Jack Asher

Jack Asher B.S.C. was an English cinematographer. His brother Robert Asher was a film and TV director, with whom he worked on several occasions. Having begun his cinematic career as a camera operator, he made his debut as a cinematographer, or 'lighting cameraman', on The Magic Bow. He remains best remembered for his work with Hammer Film Productions, beginning with The Curse of Frankenstein, the first of Hammer's Gothic horrors and the earliest colour version of the Frankenstein story.