Alec’s 106th Birthday Party!
Alexander Frederick Claire is a longtime supporter of
students in the Cockrell School of Engineering.
This year will be his 106th birthday, so the school decided
to throw him a party. His birthday is April 1, and the part is hosted by the
Friends of Alec which is the annual giving program for the Cockrell School.
This story is mainly focused on investigating how Alec came to be and what he
means to today’s engineering students.
Structure of the story
Intro shot of engineering complex.
Shot of Alec’s party – and explanation of what it is.
Interview with organizer/Friends of Alec director
Shots of remains of Alec and old Alec building contests –
goes along with history of Alec.
Interviews with students at the party and why they’re there.
Move to shots of Friends of Alec center – going along with
their purpose of continually benefitting engineering education.
Last interview with another engineering student about Alec’s
cause.
Closing shot of the clock knot and overlay of Ramshorn
How this works with the text
Our introduction shot of the engineering complex helps with
our introduction of who Alec is because it shows where he lives and how long he’s
been part of the school. Then by transitioning over to his party we continue to
explain his age and what the celebration is. This brings clarity to the event
as well as what viewers see on screen. We then move to an interview with the
director of the Friends of Alec to give more context on why they put on the
party as well as really their motivation behind it and how their organization
came to be. We then transition to the different submissions from the Alec
building contest and an explanation of Alec’s history at the school and how he
came to be. We then move to interviews with students at the birthday
celebration which allows us to see how engineering students interact with their
Patron Saint. Then to connect Alec with his celebration we want to move to the
Friends of Alec center and then transition to a student worker and how they
feel about Alec and their role in continuing supporting students. Our last shot
is of the clock knot by Dean Keeton and our conclusion of what we found through
the event.
Potential Sources
- Director of Friends of Alec – She is the one in charge of putting the birthday celebration together and can give some history on his birthday celebrations.
- Engineering students at the event – They will be able to give us the student perspective as well as their knowledge of Alec and his role within the school.
- Friend of Alec worker – They will be able to tell us what it’s like to work for Alec’s cause of continuing excellence in engineering education and give us more background on his history.
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