http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35488
Not many people know who Harris Savides is. Well, the wide audience that is. However, those who love working with the art of film would be devastated to learn of Savides death. He died at the age of 55 years old. He was born in New York and had initially started a career as a fashion photographer. Soon, his career escalated into music and commercial production. A few music videos he's worked on are R.E.M.'s Everybody Hurts and Madonna's Rain. His career took another leap and he was soon working on movies. Savides has been able to work with huge names in the industry such as David Fincher and Ridley Scott. His cause of death has not been released. However, he has been reported to have been battling with cancer.
The word "died" really attracted me to the article. Lately, I've been seeing deaths in the film industry. A few examples would be Tony Scott and Johnny Lewis. I thought it was really unfortunate for Savides to die at such an early age. At only 55, he still had a lot of successful years ahead of him. Admittedly, I have never even head of Savides before. But like the article said, Savides is not very well-known to the wide audience. He is one of those people that like to work behind the scenes. He also cherishes his successes in silent.
As a student, I realize that time is short. We never really know how much time we have left until we suddenly have run out of time. I should live my life to its fullest and not hold back. Despite not being well-known, Savides continued to pursue his career because of his love for it and he encourages me to do the same. As a future filmmaker, I realize that many filmmakers among me are of an older age. I may make close connections with them and lose them in an instant because of age or other circumstances. I know that I will make close friendships with other filmmakers and I would be saddened to lose any one of them. As a consumer, I would be greatly affected if I had really known who Savides was. Although I do not really know who he is, he must be very influential to other filmmakers if an article was written specifically for his death. I would be worried about who would continue on his legacy.
The one question that really struck me was: "How hard would it be to let go of a close friend?" Everyone knows that the film industry is extremely competitive. You need to have the right connections and release movies at the right time. Despite it's competitiveness, I do realize that close relationships are formed during the production of a film. I wonder how hard it must be for those who had a close relationship with Savides. Are they sorely missing him? Are they saddened by the fact that a chance to work with him again no longer exists? I feel like it would be the worst thing when I have to go through the same thing as them. It's definitely hard to lose someone so close to you.
