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Harris Savides (1957-2012)

Alias:
Χάρης Σαββίδης

Birthplace:
New York, New York, U.S.A.

Born:
September 28, 1957

Died:
October 11, 2012

Biography from TheMovieDB

Harris Savides (September 28, 1957 – October 9, 2012) was an American cinematographer. Notable films include Gus Van Sant's "young death" trilogy (Gerry, Elephant, and Last Days), and the Van Sant films Milk, Finding Forrester, and Restless; David Fincher's The Game, Zodiac, and the opening title sequence in Seven; Martin Scorsese's short film The Key to Reserva; Wong Kar Wai's short film The Follow; Ridley Scott's American Gangster; Woody Allen's Whatever Works; Sofia Coppola's Somewhere and The Bling Ring; Noah Baumbach's Greenberg and Margot at the Wedding; and John Turturro's Illuminata.  Savides also won a "Best Cinematographer" New York Film Critics Circle award in 2003 for his cinematography work in Gerry and Elephant. Savides was also nominated five times for Best Cinematographer in the Independent Spirit Awards for his cinematography in Gerry, Elephant, Last Days, Milk and Greenberg. In 2007, Savides was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Cinematography for Zodiac. In 2008, Savides was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Cinematographer in American Gangster. In 2011, Savides was nominated for a Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for his cinematography work in Somewhere.

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Film Production

Additional Photography:
1995  Se7en
2001  Chop Suey

Camera Operator:
1995  Se7en
2001  Chop Suey
2011  George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Director of Photography:
1993  Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout
1993  Lake Consequence
1994  The Investigator
1995  Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995  Se7en
1996  Four Boys in a Volvo
1996  Heaven's Prisoners
1997  HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997  The Game
1998  Illuminata
2000  Finding Forrester
2000  The Yards
2001  Chop Suey
2001  The Follow
2002  Gerry
2003  Elephant
2003  The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004  Birth
2005  Last Days
2005  The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2006  Best of Chris Isaak
2007  American Gangster
2007  Margot at the Wedding
2007  The Key to Reserva
2007  Zodiac
2008  Milk
2009  Whatever Works
2010  Greenberg
2010  Somewhere
2011  George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011  Restless
2013  The Bling Ring

Key Grip:
1980  Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1993  Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout
1993  Lake Consequence
1994  The Investigator
1995  Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995  Se7en
1996  Four Boys in a Volvo
1996  Heaven's Prisoners
1997  HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997  The Game
1998  Illuminata
2000  Finding Forrester
2000  The Yards
2001  Chop Suey
2001  The Follow
2002  Gerry
2003  Elephant
2003  The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004  Birth
2005  Last Days
2005  The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2006  Best of Chris Isaak
2007  American Gangster
2007  Margot at the Wedding
2007  The Key to Reserva
2007  Zodiac
2008  Milk
2009  Whatever Works
2010  Greenberg
2010  Somewhere
2011  George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011  Restless
2013  The Bling Ring

Thanks:
1980  Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1993  Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout
1993  Lake Consequence
1994  The Investigator
1995  Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995  Se7en
1996  Four Boys in a Volvo
1996  Heaven's Prisoners
1997  HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997  The Game
1998  Illuminata
2000  Finding Forrester
2000  The Yards
2001  Chop Suey
2001  The Follow
2002  Gerry
2003  Elephant
2003  The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004  Birth
2005  Last Days
2005  The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2006  Best of Chris Isaak
2007  American Gangster
2007  Margot at the Wedding
2007  The Key to Reserva
2007  Zodiac
2008  Milk
2008  WALL·E
2009  Whatever Works
2010  Greenberg
2010  I'm Still Here
2010  Somewhere
2011  George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011  Restless
2013  The Bling Ring
2016  The Funeral

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TV Production

Director of Photography:
2001  The Hire

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