Harris Savides
Harris Savides (born September 28, 1957 in New York City , † October 9, 2012 ) was an American cameraman . His best-known works include Gus Van Sant's death trilogy ( Gerry , Elephant and Last Days ), The Game - The Gift of His Life and American Gangster .
Savides was born in New York in 1957 to parents of Greek origin. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a degree in photography and film .
Savides also became known for his special image design for the films The Yards and Birth , in which he only had the film material developed step by step in order to dissolve the colors and give the black tones a purple-brown tint, making the images look like paintings by Georges de la Tour and remember Caravaggio .
Savides was also the only cameraman to win three MTV Video Music Awards for Best Cinematography, two of them in a row, for Rain by Madonna and Everybody Hurts by REM
Savides last lived in Manhattan with his wife Medine and daughter Sophie. He died there of a brain tumor at the age of 55 .
Filmography
- 1993: Deadly Sin (Lake Consequence) (TV) - directed by Rafael Eisenman
- 1994: The Investigator (TV short film) - Directed by Matthew Tabak
- 1996: Mississippi Delta (Heaven's Prisoners) - Director: Phil Joanou
- 1997: The Game - Directed by David Fincher
- 1998: Illuminata - Director: John Turturro
- 2000: The Yards - In the backyard of power (The Yards) - Director: James Gray
- 2000: Forrester - Found! (Finding Forrester) - Director: Gus Van Sant
- 2001: The Hire : The Follow (short film) - Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- 2002: Gerry - Director: Gus Van Sant
- 2003: Elephant - Director: Gus Van Sant
- 2004: Birth - Directed by Jonathan Glazer
- 2005: Last Days - Director: Gus Van Sant
- 2007: Zodiac (Zodiac) - Director: David Fincher
- 2007: Margot and the Wedding (Margot at the Wedding) - Director: Noah Baumbach
- 2007: American Gangster - Director: Ridley Scott
- 2007: The Key to Reserva (short film) - Director: Martin Scorsese
- 2008: Milk - Director: Gus Van Sant
- 2009: Whatever Works - Love yourself who can (Whatever Works) - Director: Woody Allen
- 2010: Greenberg - Director: Noah Baumbach
- 2010: Somewhere - Director: Sofia Coppola
- 2011: Restless - Directed by Gus Van Sant
- 2013: The Bling Ring - Director: Sofia Coppola (The film is dedicated to him in opening and closing credits)
Web links
- Harris Savides in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Savides, Harris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 2012 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City |