Editing Paintball film (section)

== History ==

=== Early paintball videos ===

Paintball tournament footage was being commercially distributed on VHS by the 1990s.

[[Traumahead Sportz]] produced recordings of major professional tournaments, including [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) events. Its footage included tournament action, player interviews, equipment demonstrations and behind-the-scenes material.[1]

The [[WARPIG]] website also developed an early online video service called PigTV, which began broadcasting paintball footage in 1997.

Its initial productions included coverage of the 1997 Las Vegas tournaments and the [[1997 Paintball World Cup]], alongside recreational and scenario paintball events. The World Cup programme ran for approximately 104 minutes.[1]

PigTV initially distributed its productions through low-bandwidth RealPlayer video streams. Its archives also document the contemporary availability of VHS tapes produced for commercial sale and television distribution.[1]

=== PUSH and the development of paintball documentaries ===

A significant development in paintball filmmaking came with the release of ''PUSH'' in 2000.

Produced by Patrick Spohrer and [[Bryon Benini]], the documentary followed leading professional teams during the 1999 tournament season.

The film combined tournament footage with player interviews, music-driven editing and coverage of the professional paintball lifestyle.

''PUSH'' premiered during the [[2000 Paintball World Cup]] in Florida. Contemporary reporting by WARPIG described a packed premiere screening and enthusiastic audience reception.[2]

Spohrer and Benini subsequently produced ''[[Sunday Drivers]]'', which premiered during the [[2002 Paintball World Cup]]. The second production placed greater emphasis on tournament action and less on interviews.[3]

=== Monkey With A Gun Productions ===

Patrick Spohrer subsequently established [[Monkey With A Gun Productions]], which developed a series of paintball documentaries.

The company's productions included:

* ''[[Cereal Killerz]]''
* ''[[Heroes for a Day]]''

''Cereal Killerz'' premiered during the 2004 NPPL San Diego tournament at the La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, California.[5]

''Heroes for a Day'', also titled ''Heroes for a Day: The XSV Story'', followed [[XSV]] through its development as a professional tournament team.

The film combined competition footage with interviews, team meetings and off-field activities. Its DVD release included a photographic booklet and soundtrack information.[6]

=== DerDer Productions ===

[[DerDer Productions]] became an established producer of tournament paintball DVDs during the 2000s.

Its productions covered professional leagues including the [[National Professional Paintball League]] and [[Paintball Sports Promotions]], as well as regional circuits such as the [[Xtreme Paintball Sports League]] and [[Carolina Field Owners Association]].

DerDer films typically combined tournament highlights, player interviews, music-driven editing and behind-the-scenes footage.

Notable productions included:

* ''[[Obscure Influence]]''
* ''[[Natural Selection (paintball film)|Natural Selection]]''
* ''[[Soldiers of Misfortune]]''
* ''[[Free Agent (paintball film)|Free Agent]]''
* ''[[War of Attrition (paintball film)|War of Attrition]]''
* ''[[Progression (paintball film)|Progression]]''
* ''[[Bring Out Your Dead]]''
* ''[[Dementia (paintball film)|Dementia]]''
* ''[[Malevolent (paintball film)|Malevolent]]''
* ''[[Campaign (paintball film)|Campaign]]''

A November 2005 review by WARPIG described ''Obscure Influence'' as a 105-minute production featuring extensive tournament coverage and music-driven highlight sequences.[4]

DerDer Productions also developed recurring bonus features, including the comedy and behind-the-scenes series ''On the Short Bus''.