Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
Adam Savage: Mi carta de amor al cosplay
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that I read somewhere once,
que he leído alguna vez,
to homo sapiens' success
han contribuido al éxito del Homo sapiens
nuestra desnudez
invención de la ropa,
our body temperature
la temperatura del cuerpo
in any climate we choose.
en cualquier clima elegido.
where we can't survive without clothing.
que no podemos sobrevivir sin ropa.
to put on is a narrative,
para poner en una narrativa,
sobre lo que hemos hecho,
finding friends to play with,
amigos con los que jugar,
a lot of my own play.
en gran parte mi propio juego.
en mi ciudad natal,
from behind the counter
cardboard tubs.
de cartón de 19 litros.
I was eight years old --
they were done with those tubs,
and kept them in the back,
en la parte posterior,
to work up the courage,
reunir el valor,
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
ese hermoso recipiente de cartón.
I could do with this exotic material --
con este material exótico,
la parte superior e inferior.
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
y me di cuenta de que
encajaba allí dentro".
llevar el casco de espacio,
a couple blocks from home.
a un par de cuadras de casa.
de invitados de mis padres,
out of cardboard.
para la pantalla radar
underneath it to light it.
para encenderlo.
which I offset off the back wall --
fuera de la pared del fondo
I was being really clever --
que era realmente inteligente,
the back wall of the closet black
del fondo del armario de negro
I found in the attic,
que encontré en el desván,
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
estaba atrapado en la fiebre "Tiburón",
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
un disfraz de "Tiburón" en el escaparate,
me talking to someone
hablar con alguien
I thought this costume was,
que era para mí el disfraz,
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
este disfraz de "Tiburón".
que se quejan
how good they have it,
de lo bien que lo tienen,
you can buy online right now ...
comprar en línea en este momento...
my mom bought for me.
que mi mamá me compró.
de tiburón de papel fino
of "Jaws" on it.
el letrero de "Tiburón".
called "Excalibur."
una película llamada "Excalibur".
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
película catalogada como dura.
and guts or the boobs
y la sangre o los senos
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
embriagadoramente hermosa para mí.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
de brillante armadura y pulido espejo.
wear their armor everywhere.
llevan su armadura a todas partes.
they wear it to bed.
y un caballo blanco.
and a white horse.
la armadura que hice.
suit of armor I made
de armadura que hice
on making me a proper suit of armor.
hacerme un disfraz adecuado de armadura.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
de aluminio para techos
fijación favorito de todos los tiempos
attachment materials,
de aluminio articulado
of aluminum armor
so that I could breathe,
para que pudiera respirar,
y lo llevé a la escuela.
for Halloween and wore it to school.
una diapositiva para mostrar,
de esta armadura.
patrolling the halls,
patrullando los pasillos,
that are about to become clear.
que enseguida quedarán claras.
de armadura de aluminio a la escuela.
of aluminum armor to school.
estaba de pie en el fondo de la clase,
I was standing in the back of class,
allow me to sit down.
me impedía sentarme.
I didn't anticipate.
que no esperaba.
sort of concerned
algo preocupado
"¿Te sientes bien?"
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
¿Que si me siento bien?
Am I feeling OK?
I am having the time of my --"
Es el momento de mi..."
how great I feel,
lo bien que me siento,
a ponerse a la izquierda
starts to list to the left
de agotamiento por calor,
passed out in front of my class,
por lo sucedido en clase,
¿Dónde está mi armadura?"
Where's my armor?"
un montón de años,
para hacer un espectáculo
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
denominado "MythBusters".
experimental methodologies
metodologías experimentales
about them for television.
sobre ellas para la TV.
in this storytelling.
un papel clave en esta narración.
humor, comedia, color
to the stories we're telling.
que estamos contando.
called "Dumpster Diving,"
llamado "salto del contenedor"
de lo que significa para mí el vestuario.
of what costuming means to me.
responder es:
two distinct parts to it.
para saltar edificios
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
dentro de una bolsa de aire.
to the experiment:
para el experimento:
and we'd jump into it.
con material y saltar sobre él.
these two elements,
ambos elementos,
so we should wear sweatsuits --
por lo que debemos usar sudaderas,
on the back of the sweatsuits.
en la parte posterior de los buzos.
something really visually striking --
queríamos algo visualmente impactante.
from 'The Matrix.'"
Neo de 'The Matrix'".
knee-high, buckle boots.
altas hasta la rodilla.
contact lenses in order to wear.
lentes de contacto para poderlas llevar.
las risitas de iglesia.
their church giggles.
"(Laugh sound)."
(Sonido de risa)
at this moment.
en este momento.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
claro para mi equipo
into wearing this costume.
a gusto con este disfraz.
me recuerda
en cámara lenta,
beautiful behind me.
a ver hermoso detrás de mí.
los "MythBusters",
at San Diego Comic-Con.
en la Comic-Con de San Diego.
and never had time to go.
y nunca había tenido tiempo de ir.
this was costuming mecca.
era la meca de los disfraces.
on the floor in San Diego.
sorprendentes en San Diego.
an elaborate costume
un disfraz elaborado
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
Comic-Con de San Diego de forma anónima.
pantalla con la mayor precisión que pude,
Hellboy costume I could,
a los pantalones
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
una cabeza protésica Hellboy y el pecho
in my prescription.
graduadas para mí.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
de calor dentro de ese disfraz.
Debería haber recordado esto.
contacto me dañaban los ojos,
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
because I'm totally in love.
porque estaba totalmente enamorado.
on this costume and walking the floor,
el disfraz a punto y de caminar con él,
of other costumers.
en la Comic-Con,
que las personas que se disfrazan
people who dress up
from film and television
de cine y televisión
encuentran un disfraz y se lo ponen.
who find a costume and put it on --
they want to be in those productions.
desean que estén en esas producciones.
and it's beautiful.
y es hermoso.
o cualquier otra Con,
of people walking around.
personas caminando por ahí.
can I take your picture?"
¿puedo tomar una foto?"
to get into their pose.
para que encuentren su postura.
great for your camera.
excelente ante la cámara.
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
Ledger como el Joker de "The Dark Knight".
terrorífico del "El Señor de los Anillos"
from "Lord of the Rings,"
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
Sin Cara de "El viaje de Chihiro".
y su director, Hayao Miyazaki,
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
películas favoritas de todos los tiempos.
and one of my all-time favorite films.
who gets lost in the spirit world
se pierde en el mundo de los espíritus
su camino de regreso
of friends she makes --
que ella hace:
and he wants to make friends,
y quiere hacer amigos,
is by luring them to him
es atrayéndolos a él
on kind of a rampage
No-Face's gestures.
los gestos de Sin Cara.
in this costume at all.
en este disfraz.
si podían tomar mi foto,
from behind my robe
me gustaba hacerla aparecer para ellos.
I'd make it appear for them.
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
¡Oh, Dios mío, esto es genial!"
the floor and it's fantastic.
en la pasarela y es fantástico.
para devolverme el regalo,
a coin as a return gift,
that I'd given away.
las monedas que yo repartía.
I take some more pictures.
inside this costume.
dentro de este disfraz.
de las personas.
and I can see their feet.
y puedo ver sus pies.
me devuelve una moneda,
gives me back a coin,
to get a better view,
para tener una mejor vista,
away from me going like this.
que se aleja de mí así.
el oro de Sin Cara.
who take gold from No-Face.
que toman el oro de Sin Cara.
relationship; this is cosplay.
esto es resultado de cosplay.
that meant something to us.
algo para nosotros.
important inside of us.
dentro de nosotros.
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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