Entry 3.4 : My Final Project

For my final project, I've decided to create a new blog about a novelist Haruki Murakami. I will do a research on his short stories, pick one or two of them that fits the theme of this course and write a tribute poem for that particular short story.

Then, if I have enough time I will try to make a song out of it. Songwriting, producing and recording it is a time sensitive process so I won't say it's a definite but it's a possibility and I am up for a challenge.

1. What I've done:

I've read two of his Short story books called "After the Quake" and "Blind Woman Sleeping Willow" and chosen a story called "Super-frog Saves Tokyo" from "After the Quake".

2. Steps to get it done:

First I need to open a new blog page, it will be about 3-4 blog entries. Link to the original story so people can read, and a second entry about my thoughts on the author and the book "After the quake". I will also analyze the story I chosen based on the symbols and archetypes I learned during this course, and third one will be the poem I'll write. (Additional 4th entry will be added if I get to write a song for it)

3. Approximate schedule

By 11/16 I'll create a blog page named after the short story, write a first entry link to the original story.

Before the class on 11/18 I'd have started with my poem.

In class on 11/18 I will start writing the second entry about the author and the analysis of the story.

By 11/23 I'll finish the poem and make a third entry.

During the Thanksgiving weekend I will try to write a song and produce music for it, and record it, and mix and master it.

During class on 12/2 I will go over everything I've done and polish them.

Before 12/8 I will make a page on youtube with the song.