craning establishing shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track. On top of this background video, a two photo split screen appears. The photo on the left dated 2022 shows a Malaysian telecommunications tower whilst the photo on the right dated 2023 shows the system Syed and his team have installed.

Syed (Voiceover):

…that we use in the telecommunications tower.

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Telecommunications tower

Syed (Voiceover):

So, we come with the solution,...

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Solution

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The two photos change for two new photos. The photo on the left dated 2022 depicts one of Syed’s colleagues in Malaysia standing next to a large red metal cylinder containing hydrogen. Meanwhile, the photo on the right dated 2023 shows Syed and three of his colleagues in Malaysia smiling and giving thumbs up whilst standing in front of a SES - Solar Hydrogen System.

Syed (Voiceover):

…with the hydrogen system replacement for the diesel gen set.

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Hydrogen system replacement

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Cuts to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

We are the first company that start this…

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Cuts to a tighter profile shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

…in 2015…

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Cuts to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

…in Malaysia.

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Cuts to wide pushing in and tilting up establishing shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track race control building. On top of this background video, a three video split screen appears. The video on the left shows two of Syed’s teammates tightening the wheel nuts on their vehicle. The video on the top right depicts another of Syed’s teammates, this one wearing a top that below the Malaysian flag says ‘The Mastermind’ on the back, working at their laptop. The video on the bottom right shows three students inspecting their vehicle’s engine, one student has their hand inside the engine.

Syed (Voiceover):

Shell Eco-marathon has taught me a lot, not just about the technical…

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Cuts to a slow motion medium angle shot of Syed, wearing a yellow high-vis vest, speaking to his teammates outside of their paddock in the track pit lane.

Syed (Voiceover):

…area. It's about managing, it’s about…

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Managing

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Cuts to a slow motion medium close up high angle shot of Syed collaborating with his teammates.

Syed (Voiceover):

…compromising, it’s about…

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Compromising

Syed (Voiceover):

collaboration, it’s about…

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Collaboration

Syed (Voiceover):

…negotiating.

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Negotiating

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Cuts to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

It's important to me to mentoring the student…

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Mentoring

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Cuts to a slow motion wide shot of Syed and his team in their paddock smiling to the camera, making peace signs and raising their hands in the air in celebration.

Syed (Voiceover):

…because I need to give back what I have learned.

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Yellow Shell pecten ripple transition to yellow.

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#ShellEcoMarathon

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Yellow Shell Pecten ripple transition to a medium shot of Syed sat in a paddock.

Syed:

My advice to students who want to…

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Cuts to Syed, wearing a yellow high-vis vest, stood at the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia 2024 finish line, holding a phone to his ear. Cuts to a side on profile shot of Syed’s team’s black and white vehicle driving on track.

Syed (Voiceover):

…study engineering, be persistent and determined.

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Persistent

Determined

Eisley (Voiceover):

Studying…

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Cuts to a medium shot of Eisley sat in a paddock.

Eisley:

…STEM subjects or engineering subjects can be hard, but for…

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Cuts to a low angle medium slow motion shot of a race track official wearing bright orange overalls waving a green flag. On top of this background video, a three video split screen appears. The video on the left shows Eisley’s team’s sky blue vehicle in a wide shot driving away from the camera on the track. The bottom right video shows the same vehicle rounding a corner on the track, coming towards the camera. The top right video shows Eisley and his team standing behind their vehicle outside their paddock in the track pit lane giving fist bumps and holding hands.

Eisley (Voiceover):

…me, everything can be learned. All it takes…

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Everything can be learned

Eisley (Voiceover):

…is determination…

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Determination

Eisley (Voiceover):

…and hard work. And you'll be fine.

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Hard work

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

STEM majors…

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Cuts to a pushing in medium over the shoulder shot of one of the engineers from Emad’s team working on the engine of their orange vehicle in their paddock. Cuts to pushing in medium angle shot of another of his teammates working on the vehicle in the paddock.

Emad (Voiceover):

…might seem intimidating at first, and it's not everyone's cup of tea, but when you when we look around us,...

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Cuts to Emad and his teammate standing next to each other in their paddock, smiling to the camera.

Emad (Voiceover):

…everything that we do, everything that we use on a daily basis…

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Everything that we do

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Cuts to a medium shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

…emerged from that field.

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Cuts to a tighter medium profile shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

It's about incorporating technology…

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Incorporating technology

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Cuts to a wide establishing shot of the Shell Eco-marathon Indonesia track with numerous red, white, black and silver vehicles visible driving towards the camera. On top of this background video, a three video split screen appears. The video on the right shows one of Emad’s teammates outside helping to move the vehicle, however, with the hand he’s not using to support the body of the vehicle, he’s raising it in the air in jubilation whilst he smiles to the camera. In the video on the top left, one of Emad’s teammates closes one of the vehicle’s panels after examining what’s inside. The video below shows another teammate holding up a piece of the vehicle whilst smiling at one of his colleagues.

Emad (Voiceover):

…and advancements and research that spans over years into things that everyone can benefit from.

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Things everyone can benefit from

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Cuts to a medium profile shot of Emad sat in a paddock.

Emad:

STEM isn't just something…

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Cuts to a slow motion low angle shot of Emad and his teammates outside their paddock in the pit lane lifting and lowering a supine teammate in euphoria. Cuts to an alternate angle revealing the track spectator stands in the background above the paddocks.

Emad (Voiceover):

…that revolves around a few subjects, no, it's something that revolves around our lives as a community.

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