The master's thesis entitled Production Challenges of Filming a War History Film lists and describes the common difficulties that can arise in making films from the war and history genre. Through the description of the processes of making a film from this genre, practical examples show how the process of film production is further complicated due to elements that are specific to these two genres. War film, as a very specific and recognizable type of film, has an abundance of content that sets it apart from other genres and often complements or builds its structure with the help of visually attractive elements. Similarly specific are historical films, which have as their main feature that they take place in the past and viewers' expectations for a unique visual presentation can be even higher than in a war film. To best illustrate the complexity of these challenges, it was first necessary to describe film production processes of with an emphasis on the stages that will be most affected by the production of a film from these genres. In the experimental portion however, a complete historical war movie was made, so that all the problems and unique challenges specific to the war and historical genre of the film could be noted. It has been found that making a film from a war-historical genre poses a much greater production challenge than a film from a different genre would. Among the findings is the need for extensive planning due to the complexity of the implementation phases and due to the need for historical accuracy in the story. This becomes important when writing a story in the pre-production phase and providing costumes, props, locations, and a host of other historically authentic details in the production phase. We solved the latter by co-operating with association that deal with historical performances, and through them, we solved the problem of historical authenticity. Factors such as mass scenes and the use of pyrotechnics, also presented a major factor in increasing the complexity of the overall production. This was in regards to depicting war scenes in the story. We tackled this mainly with a great deal of planning in as much detail as possible. There were also several situation when all the most demanding elements of a historical and war film combined in a single scene, which increased and complicated the production process.
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