By Steven Gottlieb on October 11, 2012 @ 11:54am PDT
"Music videos are so stylistic. It’s about the beauty of the image- it’s like a commercial. Features are the opposite of that. If you do that in a feature, you’re actually downplaying what’s important- the story- and taking away from it." — Harris Savides, DP
Word is spreading that the great cinematopgrapher Harris Savides passed away yesterday...
Savides was the DP on some classic music videos, including several by frequent collaborator Mark Romanek:
- R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" (Jake Scott, dir.)
- Nine Inch Nails "Closer" (Mark Romanek, dir.)
- Fiona Apple "Criminal" (Mark Romanek, dir.)
- Madonna "Rain" (Mark Romanek, dir.)
His feature film credits are extensive, including Milk, American Gangster and Zodiac.
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