Harris Savides left us too soon at the young age of 55, but not before he left an indelible impression in the world of cinematography. In this video and article I go through some of his cinematography lighting and camera techniques to help you understand his unique style.
Just to be clear: Harris Savides changed his style to suit the movies he shot. The goal of this video and article is to drum up enthusiasm and a yearning to learn more.
Warning: I do not claim this knowledge is 100% accurate. Just think of it as an endorsement of his work. If you want accuracy, look someplace else.
Serious Underexposure
Harris Savides has a naturalistic style, but one steeped in a dream-like look, which he called creamy. He tried to achieve this using a lot of low contrast techniques like:
- Using older lenses
- Opening up the lenses to about T2 to T2.8
- Filters (occasionally)
- Preflashing film
- Baking it!
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