Harris Savides obit

‘Zodiac,’ ‘Milk’ and ‘American Gangster’ Cinematographer Harris Savides Has Died at Age 55

'Zodiac,' 'Milk' and 'American Gangster' Cinematographer Harris Savides Has Died at Age 55 

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Cinematographer Harris Savides, who worked with directors David Fincher, Gus Van Sant, Woody Allen and Noah Baumbach, has passed away. The cause of death is not yet known. He was 55 years old.

Though he worked on Fincher’s breakthrough “Se7en,” Savides nabbed his first solo DP gig on the 1996 thriller “Heaven’s Prisoners,” directed by Phil Joanou. He went on to shoot “The Game” and “Zodiac” for Fincher; “Finding Forrester,” “Gerry,” “Elephant,” “Last Days,” “Milk” and “Restless” for Van Sant; “Margot at the Wedding” and “Greenberg” for Baumbach; “The Yards” for James Gray; “American Gangster” for Ridley Scott; “Whatever Works” for Woody Allen; “Somewhere” for Sofia Coppola; and others. He last shot Coppola’s crime drama “The Bling Ring,” which has yet to be released.

He was nominated for five Spirit Awards.

Savides was originally an international fashion photographer who became a force in music videos, filming stand-outs of the form such as Jake Scott’s “Everybody Hurts” video for R.E.M. and Mark Romanek’s videos for “Closer” (Nine Inch Nails), “Scream” (Michael and Janet Jackson) and “Criminal” (Fiona Apple).

A call to Savides’ rep at the Skouras Agency, Spyros Skouras, Thursday afternoon confirmed Savides’ passing.

Filmography

Year     Title            Director

1992    Lake Consequence            Rafael Eisenman

1996            Heaven's Prisoners            Phil Joanou

1997    The Game   David Fincher

1998            Illuminata         John Turturro

2000    Finding Forrester            Gus Van Sant

The Yards            James Gray

2002    Gerry            Gus Van Sant

2003            Elephant

2004    Birth            Jonathan Glazer

2005    Last Days    Gus Van Sant

2007            American Gangster            Ridley Scott

Margot at the Wedding            Noah Baumbach

Zodiac  David Fincher

2008    Milk            Gus Van Sant

2009            Whatever Works            Woody Allen

2010            Greenberg       Noah Baumbach

Somewhere            Sofia Coppola

2011            Restless           Gus Van Sant

2013    The Bling Ring            Sofia Coppola