Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
Adam Savage: Moje ljubavno pismo cosplay-u
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that I read somewhere once,
jednu činjenicu koju volim,
to homo sapiens' success
pridonijela uspjehu homo sapiensa
our body temperature
svoju tjelesnu temperaturu
in any climate we choose.
where we can't survive without clothing.
da ne možemo preživjeti bez odjeće.
to put on is a narrative,
je narativ,
finding friends to play with,
prijatelje za igru,
a lot of my own play.
from behind the counter
cardboard tubs.
kartonskim posudama.
I was eight years old --
kad sam imao osam godina
they were done with those tubs,
and kept them in the back,
to work up the courage,
da skupim hrabrost,
i učinili su to.
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
s tom predivnom kartonskom posudom.
I could do with this exotic material --
s tim egzotičnim materijalom --
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
"Čekaj malo --
tu svemirsku kacigu,
a couple blocks from home.
našao kutiju za hladnjak.
mojih roditelja.
out of cardboard.
od kartona.
underneath it to light it.
which I offset off the back wall --
koji sam naslonio na stražnji zid --
I was being really clever --
the back wall of the closet black
ormara ofarbao u crno
I found in the attic,
koje sam našao na tavanu
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
ali uhvatila me ta manija
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
koja je u izlogu imala kostim "Ralje"
me talking to someone
kako nekome govorim
I thought this costume was,
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
kad mi je poklonila taj kostim.
how good they have it,
kako im je dobro,
you can buy online right now ...
možete kupiti online...
my mom bought for me.
meni kupila.
of "Jaws" on it.
sa slikom "Ralja".
called "Excalibur."
da gledamo "Ekskalibur".
da me dvaput odvede,
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
jer film nije za mlađe od 18.
and guts or the boobs
iznutrice i cicke
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
meni je bio neodoljivo lijep.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
u sjajnim, zrcalno ispoliranim oklopima.
wear their armor everywhere.
svuda nose svoje oklope.
they wear it to bed.
u krevetu.
svome najdražem materijalu,
and a white horse.
i bijelim konjem.
suit of armor I made
koji sam napravio
on making me a proper suit of armor.
pravljenje pravog oklopnog odijela.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
do pokrovnog aluminija tj. vodonepropusnog
attachment materials,
materijala za vezanje,
of aluminum armor
od aluminijskog oklopa
oblinama.
so that I could breathe,
da bih mogao disati
for Halloween and wore it to school.
pa sam ga nosio u školu.
patrolling the halls,
patrolirao hodnicima,
that are about to become clear.
koji će sad postati jasni.
of aluminum armor to school.
od aluminija u školu.
I was standing in the back of class,
stajao sam u dnu učionice
allow me to sit down.
da sjednem.
I didn't anticipate.
sort of concerned
pogleda zabrinuto
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
Am I feeling OK?
Jesam li dobro?
I am having the time of my --"
Ne može mi biti bo--"
how great I feel,
kako se odlično osjećam,
starts to list to the left
naginjati u lijevo
u ambulanti.
passed out in front of my class,
u nesvijest pred svojim razredom,
Where's my armor?"
Gdje je moj oklop?"
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
napraviti show za Discovery Channel,
experimental methodologies
izraditi eksperimentalne metodologije
about them for television.
o njima za televiziju.
in this storytelling.
u tom pripovijedanju.
komičnost, boju
to the stories we're telling.
pričama koje pričamo.
called "Dumpster Diving,"
koja se zvala "Ronjenje po kontejnerima,"
of what costuming means to me.
onoga što za mene znači kostimiranje.
tako sigurno
two distinct parts to it.
dva različita dijela.
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
kako skakati sa zgrada
to the experiment:
and we'd jump into it.
i skakali u njega.
these two elements,
ta dva elementa,
so we should wear sweatsuits --
pa bismo trebali nositi trenerke --
on the back of the sweatsuits.
na leđa gornjeg dijela.
something really visually striking --
htio sam nešto baš vizualno upečatljivo --
from 'The Matrix.'"
iz Matrixa."
u ulicu Haight.
knee-high, buckle boots.
do koljena s kopčama
contact lenses in order to wear.
uz koje sam morao nositi leće.
their church giggles.
"(Laugh sound)."
"(Zvuk smijeha)"
at this moment.
toga trenutka.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
je mojoj ekipi tako očito
into wearing this costume.
za nošenje tog kostima.
koja se snima usporeno
beautiful behind me.
prekrasno iza mene.
"Razbijača mitova"
at San Diego Comic-Con.
u San Diegu.
and never had time to go.
ali nikad nisam imao vremena ići.
this was costuming mecca.
to je meka za kostimiranje.
on the floor in San Diego.
u San Diegu.
an elaborate costume
složen kostim
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
Comic-Conom u San Diegu.
Hellboy costume I could,
kostim koji sam mogao,
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
prostetičku Hellboy glavu i prsa
in my prescription.
na recept.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
kako pakleno vruće je bilo u tom kostimu.
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
i žuljaju me kontaktne leće,
because I'm totally in love.
jer sam totalno zaljubljen.
on this costume and walking the floor,
i šetnjom onuda,
of other costumers.
drugih prerušivača.
people who dress up
ljudi koji se prerušavaju
from film and television
iz filma i s televizije,
who find a costume and put it on --
i stave ga na sebe --
they want to be in those productions.
koji oni žele biti u tim produkcijama.
and it's beautiful.
i to je predivno.
of people walking around.
u prolazu
can I take your picture?"
smijem li te uslikati?"
to get into their pose.
da se namjeste.
great for your camera.
savršeno za vaš fotoaparat.
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
kao Jokera u "Princu Tame."
from "Lord of the Rings,"
iz "Gospodara prstenova"
izvodi iz glave.
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
No-Face iz "Pustolovine male Chihiro."
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
i njegovog redatelja, Hayao Miyazakija,
and one of my all-time favorite films.
i jedan od mojih najdražih filmova ikad.
who gets lost in the spirit world
koja se izgubi u svijetu duhova
of friends she makes --
nekoliko prijatelja koje stekne --
and he wants to make friends,
i želi steći prijatelje,
is by luring them to him
tako da ih namami k sebi
on kind of a rampage
No-Face's gestures.
geste No-Facea.
in this costume at all.
neću uopće pričati.
from behind my robe
iz svog ogrtača
I'd make it appear for them.
učinio bih da se stvori pred njima.
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
O moj bože, ovo je tako kul!"
the floor and it's fantastic.
i osjećam se fantastično.
a coin as a return gift,
kao znak zahvale,
that I'd given away.
koje sam ja dao.
I take some more pictures.
inside this costume.
ispod tog kostima.
and I can see their feet.
i vidim im noge,
gives me back a coin,
netko uručio novčić
to get a better view,
da bolje vidim,
away from me going like this.
odlazi od mene ovako.
who take gold from No-Face.
zlato od No-Facea.
relationship; this is cosplay.
izvođača i publike; ovo je cosplay.
that meant something to us.
koja nam nešto znači.
important inside of us.
s nečim važnim u sebi.
are how we reveal ourselves
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adam Savage - Maker, critical thinkerAdam Savage is an internationally renowned television producer, host and public speaker.
Why you should listen
Adam Savage's mother is a psychologist; his father was a celebrated artist, painter and filmmaker. From the youngest age they encouraged his flights of fancy. Savage has been a paperboy, a projectionist, juggler, unicycle rider, sculptor, graphic designer, scenic painter, robot builder, welder, carpenter, machinist, prop maker, toy designer, actor, writer, executive producer and director. He spent six years in theater and 10 years in commercial and film special effects working for clients such as Nike, Corning, Hershey's, and Coca-Cola, and films like Star Wars, The Matrix films, A.I., Space Cowboys, Terminator 3 and Galaxy Quest.
Savage has built everything from theater sets to miniature particle accelerators. From spaceships to animatronic arms. He's made Rube Goldberg machines, hand props and spacesuits. His online videos have generated over 230 million page views. He's written for Popular Mechanics, the Wall Street Journal and Wired Magazine, among others. His program "Mythbusters" produced 270 episodes that aired in over 100 countries for 14 years. Adam shares his builds, his love for movie props and costumes, and passion for the transformative power of making on his award winning website Tested.com. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Julia, his twin boys Thing1 and Thing2, and two amazing dogs.
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