Editing Rob Astamendi (section)

== Paintball filmmaking career ==

=== Early DerDer productions ===

Astamendi was involved in producing tournament paintball films by the early 2000s.

DerDer's earliest documented releases included ''300 FPS'', a film covering PSP tournament competition during 2003.

Contemporary WARPIG trade-show reporting identified the production as a new DerDer release at the [[2003 Paintball World Cup]].[4]

By March 2004, Astamendi was travelling to paintball tournaments to record footage for DerDer productions.

At the [[Carolina Field Owners Association]] (CFOA) season opener in Easley, South Carolina, contemporary WARPIG correspondent Joshua Silverman identified Astamendi as representing DerDer Productions.

Silverman reported that Astamendi had travelled to the event to produce a DVD documenting the regional tournament series.[1]

The resulting production, ''[[The CFOA Experience]]'', combined footage from competitions in Easley, Atlanta, China Grove and Greensboro.

WARPIG's November 2004 review described DerDer's use of handheld professional video cameras, high shutter speeds and progressive-scan recording to capture tournament action.[5]

=== Documentary productions ===

During the mid-2000s, DerDer expanded its catalogue of tournament films.

Productions associated with the company during this period included:

* ''[[Roadkill (paintball film)|Roadkill: The DerDer U.S. Tour]]'' — 2004 tournament coverage.
* ''[[Obscure Influence]]'' — 2005 professional tournament documentary.
* ''[[Natural Selection (paintball film)|Natural Selection]]'' — 2005 tournament film.
* ''[[Soldiers of Misfortune]]'' — documentary featuring professional paintball competition.
* ''[[Free Agent (paintball film)|Free Agent]]'' — coverage of the 2006 professional tournament season.
* ''[[War of Attrition (paintball film)|War of Attrition]]'' — coverage of the 2007 professional tournament season.
* ''[[Progression (paintball film)|Progression]]'' — 2008 tournament documentary.

These productions are documented in contemporary paintball publications and surviving DerDer video collections.[2][3][6]

DerDer subsequently released additional films including ''[[Dementia (paintball film)|Dementia]]'', ''[[Malevolent (paintball film)|Malevolent]]'' and ''[[Campaign (paintball film)|Campaign]]'', documenting professional competition through the early 2010s.[3]

A fuller catalogue of the company's productions is maintained in the [[DerDer]] article.