Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay
Adam Sevidž (Adam Savage): Moje ljubavno pismo kospleju
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that I read somewhere once,
koji sam negde jednom pročitao,
to homo sapiens' success
uspehu homo sapiensa kao vrste
our body temperature
našu telesnu temperaturu
in any climate we choose.
u bilo kojoj klimi da odaberemo.
where we can't survive without clothing.
da ne možemo preživeti bez odeće.
to put on is a narrative,
finding friends to play with,
prijatelje sa kojima bih se igrao,
a lot of my own play.
prodavnica Baskin-Robins
from behind the counter
od oko 20 litara.
cardboard tubs.
I was eight years old --
they were done with those tubs,
and kept them in the back,
da skupim hrabrost,
to work up the courage,
sa tom prelepom kartonskom kacom.
with this beautiful cardboard tub.
da radim sa tim egzotičnim materijalom -
I could do with this exotic material --
and I realized, "Wait a minute --
i shvatio sam: „Čekaj malo -
na kome bih nosio svemirsku kacigu,
kutiju od frižidera par ulica od kuće.
a couple blocks from home.
out of cardboard.
underneath it to light it.
da ga osvetli.
koji sam stavio naspram zadnjeg zida -
which I offset off the back wall --
I was being really clever --
pozadinu ormana u crno
the back wall of the closet black
I found in the attic,
koje sam pronašao na tavanu
ali me je uhvatila groznica „Ajkule“,
but I was caught up in "Jaws" fever,
koja je u izlogu imala kostime iz „Ajkule“
that had a "Jaws" costume in their window,
me talking to someone
kako pričam nekome
I thought this costume was,
by giving me this "Jaws" costume.
kostim iz „Ajkule“.
how good they have it,
koliko im je dobro,
nasumične uzorke običnih dečjih kostima
you can buy online right now ...
preko interneta...
my mom bought for me.
koji mi je mama kupila.
of "Jaws" on it.
called "Excalibur."
na film zvani „Ekskalibur“.
što nije mala stvar, jer je to težak film,
because it is a hard, R-rated film.
bez pratnje roditelja.
and guts or the boobs
da ga opet vidim.
was intoxicatingly beautiful to me.
je za mene bio opojno lep.
in shining, mirror-polished armor.
u sjajnim oklopima,
wear their armor everywhere.
nose svoj oklop svuda.
they wear it to bed.
nose ga u krevetu.
svom omiljenom materijalu,
and a white horse.
suit of armor I made
on making me a proper suit of armor.
u pravljenje odgovarajućeg oklopa za mene.
to roofing aluminum called flashing
do krovnog aluminijuma zvanog opšivka
svih vremena za pripajanje, pop nitni.
attachment materials,
aluminijumski oklop
of aluminum armor
so that I could breathe,
tako da mogu da dišem
za Noć veštica i da ga nosim u školu.
for Halloween and wore it to school.
je patrolirao hodnicima,
patrolling the halls,
that are about to become clear.
koji će uskoro postati jasni.
of aluminum armor to school.
aluminijumskog oklopa u školi.
I was standing in the back of class,
stajao sam u pozadini razreda,
allow me to sit down.
I didn't anticipate.
sort of concerned
nekako zabrinuto
„Da li ti je dobro?“
and says, "Are you feeling OK?"
Am I feeling OK?
I am having the time of my --"
how great I feel,
koliko se sjajno osećam,
starts to list to the left
kod medicinske sestre.
što sam se onesvestio pred razredom,
passed out in front of my class,
Gde je moj oklop?“
Where's my armor?"
da napravimo emisiju za kanal Diskaveri
to make a show for Discovery Channel,
eksperimentalnu metodologiju
experimental methodologies
about them for television.
o tome za televiziju.
in this storytelling.
u tom pripovedanju.
da dodam humor, komediju, boju
to the stories we're telling.
called "Dumpster Diving,"
zvanu „Ronjenje u kontejneru“
of what costuming means to me.
toga šta za mene znače kostimi.
tako bezbedno
two distinct parts to it.
dva različita dela.
to jump off buildings by a stuntman
da skačemo sa zgrada
to the experiment:
and we'd jump into it.
i uskočili u njega.
these two elements,
ta dva elementa
so we should wear sweatsuits --
pa bi trebalo da nosimo trenerke -
on the back of the sweatsuits.
na poleđinu trenerki.
nešto zaista vizuelno upečatljivo -
something really visually striking --
from 'The Matrix.'"
knee-high, buckle boots.
dužine do kolena.
graciozan kaput na Ibeju.
contact lenses in order to wear.
zbog koji sam morao da nosim sočiva.
their church giggles.
"(Laugh sound)."
at this moment.
u ovom trenutku.
it's so nakedly clear to my crew
tako otvoreno jasno
into wearing this costume.
beautiful behind me.
izgledati prelepo iza mene.
„Razbijača mitova“,
at San Diego Comic-Con.
na Komik Konu u San Dijegu.
and never had time to go.
i nikad nisam imao vremena da odem.
this was costuming mecca.
svetinja za kostime.
on the floor in San Diego.
u dvorani San Dijega.
an elaborate costume
of San Diego Comic-Con anonymously.
u dvorani Komik Kona u San Dijegu.
Hellboy costume I could,
sličniji kostim onom sa ekrana,
a prosthetic Hellboy head and chest
prostetičku glavu i grudi Helboja
in my prescription.
po mojoj dioptriji.
how balls hot it was in that costume.
koliko je bilo pakleno u tom kostimu.
Trebalo je da se setim toga.
i od sočiva me bole oči,
and the contact lenses hurt my eyes,
because I'm totally in love.
jer sam opijen ljubavlju.
on this costume and walking the floor,
i hodanju u dvorani,
drugih ljudi u kostimima.
of other costumers.
people who dress up
ljude koji se preoblače
from film and television
sa filma i televizije,
who find a costume and put it on --
koji nađu kostim i obuku ga;
they want to be in those productions.
kakvi oni žele da budu u toj produkciji.
and it's beautiful.
zastava ludila i prelepo je.
of people walking around.
kako šetaju unaokolo.
mogu li da te slikam?“
can I take your picture?"
da nameste svoju pozu.
to get into their pose.
izgleda sjajno za vašu kameru.
great for your camera.
as the Joker from "The Dark Knight."
kao Džoker iz „Mračnog viteza“.
iz „Gospodara prstenova“
from "Lord of the Rings,"
No-Face from "Spirited Away."
kao Bez-lica iz „Začaranog grada“.
i njegovog reditelja Hajaoa Mijazakija,
and its director, Hayao Miyazaki,
and one of my all-time favorite films.
omiljenih filmova svih vremena.
who gets lost in the spirit world
koja se izgubi u svetu duhova
of friends she makes --
and he wants to make friends,
i hoće da stekne prijatelje,
is by luring them to him
tako što će ih namamiti sebi
on kind of a rampage
No-Face's gestures.
in this costume at all.
uopšte neću govoriti.
from behind my robe
pozadi iz ogrtača
I'd make it appear for them.
učinio bih da se pojavi za njih.
Oh my god, this is so cool!"
O bože, ovo je tako kul!“
the floor and it's fantastic.
i fantastično je.
a coin as a return gift,
da bi uzvratili poklon,
that I'd given away.
koje sam poklonio.
I take some more pictures.
inside this costume.
unutar ovog kostima.
and I can see their feet.
i mogu da im vidim stopala.
gives me back a coin,
to get a better view,
da imam bolji pogled,
away from me going like this.
ko odlazi od mene ovako.
who take gold from No-Face.
koji uzmu zlato od Bez-lica.
relationship; this is cosplay.
ovo je kosplej.
that meant something to us.
important inside of us.
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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