DP CLAUDIA RASCHKE TALKS SHOOTINGTHE RBG DOCUMENTARY At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG explores Ginsburg’s life and career. DP Claudia Raschke answers a few questions about working on the film.
and stood my ground insisting to only be hired for my artistry and not because I had a camera package. A female DP in the feature film industry was a rare sight and often considered too weak to carry the camera, or without the stamina to last a long day, and too emotional to handle the pressure on set, or too soft-spoken to call the shots. I was fighting the lack of confidence in women throughout history, but I kept following my passion. I have now worked in the film industry for 30 years, shooting feature films with complex lighting setups and feature documentaries with extensive cinema vérité challenges. It has been a great joy to
PRODUCTIONHUB (PH): How’d you get involved with the RBG documentary? CLAUDIA RASCHKE (CR): When I started out as a DP in the biz in 1988 everyone advised me to buy my own camera gear or I would not get hired as a female DP. I refused to buy into it
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DP Claudia Raschke shooting the film RBG
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SIGHT, SOUND & STORY
