Harris Savides
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Harris Savides is a contemporary American cinematographer. Notable films include Gus Van Sant's "young death" trilogy: Gerry, Elephant and Last Days. Savides graduated with a degree in photography and film from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In 2004 he won the International Cinephile's Society Award for Elephant's Cinematography.
Besides his recent collaborations with Van Sant he is also known for the very delicate images that he created for The Yards and Birth. In both instances he underexposed the filmstock by several stops in order to break up the colors and give the blacks a purplish and brownish tint. This non-conventional approach lead to a look that reminds of Georges De La Tour and Caravaggio paintings.
Savides has also shot two films for David Fincher: The Game and the all digital Zodiac
He lives in New York City with his wife and teen-age daughter.
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- New Cinematographers (2004) by Alexander Ballinger, ISBN 9-781856-693349
