Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
Adam Savage: La mia lettera d'amore al Cosplay
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that I read somewhere once,
che lessi una volta da qualche parte,
to homo sapiens' success
al successo dell'homo sapiens
la nostra nudità
di vestiti,
our body temperature
la temperatura corporea
in any climate we choose.
in qualsiasi clima scegliamo.
where we can't survive without clothing.
che non possiamo vivere senza vestiti.
to put on is a narrative,
è una narrazione,
finding friends to play with,
con cui giocare
a lot of my own play.
per conto mio.
from behind the counter
cardboard tubs.
di cartone da 19 litri.
I was eight years old --
avevo 8 anni --
they were done with those tubs,
con quelle vaschette
and kept them in the back,
to work up the courage,
per trovare il coraggio,
bellissima vaschetta di cartone
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
I could do with this exotic material --
con un materiale così esotico
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
e capii: "Aspetta un momento
in questa cosa."
un po' di acetato e
il casco spaziale,
a couple blocks from home.
a un paio di isolati.
out of cardboard.
di controllo di cartone.
underneath it to light it.
per illuminarlo.
which I offset off the back wall --
che bilanciai in fondo alla parete
I was being really clever --
stato davvero bravo.
posteriore dell'armadio di nero
the back wall of the closet black
I found in the attic,
natale che trovai in mansarda,
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
ma il tormentone rapì anche me
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
aveva il costume "Lo squalo" in vetrina
me talking to someone
sentito parlare con qualcuno
I thought this costume was,
quel costume,
giorni prima di Halloween,
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
questo costume del film.
how good they have it,
idea di quanto siano fortunati,
qualche esempio
you can buy online right now ...
potete comprare online ora...
my mom bought for me.
che mi comprò mia madre.
of "Jaws" on it.
con sopra il poster del film.
vedere il film "Excalibur".
called "Excalibur."
a portarmici due volte,
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
film duro, vietato ai minori.
and guts or the boobs
le budella o le tette
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
per me in modo eccitante.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
e lucida come lo specchio.
wear their armor everywhere.
indossano l'armatura ovunque.
they wear it to bed.
and a white horse.
e un cavallo bianco.
suit of armor I made
prima armatura che realizzai
on making me a proper suit of armor.
nella realizzazione di una vera armatura.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
all'alluminio per tetti, la scossalina
attachment materials,
da fissaggio preferiti,
of aluminum armor
d'alluminio articolata
so that I could breathe,
così che potessi respirare,
for Halloween and wore it to school.
Halloween e per indossarla a scuola.
nella conferenza
di quest'armatura.
in giro per i corridoi,
patrolling the halls,
that are about to become clear.
che fra un po' saranno chiari.
of aluminum armor to school.
in alluminio a scuola.
I was standing in the back of class,
ero seduto in fondo all'aula
allow me to sit down.
permetteva di sedermi.
I didn't anticipate.
che non mi aspettavo.
sort of concerned
guarda un po' preoccupata
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
Am I feeling OK?
Se mi sento bene?
I am having the time of my --"
È il momento migliore..."
how great I feel,
quanto mi senta bene,
starts to list to the left
a sbandare a sinistra
passed out in front of my class,
svenuto di fronte alla classe,
Where's my armor?"
armatura? Dov'è?"
per uno show per Discovery Channel,
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
experimental methodologies
metodologie sperimentali
about them for television.
un ruolo chiave in questi racconti.
in this storytelling.
humor, commedia, colore
to the stories we're telling.
storie che raccontiamo.
"Tuffarsi nei cassonetti",
called "Dumpster Diving,"
of what costuming means to me.
del significato dei costumi per me.
cercavamo di rispondere è:
two distinct parts to it.
in due parti diverse.
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
insegnava a saltare dagli edifici
to the experiment:
lo svolgimento dell'esperimento:
and we'd jump into it.
di materiale e saltarci dentro.
these two elements,
due elementi al livello visivo,
so we should wear sweatsuits --
dovremmo indossare delle tute --
on the back of the sweatsuits.
dietro le tute.
something really visually striking --
di visibilmente straordinario.
from 'The Matrix.'"
knee-high, buckle boots.
ginocchio con le fibbie.
contact lenses in order to wear.
delle lentine per poterli mettere.
con questo costume,
their church giggles.
"(Laugh sound)."
"(Verso di risata)".
at this moment.
avverto due cose diverse.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
evidente per la mia troupe
into wearing this costume.
entrato in quei panni.
accelerata al rallentatore,
beautiful behind me.
bellissimo dietro di me.
di "Miti da sfatare"
at San Diego Comic-Con.
San Diego Comic-Con.
and never had time to go.
ero mai riuscito ad andare.
this was costuming mecca.
ogni parte del mondo
on the floor in San Diego.
creazioni sul suolo di San Diego.
an elaborate costume
un costume elaborato
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
Comic-Con in maniera anonima.
Hellboy costume I could,
il più simile possibile a Hellboy
i pantaloni
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
la testa e il petto prostetico di Hellboy
in my prescription.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
si morisse dal caldo in quel costume.
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
mi facevano male,
because I'm totally in love.
perché ero innamorato perso.
on this costume and walking the floor,
il costume e camminarci,
of other costumers.
in maschera.
ai Comic-Con,
people who dress up
gente che si traveste
from film and television
di film e tv
who find a costume and put it on --
un costume e lo indossano --
they want to be in those productions.
che vogliono in quelle creazioni
and it's beautiful.
ed è bellissimo.
of people walking around.
che camminano.
can I take your picture?"
posso fotografarti?'
mettersi in posa.
to get into their pose.
great for your camera.
nelle vostre foto.
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
di Heath Ledger per Joker.
from "Lord of the Rings,"
spaventoso Spettro dell'Anello,
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
della "La città incantata".
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
il suo produttore Hayao Miyazaki
and one of my all-time favorite films.
miei film preferiti di sempre.
who gets lost in the spirit world
che si perde nel mondo degli spiriti
of friends she makes --
che incontra,
and he wants to make friends,
far amicizia,
is by luring them to him
è attirare la gente a sé
on kind of a rampage
le furie
No-Face's gestures.
a riprodurre le sue movenze.
in this costume at all.
proprio con quel costume.
di fotografarmi
from behind my robe
dietro l'abito
I'd make it appear for them.
le avrei fatta apparire per loro.
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
Oddio, è fighissimo!"
the floor and it's fantastic.
ed è fantastico.
a coin as a return gift,
una moneta per ricambiare il regalo,
that I'd given away.
che avevo dato io.
I take some more pictures.
inside this costume.
nel costume.
and I can see their feet.
e vedere i loro piedi.
gives me back a coin,
mi ridà la monetina,
to get a better view,
indietro per vedere meglio,
away from me going like this.
facendo così.
da Senza-Volto.
who take gold from No-Face.
oro da Senza-Volto.
relationship; this is cosplay.
performer e audience, è cosplay.
that meant something to us.
che significa qualcosa per noi.
important inside of us.
di importante dentro di noi.
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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