Jack Asher
Jack Asher | |
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Born | 29 March 1916 |
Died | April 1991 | (aged 75)
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Jack Asher B.S.C. (29 March 1916, London – 1991) was an English cinematographer. His brother Robert Asher was a film and TV director with whom he worked on several occasions.
He began his cinematic career as a camera operator, and made his first film as cinematographer or "lighting cameraman" on The Magic Bow (1946).
Asher is best remembered for his work on
His style was characterized by a fantastical use of colours, such as non-realistic purples and greens.[2] Director Terence Fisher said of him, "Jack Asher had a very distinctive style of lighting, which was quite different from Arthur Grant's...(Who) had a more realistic approach to the situation. Jack Asher's was almost theatrical lighting with little tricks, like color slides placed over the lights and so on."[3]
Asher's non-Hammer films included The Good Die Young (1954) and Reach for the Sky (1956).
In 1964, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Cinematography (Colour) for his work on The Scarlet Blade.
External links
- Jack Asher at IMDb
References
- ^ Born: 29 March 1916, LondonDied: April 1991, London (29 March 1916). "Jack Asher | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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- ^ Jan Van Genechten. "Terence Fisher interview An afternoon in Holly Cottage in Little Shoppe of Horrors Richard Klemensen". Users.telenet.be. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.