Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
آدم سافاج: مهمتي المحبوبة لعرض الأزياء التنكرية
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that I read somewhere once,
ذات مرة في مكانٍ ما،
to homo sapiens' success
الإنسان العاقل
our body temperature
حرارة أجسامنا
in any climate we choose.
على قيد الحياة في أي مناخٍ نختار.
where we can't survive without clothing.
العيش من دون ملابس.
to put on is a narrative,
finding friends to play with,
a lot of my own play.
ألعابي الخاصة.
from behind the counter
cardboard tubs.
فئة الخمسة لترات.
I was eight years old --
في الخامسة من العمر،
they were done with those tubs,
علب الكرتون،
and kept them in the back,
لأستجمع شجاعتي،
to work up the courage,
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
بعلبة الكرتون الجميلة هذه.
I could do with this exotic material --
مع هذه المادة الغريبة
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
بعدها، "انتظر لحظة
a couple blocks from home.
شارعين من المنزل.
out of cardboard.
underneath it to light it.
which I offset off the back wall --
والتي وازنتها بالجدار الخلفي
I was being really clever --
للخزانة باللون الأسود
the back wall of the closet black
I found in the attic,
وجدتها في العليَّة،
مصاباً بحمى فيلم (الفك المفترس)،
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
"الفك المفترس" في الفاترينة،
me talking to someone
I thought this costume was,
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
فيلم (الفك المفترس) هذا.
how good they have it,
فكرة عن مدى روعة امتلاكهم له،
you can buy online right now ...
من على الإنترنت حالياً
my mom bought for me.
اشترته لي أمي.
of "Jaws" on it.
(الفك المفترس).
called "Excalibur."
للأطفال مشاهدته دون مرافقة ولي الأمر.
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
الجنسية
and guts or the boobs
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
جميلاً محصناً متيناً بالنسبة إلي.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
دروعاً مصقولة لامعة.
wear their armor everywhere.
(إكسكاليبر) يرتدون دروعهم في كل مكان.
they wear it to bed.
وحين يخلدون إلى النوم.
يجول في خاطري؟
and a white horse.
suit of armor I made
on making me a proper suit of armor.
درع مناسبة لي.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
غطاء الألمنيوم المسمى الحشوة
attachment materials,
لديّ كل الوقت،
of aluminum armor
من الألمنيوم
so that I could breathe,
for Halloween and wore it to school.
وارتديته للمدرسة.
patrolling the halls,
يتجول في القاعات،
that are about to become clear.
أن تصبح واضحة.
of aluminum armor to school.
الألمنيوم إلى المدرسة.
I was standing in the back of class,
أقف في الجزء الخلفي للفصل،
allow me to sit down.
I didn't anticipate.
sort of concerned
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
"هل أنت بخير؟"
Am I feeling OK?
I am having the time of my --"
أنا أقضي وقتاً..."
how great I feel,
starts to list to the left
passed out in front of my class,
أمام طلاب صفي،
Where's my armor?"
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
عرض لقناة (ديسكفري)،
experimental methodologies
about them for television.
in this storytelling.
دورًا مهماً في سرد القصص.
والكوميديا والألوان
to the stories we're telling.
called "Dumpster Diving,"
(السقوط في حاوية القمامة).
of what costuming means to me.
ارتداء الأزياء المعبرة.
two distinct parts to it.
جزأين متميزين.
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
عن طريق مؤدي الحيل
to the experiment:
مرحلة التجربة،
and we'd jump into it.
these two elements,
so we should wear sweatsuits --
عليه، لذا علينا أن نرتدي بدلة رياضية -
on the back of the sweatsuits.
البدلة الرياضية.
something really visually striking --
شيئاً خياليًا مذهلاً حقاً --
from 'The Matrix.'"
من ماتريكس (المصفوفة).
العالية حتى الركبة.
knee-high, buckle boots.
موقع eBay.
ارتداء عدسات لاصقة حتى أستطيع ارتدءها.
contact lenses in order to wear.
their church giggles.
"(Laugh sound)."
(صوت ضحكة)
at this moment.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
إلى فريقي
into wearing this costume.
الوقت بطيء،
beautiful behind me.
at San Diego Comic-Con.
والفنون.
and never had time to go.
ولكني لم أجد الوقت لزيارته.
this was costuming mecca.
الجذب لصناعة الأزياء التنكرية.
on the floor in San Diego.
أرض سان دييغو.
an elaborate costume
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
دييغو للكوميديا والفنون الشعبية متخفياً.
Hellboy costume I could,
يشبه شخصية الشيطان على الشاشة،
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
إصطناعية لشخصية الشيطان
in my prescription.
لاصقة صُنِعَتْ طبقاً لوصفة طبية.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
الكرات في ذلك الزي.
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
اللاصقة تؤذي عَيْنَيْ،
because I'm totally in love.
كنت غارقاً في الحب.
on this costume and walking the floor,
والمشي به على الأرضية،
of other costumers.
الأزياء الآخرين.
people who dress up
تعني الناس الذين يرتدون
from film and television
who find a costume and put it on --
أزياءاً وارتدوها
they want to be in those productions.
يريدونها في منتجاتهم.
and it's beautiful.
وهو شيء جميل.
of people walking around.
في المكان.
can I take your picture?"
صورة معك؟"
to get into their pose.
great for your camera.
من أجل كاميرتك.
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
(الجوكر) في فيلم (فارس الظلام)
from "Lord of the Rings,"
المخيف في (سيد الخواتم)،
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
في (المخطوفة/رحلة تشيهيرو).
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
ومخرجه (هايو ميازاكي)،
and one of my all-time favorite films.
أفلامي على الإطلاق.
who gets lost in the spirit world
والتي ضلت الطريق في عالم الروح
of friends she makes --
and he wants to make friends,
على أصدقاء،
is by luring them to him
إعرائهم واستدراجهم إليه
on kind of a rampage
تعتليه نوبات من الهياج
No-Face's gestures.
(عديم الوجه).
in this costume at all.
مطلقاً في هذا الزي.
from behind my robe
مغلفة ذهبيًا.
I'd make it appear for them.
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
يا إلهي، هذا شيء رائع!"
the floor and it's fantastic.
وكان ذلك شيئاً رائعاً.
a coin as a return gift,
على سبيل رد الهدية،
that I'd given away.
النقدية التي أهديتها.
I take some more pictures.
inside this costume.
شيء من داخل هذا الزي.
and I can see their feet.
أن أرى أقدامهم.
لي أحدهم القطعة النقدية،
gives me back a coin,
to get a better view,
لأحظى برؤية أفضل،
away from me going like this.
فالاً وحظًا سيئًا.
who take gold from No-Face.
يأخذون الذهب من (عديم الوجه ).
relationship; this is cosplay.
والمشاهد، هذا هو عرض الأزياء التنكرية.
that meant something to us.
كانت تعني لنا شيئاً.
important inside of us.
are how we reveal ourselves
بها عن أنفسنا
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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