Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
Adam Savage: Môj ľúbostný list cosplayu
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a raz som ho kdesi čítal,
that I read somewhere once,
to homo sapiens' success
k úspechu rasy
our body temperature
našu telesnú teplotu
in any climate we choose.
v klíme, akú si vyberieme.
where we can't survive without clothing.
keď bez oblečenia neprežijeme.
to put on is a narrative,
je príbehom
finding friends to play with,
s ktorými som sa
a lot of my own play.
a tak som sa nakoniec veľa hral sám.
from behind the counter
cardboard tubs.
5 galónových kartónových tubách
I was eight years old --
mal som 8 rokov –
they were done with those tubs,
sa z nich zmrzlina minula,
and kept them in the back,
to work up the courage,
než som nazbieral guráž,
s krásnou kartónovou tubou.
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
robiť s týmto exotickým materiálom
I could do with this exotic material --
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
až mi napadlo: „počkať chvíľku –
kde by som ju nosil,
pár blokov od domu.
a couple blocks from home.
out of cardboard.
underneath it to light it.
aby som to osvetlil
which I offset off the back wall --
ktorý som vyrezal zo zadnej steny –
I was being really clever --
že som naozaj chytrý –
the back wall of the closet black
stenu šatníka načierno
vianočnými svetlami,
I found in the attic,
to videl, ale tak ako ostatní v Amerike,
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
Čeľustí vo výklade
me talking to someone
rozprávať sa o tom s niekým
I thought this costume was,
že ten kostým je úžasný,
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
že mi dala tento kostým Čeľuste.
how good they have it,
you can buy online right now ...
ktoré môžete kúpiť teraz online...
my mom bought for me.
ktorý mi kúpila mama.
of "Jaws" on it.
called "Excalibur."
aby ma zobral 2-krát,
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
ozaj ťažký, 18+ film.
and guts or the boobs
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
ohurujúco krásne.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
v žiarivých, vyleštených brneniach.
wear their armor everywhere.
svoje brnenia všade.
they wear it to bed.
do postele.
obľúbenému materiálu,
and a white horse.
inšpirované Excaliburom,
suit of armor I made
on making me a proper suit of armor.
mi pomohol s výrobou ozajstného brnenia.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
k hliníkovej strešnej krytine
attachment materials,
celočasovo najobľúbenejších
of aluminum armor
so that I could breathe,
aby som mohol dýchať,
a obliekol som si to do školy.
for Halloween and wore it to school.
patrolling the halls,
ktorý obliehal chodby,
that are about to become clear.
ktoré sa čoskoro stanú zjavnými.
of aluminum armor to school.
z hliníka do školy.
I was standing in the back of class,
som stál vzadu v triede,
allow me to sit down.
I didn't anticipate.
sort of concerned
pozrie učiteľka
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
a povie: „Cítiš sa dobre?“
Či sa cítim dobre?
Am I feeling OK?
Je to najlepší okamih môjho –“
I am having the time of my --"
how great I feel,
ako skvele sa cítim,
starts to list to the left
passed out in front of my class,
pred mojou triedou,
brnenie? Kde je?“
Where's my armor?"
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
prácu robiť šou pre Discovery Channel
experimental methodologies
zostaviť experimentálne metódy
about them for television.
in this storytelling.
v rozprávaní príbehov.
to the stories we're telling.
called "Dumpster Diving,"
zvanú Skok do kontajnera,
of what costuming means to me.
znamenajú pre mňa.
two distinct parts to it.
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
ako zoskočiť z budovy
to the experiment:
and we'd jump into it.
a skočíme doň.
these two elements,
so we should wear sweatsuits --
tak by sme mali mať súpravu –
on the back of the sweatsuits.
na chrbát súprav.
something really visually striking --
niečo vizuálne ohurujúce –
from 'The Matrix.'"
knee-high, buckle boots.
s prackami, po kolená.
contact lenses in order to wear.
kvôli ktorým som musel mať
their church giggles.
"(Laugh sound)."
at this moment.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
into wearing this costume.
beautiful behind me.
at San Diego Comic-Con.
na Comic-Cone v San Diegu.
and never had time to go.
a nikdy som nemal čas tam ísť.
this was costuming mecca.
je to mekka kostýmov.
on the floor in San Diego.
na zemi San Diega.
an elaborate costume
komplikovaný kostým,
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
v San Diegu anonymne.
Hellboy costume I could,
kostýmu Hellboya, akého som mohol,
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
nasadzovaciu hlavu a hruď Hellboya,
in my prescription.
kontaktné šošovky.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
ako hrozne horúco v tom kostýme bolo.
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
ma rozboleli oči,
because I'm totally in love.
pretože som bol úplne zamilovaný.
on this costume and walking the floor,
a kráčaniu po Comic-Cone,
of other costumers.
people who dress up
čo sa prezlečú
from film and television
z filmu a televízie
who find a costume and put it on --
si nájdu kostým a dajú si ho na seba –
they want to be in those productions.
ktoré chcú byť v tejto predlohe.
and it's beautiful.
a je to nádherné.
of people walking around.
ktorí idú okolo.
can I take your picture?"
môžem si ťa odfotiť?“
to get into their pose.
aby sa dostali do svojej pózy.
great for your camera.
práve pre váš foťák.
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
Heatha Ledgera z Temného Rytiera,
from "Lord of the Rings,"
Prsteňový prízrak z Pána prsteňov.
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
Muža bez tváre z Cesty do fantázie.
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
a o jej režisérovi Hayao Miyazakim,
and one of my all-time favorite films.
a jeden z mojich najobľúbenejších filmov.
who gets lost in the spirit world
ktorá sa stratí vo svete duchov
of friends she makes --
ktorých si tam nájde –
and he wants to make friends,
a chce si nájsť priateľov
is by luring them to him
je nalákať ich k sebe
on kind of a rampage
No-Face's gestures.
gestá Muža bez tváre.
in this costume at all.
vôbec nebudem rozprávať.
from behind my robe
róby vytiahol
I'd make it appear for them.
im to ukázal.
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
Panebože, to je super!“
the floor and it's fantastic.
po okolí a je to super.
a coin as a return gift,
mincu ako darček na oplátku,
that I'd given away.
ktorú som dal ja.
I take some more pictures.
trochu sa ešte fotím.
inside this costume.
and I can see their feet.
a videl som ich chodidlá.
gives me back a coin,
vrátil späť mincu,
to get a better view,
aby som mal lepší výhľad,
away from me going like this.
kto odo mňa kráča asi takto.
prináša nešťastie.
who take gold from No-Face.
postihne nešťastie.
relationship; this is cosplay.
toto je cosplay.
that meant something to us.
important inside of us.
čo je v nás.
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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