tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521616243630174755.post3905920087924719493..comments2024-03-29T04:41:54.843+00:00Comments on PETERCUSHINGBLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM (PCASUK): REMEMBERING AND SHINING THE LIGHT ON THE MAN WHO MADE HAMMER LOOK GREAT!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521616243630174755.post-32438213859353376782018-04-07T10:24:16.707+01:002018-04-07T10:24:16.707+01:00Jack Asher's painterly style deserves every bi...Jack Asher's painterly style deserves every bit of recognition, yes. One of the all-time great British cinematographers along with Jack Cardiff and Freddies Francis and Young. And his contribution to horror cannot be overestimated, especially how he pioneered a sort of non-diegetic spot lighting that denoted the impending or just-off-screen presence of evil and the supernatural with just the use of a color (green in Hound and The Mummy, lavender-purple in Brides). Don't know if he was a direct influence or whether it was some meeting of like minds across the continent, but this spot lighting / atmosphere trope went on to appear in the great color gothics of Mario Bava, and from there to one of the finest horror films of all time, Argento's Suspiria. But Asher was right there in the beginning. A true innovator! <br />-Abraham Kawa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670248641079570281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521616243630174755.post-37123540847522044532018-04-07T10:22:55.948+01:002018-04-07T10:22:55.948+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670248641079570281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521616243630174755.post-69985000102048212032018-04-01T18:53:23.957+01:002018-04-01T18:53:23.957+01:00Without question, one of the things I love best ab...Without question, one of the things I love best about Hammer Films is how they are lit. Today, despite a seemingly endless supply of technology and budget, most movies seem to be shot completely in the dark, where the viewer has no idea what's even happening -- because they can't SEE anything. But Hammer has always done a fantastic job of illuminating the scenes while yet preserving the idea that it's supposed to be night time. I wish that the film industry today would pay a little more attention to the impeccable work of greats like Jack Asher who could show them how it's really done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com