Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
Adam Savage: Mein Liebesbrief ans "Cosplay"
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that I read somewhere once,
das mir sehr gefiel:
to homo sapiens' success
unsere Nacktheit
Körpertemperatur anzupassen
our body temperature
in any climate we choose.
where we can't survive without clothing.
die Kleidung zum Überleben.
to put on is a narrative,
wo wir gewesen sind,
Freunde zum Spielen zu finden,
finding friends to play with,
a lot of my own play.
Eiscafé in der Stadt,
from behind the counter
cardboard tubs.
sagte mir jemand,
I was eight years old --
they were done with those tubs,
auswaschen und aufbewahren
and kept them in the back,
sogar verschenken würden.
to work up the courage,
Pappbottiche geschenkt.
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
I could do with this exotic material --
auf den Kopf und dachte:
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
um den Helm zu tragen.
a couple blocks from home.
fand ich einen Kühlschrank.
des Gästezimmers
out of cardboard.
underneath it to light it.
ausgerichteten Bildschirm
which I offset off the back wall --
I was being really clever --
die Rückwand schwarz,
the back wall of the closet black
I found in the attic,
vom Dachboden anstrahlte
kam "Der Weiße Hai" ins Kino.
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
vom Hai-Fieber gepackt.
sah ich ein Der-Weiße-Hai-Kostüm.
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
me talking to someone
I thought this costume was,
als sie es mir schenkte.
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
wie gut sie es haben,
how good they have it,
von Kostümen heraus,
you can buy online right now ...
my mom bought for me.
das meine Mutter mir kaufte.
mit dem Filmposter drauf.
of "Jaws" on it.
called "Excalibur."
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
nicht jugendfreier Film ist.
die Eingeweide, noch die Brüste
and guts or the boobs
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
fand ich berauschend schön.
in glänzenden, spiegelblanken Rüstungen.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
tragen ihre Rüstung überall.
wear their armor everywhere.
they wear it to bed.
Rüstung mit Nackenschildern
and a white horse.
von "Excalibur" inspirierte Rüstung.
suit of armor I made
on making me a proper suit of armor.
für den Bau einer richtigen Rüstung.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
zu Aluminiumkehlblechen für das Dach
Lieblingsbefestigungsmaterial:
attachment materials,
of aluminum armor
so that I could breathe,
und ich trug sie in der Schule.
for Halloween and wore it to school.
patrolling the halls,
war auf dem Flur unterwegs,
that are about to become clear.
aus folgendem Grund:
einer Aluminium-Vollrüstung
of aluminum armor to school.
hatte ich nicht bedacht.
I was standing in the back of class,
stand ich ganz hinten.
allow me to sit down.
das ich nicht bedacht hatte.
I didn't anticipate.
sort of concerned
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
Ob es mir gut geht?
Am I feeling OK?
Das ist der beste Tag meines ...
I am having the time of my --"
wie spitze es mir ging,
how great I feel,
starts to list to the left
der Krankenschwester auf.
vor der Klasse umgekippt war.
passed out in front of my class,
Where's my armor?"
für den Discovery Channel
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
experimentelle Methoden zu entwickeln
experimental methodologies
Geschichten darüber zu erzählen.
about them for television.
in this storytelling.
eine Schlüsselrolle spielen.
und erzählerische Klarheit zu verleihen.
to the stories we're telling.
called "Dumpster Diving,"
"Müllcontainertauchen",
zum Kostümieren lernte.
of what costuming means to me.
wie es in Filmen aussieht?
two distinct parts to it.
den Sprung vom Gebäude
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
to the experiment:
und sprangen hinein.
and we'd jump into it.
these two elements,
optisch unterscheiden,
so we should wear sweatsuits --
also tragen wir Trainingsanzüge.
"Stunt-Praktikant" hinten drauf.
on the back of the sweatsuits.
sollte spektakulärer sein.
something really visually striking --
from 'The Matrix.'"
schicke, kniehohe Schnallenstiefel,
knee-high, buckle boots.
Kontaktlinsen tragen musste.
contact lenses in order to wear.
ihr Lachen zu unterdrücken.
their church giggles.
(Lachgeräusch)
"(Laugh sound)."
zwei deutliche Empfindungen:
at this moment.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
des Kostüms aufging.
into wearing this costume.
erinnerte mich daran,
tolle Zeitlupenbilder abgeben würden.
beautiful behind me.
nach San Diego ein.
at San Diego Comic-Con.
hatte aber nie Zeit dafür.
and never had time to go.
das Kostüm-Mekka.
this was costuming mecca.
in San Diego zu zeigen
on the floor in San Diego.
an elaborate costume
Kostüm zu basteln,
Comic-Con-Parkett zu bewegen.
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
Hellboy costume I could,
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
von Hellboys Kopf und Brust bauen,
in meiner Dioptrienstärke.
in my prescription.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
wie unglaublich heiß es darin war.
Hätte ich nur daran gedacht!
die Kontaktlinsen taten weh ...
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
because I'm totally in love.
und das Schaulaufen,
on this costume and walking the floor,
mit den anderen Kostümierten.
of other costumers.
people who dress up
einem Film, oft Animes, zu verkleiden,
from film and television
who find a costume and put it on --
nicht irgendein Kostüm.
um der Charakter zu sein,
they want to be in those productions.
und das ist wunderschön.
and it's beautiful.
of people walking around.
darf ich ein Foto machen?"
can I take your picture?"
bis sie in ihrer Pose sind,
to get into their pose.
great for your camera.
für folgende Cons zu Herzen,
als Joker in "Batman" einübte
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
aus "Der Herr der Ringe",
from "Lord of the Rings,"
"Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland".
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
Hayao Miyazaki nicht kennen,
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
and one of my all-time favorite films.
und einer meiner Lieblingsfilme.
who gets lost in the spirit world
das in der Geisterwelt verloren geht,
japanischen Freizeitpark.
of friends she makes --
and he wants to make friends,
indem er sie mit Gold lockt,
is by luring them to him
on kind of a rampage
einen Tobsuchtsanfall
Ohngesicht-Kostüm gebastelt
No-Face's gestures.
kein Wort zu sprechen.
in this costume at all.
from behind my robe
I'd make it appear for them.
Das ist so cool!"
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
Es war großartig.
the floor and it's fantastic.
mir eine Münze zurück,
a coin as a return gift,
die ich verschenkt hatte.
that I'd given away.
I take some more pictures.
inside this costume.
ich sah nichts in dem Kostüm.
und sah ihre Füße.
and I can see their feet.
gives me back a coin,
um besser zu sehen
to get a better view,
away from me going like this.
von mir weggehen.
Ohngesichts Gold anzunehmen.
who take gold from No-Face.
relationship; this is cosplay.
Darsteller und Publikum.
die uns etwas bedeutet,
that meant something to us.
important inside of us.
Bedeutsamem in unserem Innern.
are how we reveal ourselves
einander offenbaren.
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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