Editing The Patriot (2000 film) (section)

===Filming===
The film's German director Emmerich said "these were characters I could relate to, and they were engaged in a conflict that had a significant outcome—the creation of the first modern democratic government."<ref name=DVD />

The film was shot entirely on location in South Carolina, including [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill]]—for many of the battle scenes, and [[Lowrys, South Carolina|Lowrys]]—for the farm of Benjamin Martin, as well as nearby [[Fort Lawn, South Carolina|Fort Lawn]]. It was filmed on September 7, 1999, and ended on January 20, 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mansfieldplantation.com/news_popup07.html | title=The Patriot Filmed on Location at Mansfield Plantation }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/movies/sc-movie-patriot.html | title=The Patriot - Movies Filmed in South Carolina }}</ref><ref name=TNT>{{cite web|title=''The Patriot'' on TNT|publisher=[[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT (TV network)]]|year=2009|url=http://www.tnt.tv/movies/movietitle/?oid=5386|access-date=March 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319003955/http://www.tnt.tv/movies/movietitle/?oid=5386|archive-date=March 19, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other scenes were filmed at [[Mansfield Plantation]], an antebellum rice plantation in [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[Middleton Place]] in Charleston, South Carolina, at the Cistern Yard on the campus of [[College of Charleston]], and [[Hightower Hall]] and Homestead House at [[Brattonsville Historic District|Brattonsville]], South Carolina, along with the grounds of the Brattonsville Plantation in [[McConnells, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movies Filmed in South Carolina – ''The Patriot''|work=South Carolina Information Highway|publisher=SCIway.net|url=http://www.sciway.net/movies/sc-movie-patriot.html|year=2009|access-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref> Producer Mark Gordon said the production team "tried their best to be as authentic as possible" because "the backdrop was serious history," giving attention to details in period dress.<ref name=DVD>{{cite video|date=2000 |title=The Patriot|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Columbia Pictures]]|quote=Special features – True Patriots featurette|isbn=0-7678-5846-8}}</ref> Producer Dean Devlin and the film's costume designers examined actual Revolutionary War uniforms at the [[Smithsonian Institution]] prior to shooting.<ref name=DVD />