#THROWBACKTHURSDAY! Next time you sit down and watch your favourite early Peter Cushing
Hammer film, and marvel at the beautiful gothic atmosphere, the rich
colours, the frightening shadows... that 'Hammer Look and Style',
remember this man, ace cinematographer Jack Asher BSC, a true magician!
He did indeed paint with light! Best known for his work with Hammer,
The Curse of Frankenstein, The Brides of Dracula, Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula / Horror
of Dracula, The Mummy and The Revenge of Frankenstein. Jack was born in
London, on this very day in 1916. A REAL craftsman, who applied his
skills along with Terence Fisher and the Hammer team, and gave us these
rare feasts which live on, OUT SHINING many films and features today! Jack left us in April
1991, aged 74. Happy Birthday Jack!
ANOTHER OF JACK ASHER'S GREATEST: THE BRIDES OF DRACULA and below, another excellent documentary from DONALD FEARNEY on the making of this Peter Cushing and Hammer film classic . .
ABOVE: NEW SERIES STARTING FOR #CHRISTOPHERLEE SATURDAYS,
THIS SATURDAY!
