Harris Savides

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as cinematographer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they shot, which the two lists below run through too: Heaven's Prisoners (1996); The Game (1997); Zodiac (2007). Count them as actor (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Seven (1995): 3 lines

  1. unmapped (why Fincher was offered it) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: Seven ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Seven made Fincher the first choice for any serial-killer project, Zodiac included.
    “Ever since he makes seven, if there's some serial killer movie, is getting sent it”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:51:53 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (R-rated proof) · through The Game (1997), which they shot: Seven ⇒ The Game (the host's read). Se7en's hit status as an R-rated film convinced the backers to fund The Game.
    “I think convinced, um, people like, okay, like, you can make an R-rated movie a hit.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:33:16 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (commercial lead-in) · through The Game (1997), which they shot: Seven ⇒ The Game (the host's read). Se7en's success gave Fincher an absurd budget for The Game.
    “this is better for me because now I can make this movie at an absurd budget.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:47:35 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

A Christmas Carol (2009): 1 line

  1. unmapped (template) · through The Game (1997), which they shot: A Christmas Carol ⇒ The Game (the maker said so: reading Fincher's quotes in the dossier JJ put together). Fincher's own framing, as quoted in the dossier, is that The Game is A Christmas Carol and Nick is Scrooge.
    “it's a Christmas carol.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:47:52 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Collateral (2004): 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: Collateral ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher cast Ruffalo partly because he liked him in Collateral.
    “One, Fincher really liked him in collateral.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:24:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Donnie Darko (2001): 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: Donnie Darko ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher liked Donnie Darko and had Gyllenhaal pegged for a while.
    “unsurprisingly, Fincher liked Donny Darko”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:22:44 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

L.A. Confidential (1997): 1 line

  1. lineage (structure / influence) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: L.A. Confidential ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Leslye says Zodiac feels like it follows in the footsteps of L.A. Confidential.
    “zodiac feels like it follows in the footsteps of that.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:50:16 · Leslye Headland (0.80 sure it was them)

Robert Graysmith: 1 line

  1. lineage (adaptation) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: Robert Graysmith ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). The Salerno script, which Vanderbilt took over, adapted Graysmith's nonfiction book (with a speculative sequel bolted on).
    “So it's sort of like an adaptation of Graysmith's nonfiction book and a speculative sequence.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:50:39 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Rumor Has It: 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: Rumor Has It ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Jennifer Aniston, on Rumor Has It with Ruffalo, helped him get the role.
    “So rumor has it kind of helps him get this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:25:09 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

The Conversation (1974): 1 line

  1. craft (temp score) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: The Conversation ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). The Conversation's score was used as temp music while Zodiac was cut, then Shire scored it.
    “they use the conversation score as temp score.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 2:14:21 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Shining (1980): 1 line

  1. unmapped (stolen move) · through Zodiac (2007), which they shot: The Shining ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher steals the Steadicam move where the camera turns with the car and keeps it centered.
    “Fincher steals that move of like when the car turns a corner”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:05:09 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Succession (2018): 1 line

  1. unmapped (looks like) · through The Game (1997), which they shot: The Game ⇒ Succession (the host's read). Jokes that the opening home-movie footage is ripped off by Succession.
    “ripped it right off”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:35:58 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Photography (3) everyone in photography

Acting (1) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

people (2)

  1. people (cinematographer): Harris Savides → Zodiac. Savides shot Zodiac and is praised as possibly the best cinematographer of the speaker's lifetime.
    “Paris Savita shot this movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:09:18 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. people (cinematographer): Harris Savides → The Game. Savides shot The Game and also appears in the bathroom.
    “Harris Cavides shot it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:27:28 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (earlier film): Harris Savides → Phil Joanou. Savides had done one other feature, Heaven's Prisoners, with Joanou.
    “Heaven's Prisoners.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:27:45 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (creative alignment): Harris Savides → David Fincher. Fincher, by the host's account, trusts Savides to light without micromanaging.
    “Harris Savita's instincts and styles are so aligned with my own”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:28:33 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Harris Savides: He is also the guy asking for toilet paper in the bathroom.
    “He's the guy asking for toilet paper in the bathroom.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:27:32 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Harris Savides: Savides had sworn off features after Heaven's Prisoners, and Fincher basically had to beg him to shoot The Game.
    “And Fincher had to basically beg him to do this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:28:13 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)