Free Agent (paintball film)
Free Agent is a tournament paintball film produced by DerDer Productions, documenting the 2006 professional paintball season in the United States. The film covers competition in the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) and Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP), including the National Xball League (NXL).[1][2]
The DVD has a runtime of approximately 90 minutes and carries a 2007 copyright notice.[1]
Content
[edit]Free Agent focuses on professional paintball during the 2006 season, a period in which player contracts, transfers and financial opportunities were becoming increasingly prominent in the sport.[1][2]
The film documents competition between leading professional teams across the NXL's X-Ball format and the NPPL's seven-player format.
Its promotional material places particular emphasis on players seeking paid contracts and the efforts of competing teams to challenge Dynasty's dominance in NPPL competition.[2]
Tournament coverage
[edit]The original DVD packaging identifies footage from nine events during the 2006 season:[1]
- PSP Texas Open
- NPPL Huntington Beach
- PSP Las Vegas Open
- NPPL Boston
- PSP Chicago Open
- NPPL San Diego
- PSP Southern California
- NPPL Orange County
- 2006 Paintball World Cup
The coverage includes both seven-player NPPL competition and X-Ball matches organised through the PSP and NXL.
Bonus features
[edit]The DVD includes the third episode of On the Short Bus, a recurring bonus feature in DerDer Productions' films.
The episode features:
- Nicky Cuba
- Todd Martinez
- Brian Cole
The participants are identified on the original DVD packaging.[1][3]
Production and release
[edit]Free Agent was produced by DerDer Productions and distributed on DVD.
Although the film documents the 2006 tournament season and is catalogued as a 2006 production by BKi Paintball, its original DVD packaging carries a copyright notice dated 2007.[1][4]
The exact commercial release date has not been independently established.
The film was subsequently included in a six-disc DerDer collection alongside:
The collection was distributed through paintball retailers including ANSgear.[3]
Availability
[edit]Free Agent is included in the DerDer classic paintball film collection made available through BKi Paintball. The collection also includes several other productions documenting professional paintball during the 2000s.[4]
See also
[edit]- DerDer Productions
- National Professional Paintball League
- Paintball Sports Promotions
- National Xball League
- Paintball films
References
[edit]- DerDer Productions, Free Agent, original DVD rear cover, including tournament locations, runtime, bonus features and 2007 copyright notice.
- ANSgear, "Derder Free Agent DVD", historical product description.
- ANSgear, "Derder 6 Pack Paintball DVD", collection contents and bonus feature information.
- BKi Paintball, "DerDer Productions Classic Paintball Videos".
