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'''Natural Selection''' is a 2005 tournament [[paintball film]] produced by [[DerDer Productions]]. Released on DVD, the film documents professional paintball competition during the 2005 season, focusing on tournament rivalries, player transfers and the pressures experienced by professional teams.[1][2]

The production has a main runtime of approximately 80 minutes, with an additional 25 minutes of bonus features.[1]

== Content ==

''Natural Selection'' combines tournament footage, player interviews and behind-the-scenes material from professional paintball events in the United States.

Its tournament coverage includes:

* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) Pittsburgh.
* [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) San Diego.
* [[2005 Paintball World Cup]], including [[National Xball League]] (NXL) competition.[1]

The film addresses several developments in professional paintball during the 2005 season.

=== Featured teams and players ===

'''[[Dynasty]] and [[XSV]]'''

The film follows the competitive rivalry between Dynasty and XSV, two leading professional teams of the period.[1]

'''[[Avalanche]]'''

A segment examines the difficulties experienced by Avalanche as the team attempted to maintain its roster and competitive position.[1]

'''[[Oliver Lang]]'''

The production includes an exclusive interview with Oliver Lang and covers his departure from Dynasty, a prominent player transfer during the period.[1]

'''[[Baltimore Trauma]]'''

The film documents Baltimore Trauma's emergence as a leading professional team, including its performances in NXL competition.[1]

== Bonus features ==

The DVD contains approximately 25 minutes of additional material, including:

* ''On the Short Bus'', episode two, featuring [[Nicky Cuba]], BC and [[Todd Martinez]].
* The DerDer Scavenger Hunt.
* A highlight reel from Cal Jam 2005.
* Additional player interviews and tournament footage.[1][3]

== Soundtrack ==

''Natural Selection'' uses contemporary music to accompany its tournament footage and documentary sequences.

The electronic music group '''pH10''' is a documented soundtrack contributor. A September 2008 promotional biography published by Fanatic Promotion identifies ''Natural Selection'' among the DerDer films featuring the group's music.[4]

Individual pH10 song titles used in the production have not been established from available soundtrack credits.

== Release and distribution ==

''Natural Selection'' was released in 2005 as part of DerDer Productions' catalogue of tournament paintball DVDs.[2]

The film was subsequently distributed as part of a double-disc package with ''[[Obscure Influence]]'', another DerDer production covering professional paintball during the same period.[5]

It was also included in a six-disc DerDer collection alongside ''[[War of Attrition]]'', ''[[Free Agent]]'', ''[[Soldiers of Misfortune]]'', ''[[Progression]]'' and ''[[300 FPS]]''.[3]

== See also ==

* [[DerDer Productions]]
* [[Obscure Influence]]
* [[Paintball films]]
* [[2005 Paintball World Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://www.e-paintball.com/product/derder-natural-selection-dvd/ E-Paintball, "Derder Natural Selection DVD", product description and DVD contents.]
# [https://www.bkipaintball.com/course?courseid=derder BKi Paintball, "Derder Productions Classic Paintball Videos", film catalogue.]
# [https://ansgear.com/derder-6-pack-dvd/ ANSgear, "Derder 6 Pack Paintball DVD", archived product description.]
# [https://fanaticpromotion.blogspot.com/2008/09/ph10-offers-nasty-noisy-sound-and.html Fanatic Promotion, "pH10 offers a nasty, noisy sound", 3 September 2008.]
# [https://spiderpainballgun.blogspot.com/2008/01/paintball-dvd-and-videos.html Spyder Paintball Guns, "Paintball DVD and Videos", 10 January 2008.]

== External links ==

* [https://www.derder.com/ DerDer Productions]
* [https://www.bkipaintball.com/course?courseid=derder DerDer classic films at BKi Paintball]

[[Category:Paintball films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]