Where Adam Savage Acquires His Cosplay
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- Where does Adam Savage acquire cosplay pieces? How important is storytelling in cosplay? Where can someone cosplay other than cons? In this livestream excerpt Adam answers questions about cosplaying from Tested members matthewwdavid, Ryan Massey and LexLuthorJ, whom we thank for their support and questions! Where do YOU acquire YOUR cosplay pieces, and do you agree we're all cosplaying all the time?
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I recommend putting on your costume and wear it around the house for 15-30 minutes. You'll find out what will break or chafe before you are stuck in a con.
That's a very good idea! I'd never thought of that. Thank you!
Yeah, also try to bend down and pick something up, attempt to sit, and *try* to find a way to go to the bathroom and/or drink some water. Also make sure you have a place for your phone/a way to use it.
You forgot Renaissance Fairs ! We had a lovely Ren Fair just north of Seattle last week. Each day there were different themes (IE: “Steampunk”, “Fantasy” , “Pirate Day” etc.) …so everyone could be included. Of course there were beautiful suits of armor and lots of traditional Ren Fair garb, but what a lovely mix it was !
Right! I was just coming here to say that! I work RenFaires. I see some of the most amazing cosplays there. I wish I could share photos. But people don’t even care if they’re in theme or not. They made an amazing outfit and the Renaissance Faire is just one of the best opportunities for them to display it and be in character.
I've worked stage production on masquerade balls, and learned a few things over my time. The theatre, the story, the "play" part of cosplay is so important.
Suffice to say that Captain Jack Sparrow isn't Captain Jack Sparrow without the gestures.
Empathy, Kindness and Respect........ Words to live your life by. If only more people were like this, the world would be a much nicer place in which to live.
Take care and have fun,
Joe
Story is the difference between cosplay and a costume party. The PLAY part of cosplay is just as important as the costume part.
That's why costuming isn't cosplay.
My wife used to make and sell anime cosplay outfits back in the early 2000s. Back then the sales were all through ebay or forum commissions; this was back before the term 'cosplay' had escaped the anime community and gone widespread. As I recall, she had a reputation at the time for making some of the best Sailor Moon bootcovers available.
(See, it is - or was - near-impossible to find the red or blue knee-high boots that Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury wear in uniform, so cosplayers made covers, usually in a stretch PVC with elastic at the top and bottom, for other boots that would have the appropriate patterning. She was helped by using a serger rather than a sewing machine on certain things, though I'm now fuzzy on the details.)
I still have an outfit from that anime's miniboss, Nephrite, that she got tailored for me on exchange from another cosplayer; I should see if it still fits, and maybe do sone updates. See, Nephrite's thene was astrology, and one of his big tricks was manifesting a big orrery/star chart around him; modern cosplayers and the miniaturization of technology since then make me wonder if I could use something like a set of rangefinders and pico projectors to projection map a star field around him. Hmm...
Wore my Raiders jacket and hat to see Dial of Destiny. Kid in line ahead of me turned around and when he saw me, his jaw hit. The. Floor. As my wife said, I blew his mind. His reaction was priceless. I made his night and he made mine too.
I’m going to add Renaissance Faires to your list of places to get pieces for cosplay. Especially leather and armor based ones. Rennies are huge nerds and geeks and love seeing what they can and can’t do with their chosen mediums. If they don’t have pieces already made, or in your size it’s one of the absolute best places to commission the artist directly for what you need/want. And they’ll have a shop full of stuffs they have made so you’ll be able to see and feel the quality of their work before you order.
I gather there’s been drama about Jayne’s iconic earflap hat from “Firefly”, both getting finished hats and also patterns to make it, because Fox became very possessive and tried to stamp out anyone selling hats and patterns without their express permission. So now they often get called things like “cunning hats” or “space cowboy hats”. Because it’s absurd to try to copyright a knitted striped earflap hat with a pompom on top!
On storytelling and detail, I’m reminded of when Bernard Hill spoke about seeing his Theoden armor for the first time. He said that even the inside was engraved with great detail that only he would know was there, and would never be on camera. It did give him the impression that it was armor fit and made for a king, and he felt that come through in his acting the part.
On wearing costumes, movie premiers are a good one. I remember some friends and I got dressed in Viking garb and went to the opening of 13th Warrior. Other patrons were taking pics of us and thought we were part of the opening night 😂
When I was in college, maybe a year after Revenge of the Sith came out, someone was walking across campus in an Anakin Skywalker outfit. Full on with the cloak and lightsaber hanging from his belt, with a bookbag stylized to look like a pouch that wouldn't look out of place for a Jedi. I was on a walkway and he was a floor below me walking across a grass field between buildings and I shouted out to him and asked why he was dressed up. His reply: "It's Friday!"
What better answer could there be? 😂😂😂
More places to cosplay: Masquerades (my favorite is coming up in LA next weekend). Theme events like Pirate weekends. Trooping with groups such as Rebel Legion, 501st, Avengers Initiative. Some people cosplay at Ren Faires, which bugs me personally because I would like it to stay more on theme, but eh. Or if you're brave, put it on and just go to the grocery store, especially if it's some kind of related day like May 4th.
I have a fabulous masquerade owl costume I assembled, and I’ve only had the chance to wear it once… ☹️
@@jennypaxton8159 the Goblin King is calling. Come wear it Underground
My son commissioned a cosplay costume from someone on Etsy who had never done a cosplay outfit before. They were thrilled with the challenge and the result was fantastic! My son payed a very fair price with a bit extra as a thank you.
I usually cosplay characters that wear tactical type clothing or similar to that, so what i usually do is alot of research if the pieces are actually based off of a real life thing ( usually is the case ) and try to buy that and if it isn't i sew it ;)! And also sometimes vintage clothing stores have those exact pieces for a low low price too!
And if that doesnt work out its always good to surf instagram for artists that make masks or props and comission them ^-^ i met a friend of mine that way and he makes beautiful masks!
as a cosplay photographer based in Italy I'll add some things to the brilliant advice you've already given:
- where to buy cosplay pieces: Check your local communities (depending on what social they use) and ask around. There's a big market of used cosplays (at least in Italy) that have been made smartly enough to be sized for another person with straps and elastic material (where applicable, and as usual downsizing is easier than upsizing). For wigs only: buy the most color accurate wig you can find, even if it's just huge and wild, and then have a cosplayer or a wig stylist style it for you in the shape and curlyness you need.
- where to wear cosplay outside of cons: best advice is photoshoots like you've said (and there's a huge variety of those), but also you can organize picnics and afternoons in public parks. You can also wear specific cosplays for movie premieres in theathers (here it's pretty big for Marvel and DC movies). If flash mobs ever become a thing again, cosplay was also popular and fun in those
Keep up the great work!
Anime Expo has a shit ton of photographers that attend the con every year. This year I had a photo shoot at AX, which was so much fun. As a semi-pro cosplayer, I recommend building ideas for the cosplay. like how you will wear, act, and be the character.
My wife used to live in Queens, NY, not too far from Rubies. We used to go to the small retail room at the factory and look through the damaged/discount rack. I bought a really thin cloak with a fur colar. Apparently, it was for a (Danny DeVito) penguin costume but was cut at the wrong angle. I used it for a pirate costume then my wife took it, trimmed it with some ribbon, cut it even, and used it as a Klingon battle cloak. We still have it in the closet.
If Silicon comes back a bunch of us will build diorama's for people to take pictures in. One of the best was when Marvel used to have the Thor throne or the Iron Throne from GoT.
I was at a small con a few months ago where Tyler Hoechlin was attending and did a "Superman & Lois" Bizarro. First time I'd done a full cosplay including makeup and I was so nervous about doing it but that version of the character spoke to me and I wanted to do it. I got some great feedback from Tyler himself and he loved that I'd got a lot of the subtleties he'd put in to the character.
As a newbie to it myself, I'd say to anyone wanting to cosplay to listen to Adam's advice (I know I did), go for it and have fun with it.
As a costume deigner, I love to dress up for everything! Going out for dinner, going to a movie, play, a cottage core picnic or tea party, themed dinners with friends.
In everyday dress toned down or one statement pices amd bound a character or aesthetic.
I love this video. It reminds me of a quote from Oscar Wilde "Only the shallow don't judge by appearances" . He didn't mean to look down on people who maybe didn't dress in a standard he approved of. it was more he felt everyone should think about what they wear, what message they are sending to people when they meet.
CAUSE-play!! A place to cosplay that is not a con is at charity events like the 501st or Rebel Legion. Spread the love raise money for charity. Double your pleasure, double your fun!
I love cosplay, haven't done much, but I'm a Cosplay photographer! 🤘 Its fabolous how you can work with the cosplayer to create awesome pictures
So you're the one keeping Bing alive!🤣🍻
The secret is out.
Dumpster diving has contributed to 30-50% of the costumes and outfits I make. I don't hear people talk about this. Not only have I found more than enough fabric but EVA foam sheets (more than I can ever use), paints, dyes, glues, wigs, endless plastic gear, and gobs of discarded costumes from last year. I have a Fortnite battle axe that had chipped foam which I fixed, coated in black flex seal and repainted... better and stronger.
Don't be afraid to check the garbage because I have saved SO MUCH shit from going to landfills. Save it all because chances are your friends or peers will need what you don't use.
Or sell it.
With how large a grain of salt would you order from Temu? My mom got me a pocket watch, lovely timepiece, but I wonder about the quality. Has there been a situation where Mythbusters had to order a mass-produced piece that you weren't sure of?
My story, is trying to tell if that cosplay is Adam, i start seeing Adam everywhere at conventions, its like going down the rabbit hole, always looking for Norm there too. SO far no luck, but i keep diving down that hole, playing the numbers maybe i find Adam.
Adam I would love to have a workshop just like yours what an awesome guy you are
Speaking of telling a story by what you wear: anyone know where to find that "empathy, kindness, respect" shirt?
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I'm in the UK & a member of a local Star Wars costume group which are out somewhere almost every weekend at outdoor community events, festivals, shopping centres, weddings etc cosplaying in character and collecting money for charity. As are many other SW unofficial costume groups here as well as the endorsed groups like 501st, Rebel Legion, Mando Mercs etc. And I always see people cosplaying as Ghostbusters at local events and outdoor festivals we go to playing up to the public in character. There's lots of opportunities out there to cosplay as well recognised characters even if you need to reserve less well known obscure ones for cons.
A friend of mine worked as a dog sled guide in Norway and he COULD NOT WAIT to tell me all about the dogs pooping on the go. 😂
MegaCon in Orlando not only has multiple backdrops around the cosplay area for photo is but there is always a professional photography booth there and they are well organized with 2 photographers & backdrops and the photos are reasonable at $15 for 8 x 10s & up
A movie premiere can be another opportunity to get together with other people to go in costume.
Movie release are a good cosplay opportunity. When the Return Of The Jedi special edition first came to theaters, we dressed as Star Wars characters when we went to see it.
My thing is I kinda just try to gain as much information as I can about a certain cosplay or piece of a costume from google searches, Facebook groups, and discord servers. Once I have a good understanding of what is out there, I’ll determine how much I’m willing to spend, and which option I’m going to purchase. And if I can’t find anything I’ll get something similar and modify the heck out of it until it is accurate!
Thanks for the advice I am actually working on a space suit costume for fun and this advice is helpful
living it up Adam! :D
In college I had a professor for Theater 101 who said something to the effect that we are all actors and the character we are constantly playing is ourselves.
Yet cosplay is a way to beak from your everyday "self", and can be quite therapeutic. That goes especially for us who have had to deal with social anxiety in the past and now can share our hobbies with like-minded people.
I'm going to wear my Brown Ajah outfit for the Season 2 premier of The Wheel of Time. I'm also taking the day off work. I'll just be in my house, but it's a reason to dress up! ^_^
I bought Rin's tie from Blue Exorcist off ebay, two months before a convention, and it arrived two days before 😭😭😭
The old days, a ‘costume call’ or show was the standard, you go on stage, your name and costume is called out, you do a turn or three in front of the judges and exited the stage. Votes tallied and winners announced. Once in a while a group would do a little performance (ranging from quite epic to so very cringe) and that started to get special awards. The term cosplay is taken from the Japanese fandom and the whole ‘walking around in character’ used to be called ‘hall costuming’. Usually hall costumes weren’t judged or awarded.
Hall costumes were meant for movement and comfort and the show costumes would tend to be the big, fragile, hot and can’t see a thing out of them deals. 😁
I have to say, the level of skill and craftsmanship, combined with the evolution and invention of materials nowadays makes for some amazing costumes out there.
Yeah, back when my wife and I could get to cons - late '90s, early 2000s - this was the way things worked. I've sometimes wondered if the disdain I've sometimes seen from Western cosplayers when told someone didn't make their own outfit, and the way that's completely absent in Japan, comes out of the "contest" origins of the hobby.
(One of my wife's biggest show presentations was a re-enactment of a sequence in a Sailor Moon movie where all the Sailor Senshi powered-up for a big attack, including the bit where all the colored parts of their costumes turned white; she made all eight costumes with the quick-change special effect, plus the one for the villain of the piece.)
It's interesting how the average quality of costumes has somehow dropped, though.
@@thomasbecker9676 I'd say that's less actually true than the result of a survivorship bias. Folks have always had a range of costume budgets and qualities ranging from "shoestring" to "GDP of a small European nation", but when you look back at older cosplay photos, the ones you see are the ones that got saved: either the best of the best, or notable for some other reason. If a random cosplayer in a Tennessee convention hallway this year wouldn't have won first prize at Anime Expo in 2003, it's hardly a decline in the hobby.
To my eye, the best of today's outfits are substantially better than the best when I was frequenting cons, which I largely attribute to the development of technique and the availability of materials.
@@unsoundmethodology
Well there’s so much ego and gatekeeping in American cosplay fandom, of course there’s intense jealousy for the Japanese costumers. But they don ‘t wish to acknowledge that most everything fandom-wise tends to be done by ‘circles’ and it’s natural for people who have skills to do work for people who have… what, the ego? the nerve? the confidence? to dress up (thus ‘standing out’) and be seen by tens of thousands of complete strangers at Comic Market and other festivals.
Yes you can buy an outfit from Cospra but many still modify and assessorize the living daylights out of such things.
And if you’re like me liking the XXL size shirt you’ll NEVER find any Japanese pre-made that would ever fit. 😁
Kudos on that Sailor Moon cosplay btw. I bet that was an incredible thing to see and a nightmare to maintain. And I would bet that there are tools and materials now that would let you do that in an even more spectacular way.
@@thomasbecker9676 well has it really? Or is it just too many people doing the same stuff and few really trying to dip into the huge history of anime for unique or dramatic cosplay?
I mean look at most of the ‘hot flavor of the day’ anime that makes the rounds. It’s pretty homogenized, isn’t it? School uniforms of one stripe or another, variations on the Kimono and Happi coat, video games playing ‘goth Lolita is still cool, yes?’ and the ever present ‘tactical’ stuff.
But you know, what people like is what they should do for their happy buzz. There’s no shame in that.
The bedroom can be a great place to dress up. Zena, Wonder Woman, Thor, Conan, Tarzan, to name a few. Have a wonderful weekend.
I am reminded of Evan Bernstein, of Skeptics Guide to the Universe, whose cosplay was as Adam.
Hello to everyone found a great show from the 80’s called the great egg race amazing building challenges I could see Adam as a contestant. Worth a look
I get that it was an off-the-cuff comment, but what I got from 4:30 is that Adam thinks Captain America wouldn't eat a hot dog. What, the guy who grew up in NYC in the 1930s doesn't eat hot dogs?
Or maybe Convention hot dogs aren't NY enough -- that I could believe, except none of the portrayals of him I've seen lead me to believe he would be THAT kind of New Yorker. But maybe.
I'm building a Captain Bombardier outfit now (Jack Black from Mandalorian), and making everything from scratch.
I ware a TOS Trek "Red Shirt" almost every day & have a SNW Trek engineering badge with a TOS Movie Captain rank pin on my leather vest covered with sci-fi & metal bands patches. I say cosplay is every day! Show the world who you are!🖖
Where do YOU acquire YOUR cosplay pieces, and do you agree that we're all cosplaying all the time?
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Clothes are Clothes i grab stuff at random from a pile and put them on
And as such i dont cosplay most of the time
Closest i get to cosplay is wearing a shirt out to dinner or wearing a suit to a job interview or what have you
Absolutely. We can be reflecting our personality or trying to ahere to a certain social standard or persona. We can even be telling a story about ourselves without knowing it. The theatre of daily life.
"Society" tries to enforce a cosplay standard on the rest of us >.< . . . I'm here to tell you to cosplay in WHATEVER feels right for you 🐉🖤🌌
You and RuPaul aren't lying, I own a small business and curated my work clothes with a specific balance of being comfortable to work in and to show properly for my customers. I.E. prosperous but slightly worn and not flashy. They have over the years become my craftsman clothes 😉
Ren faire is also a great place for cosplay!
Where else to cosplay besides cons: any costume friendly event, local meetups, Ren Faires and their ilk, a photoshoot, an outing with friends.
General bit of advice, even after all these years of cosplaying, I'll still feel awkward walking outside alone, but once there's other cosplayers or a photographer around that awkward feeling goes away.
As for where I get cosplay pieces, I make them myself, but I usually buy more normal looking pieces, especially from thrift stores. No sense in spending all that time and money on making black suit pants or a while button down shirt when I can get one that's just as good for less than $20.
I believe Magic Cons (Magic the Gathering) have little sets themed in the Magic universe set up for cosplayers to take photos in them!
Several conventions have sets and backdrops for that as well, and are quite popular. I like to think that we all share the same ideals when it comes to cosplay. :)
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Why do you think people who make and sell things wouldn’t make and sell a custom request to anyone willing and able to pay?
The cosplay group of friends my wife and I are a part of do a lot of mashup cosplays. That is, I think, a way of story telling.
Mardi Gras!
You can wear them for Halloween I’m in the process of 3-D printing, my blue beetle, full armor with sword for Halloween.
Adam I like whenever you pronounced it strageties.
I remember when it was just called "costuming," and "cosplay" was the anime costumers. Those were the good old days, before every costume was minimal-effort, EVA and 3D print...stuff.
i’m seeing you at cincinnati comic expo i can’t wait to see you!!!
7:14 Congrats, you've now made sure I will never go on a dog sled
Evermore Park in Utah is very cosplay friendly.
Cosplay is cool, and I get the enthusiasm, but when you opened that 3D printed Curta.... :-)
I'm thinking you should attend the next Cosplay event as Mythman.
Or am I late to the party on that one?
You also have the Halloween parade in New York City
At movie premiers , sequels and in some cases a restaurant if you are promoting their food as a Marvel character or something.
Wear your costume at game night playing D&D or other games. Maybe on a murder mystery game…
I have heard Adam call himself a Storyteller a lot, and I wonder if I should also call myself one. But it doesn't quite feel right for me, even though I have written many stories, I have had dreams, and sometimes realities, of making short films, I have drawn comic strips, and I have acted in community theatre. That's all story telling. But it doesn't feel right to call myself that.
However, one thing that I do, whenever I make something (be it art or writing) is I always wonder about the events that led up to this moment I am portraying, and the events leading away from it after, which means that each decision I make about what goes where and why has a story-based reason. I guess I am a storyteller. It just feels weird to say it of myself.
So what can we expect to see at DragonCon
Dragon Con is a non-Tested appearance, so Adam isn't sure yet what he'll decide to do about his Incognito. Stay tuned to his and Tested's social media; we'll announce his schedule there.
We’ve cosplayed to see movies on occasion.
4:30 At that moment you're Captain Hotdog.
I’m cosplaying as a nudist. Hope the office folks won’t mind.
1:23 what exactly does he mean by signal the noise ratio on Google search? I can guess but does anyone know
He means you get a lot of results that are more sponsored content rather than the info you are actually looking for.
I think Adam meant it's a very _low_ signal to noise ratio. The ratio of desirable results to undesirable is very low in that situation.
My other favorite time to cosplay is at movie premieres! Nothing like going to see the movie dressed up as a character from said movie, especially if it’s a sequel
While I agree that we're always telling a story by presenting ourselves to the world in any way (intentionally/consciously or not), I believe that's different from costuming, because a costume is artifice and fiction. As a member of subculture and a collector of interesting decor and clothing, I feel upset when people perceive what I'm wearing as "a costume". My original education is in set and costume design as well as concept-based art and I worked as a theater production assistant, so I know both realms intimately, and I could put together a costume if I wanted, but I'm more interested in expressing myself in dress I feel belongs to , rather than a character concept. I think our culture has forgotten the art of ... a more ritualistic way of assembling outfits (beyond weddings and funerals). Certain things in our world certainly carry the criteria of cosplay (namely all of the suit and tie jobs, and possibly other things). But generally, I'm not dressed "as" anything, and I think people would feel weird or offended if someone put it that way. We dress [ adverb ], or we dress [like a real xy]. We all wear many hats, it's good to live out as many nuances of our complex identities as possible. My dentist probably still is a dentist when he goes home and takes his coat off in the evening, though.
Adam Savage is permanently cosplaying as James Gunn.
my sister married a man (first marriage) and for his bachelor party they dressed him up as the devil and if you were the bachelor you were to act a fool(e) and go out on the town. NOBODY else was in costume and he was the hit of the barhop. their tradition was from Amsterdam and was awesome.
( the costume was a cape and horns, nothing special. and the bachelor party almost outlasted the marriage! LOL)
Everyone is pretending to be someone else 😂
Where does “personal style” intersect with “cosplay”? Wherever you want it to!
Gentleman and scholar
A great interesting detail with no answers on a costume/ Cosplay is for Butch from Pulp Fiction. I’m working on doing a cosplay for him and he has on his right arm the name “Kathy” tattooed and there is no real life nor in universe answer for it. My assumption is it’s Butches Mothers name as no one has one for her, and that she died at some point.
ther are also cosplay gatherings that happen between cons
Frankie says relax
when you say Captain America Winter Soldier, do you cosplay as Captain America from the movie Winter Soldier or do you cosplay as Winter Soldier from Captain America movie?
Does anyone know what type of uniforms are in the movie "the dogs of war"?
10:30 , you should if shown them on the screen.
Was the year wrong on the front of this video?
The best.
3:26 Actors 🎭inhabit a costume and literally walk a mile in that characters shoes🤠 . I try to do the same .Be Obi wan Kenobi👴,or Dr Who.⌛⏳
Awesome
Stag Parties, Hen Parties, In your house, Children's parties, handing out flyers for shows or conventions, esports events, traditional sports events, fancy dress parties, larp societies... the Tube, if you don't want people sitting next to you...
I just can't stand how these companies are allowed to use obviously fake images and not get sued to oblivion. It's so strange to me.
Wet-plate photos of cosplay?
Every day I learn moe about how Totally Nuts some people are...
Of course I'm not immune to overdoing things in other ways myself.
Your local hardware store works .You can DIY .lol
Nice video
Am I going crazy, or has the title of this video changed a few times?
Bring your cosplay to Las Vegas. People walk the strip dressed up all the time. People will take pics with you. You might even make some money if it’s good enough.
Maybe not a hotdog, but shawarma…
Contact a hospital and see if you could wear your cosplay gear in the children's wing.
If you have a skill, then you can make TH-cam videos utilizing said skills while in cosplay.
where else to cosplay? maybe going to a paediatric hospital and surprise the kids there...