Natural Selection (paintball film)

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]

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