War of Attrition (paintball film)
War of Attrition is a tournament paintball film produced by DerDer Productions, documenting the 2007 professional paintball season in the United States. The film follows four leading professional teams competing in the Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) and National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) circuits.[1][2]
The production focuses on the demands of an extended tournament season, combining match footage, player interviews and team profiles from X-Ball and seven-player competition.
Content
[edit]War of Attrition documents the physical and competitive demands faced by professional paintball teams during the 2007 season.
DerDer Productions followed selected teams throughout the year, examining their performances, rivalries and efforts to remain competitive across the two major American tournament circuits.[1]
Featured teams and players
[edit]The film's original promotional description identifies four principal teams and several featured players.[1]
The film follows the reorganised Ironmen roster, including Oliver Lang and Nicky Cuba, as the team competes in professional X-Ball.
Chris Lasoya, Tyler Humphrey and their teammates are featured as Trauma attempts to maintain its position in the National Xball League (NXL).
The film follows Rusty Glaze, Glenn Takemoto and Infamous as the team competes across both professional tournament circuits.
Ryan Greenspan and Davey Williamson feature in the film's coverage of Dynasty's continued success in NPPL seven-player competition.
Tournament coverage
[edit]War of Attrition documents ten professional tournaments held during the 2007 season, comprising five PSP events and five NPPL events.[2]
PSP events
[edit]- Los Angeles, California
- Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Omaha, Nebraska
- 2007 Paintball World Cup, Florida
NPPL events
[edit]- Huntington Beach, California
- Tampa, Florida
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Kansas City, Missouri
- San Diego, California
The film alternates between X-Ball and seven-player footage, including interviews discussing the differences between the two competitive formats.[2]
Bonus features
[edit]The original DVD promotion advertised two additional features:[1]
- A new instalment of On the Short Bus, DerDer's recurring behind-the-scenes and comedy series.
- Footage from the Australian Masters paintball tournament.
The promotional preorder package also advertised a 44-page colour photography booklet documenting the season, a GG barrel band, a DerDer sticker sheet and a DerDer Sandana.[1]
Soundtrack
[edit]Music accompanies the film's tournament sequences and promotional material.
The American instrumental post-rock group This Will Destroy You is associated with the production. The group's record label, Magic Bullet Records, listed War of Attrition by DerDer among its recorded media placements.[3]
The film's promotional trailer also featured a version of Paint It Black, originally recorded by the Rolling Stones. In February 2008, participants in the German paintball forum PBHub identified the recording as a cover performed by the American punk rock band The Generators.[4]
The Generators' version appeared on their 2007 album The Great Divide.[5]
A complete verified soundtrack listing, including individual tracks by This Will Destroy You and their placement within the film, has not been established.
Production and release
[edit]War of Attrition was produced by DerDer Productions following the 2007 professional tournament season.
On 12 February 2008, the German paintball forum PBHub reproduced DerDer's promotional announcement, including featured teams, bonus material and preorder information. The advertised DVD package was priced at US$35.[1]
The surviving online version of the film runs for approximately 105 minutes, including an On the Short Bus outtakes segment.[2]
The production was subsequently included in a six-disc DerDer collection alongside:
This collection was distributed through paintball retailers, including ANSgear.[6]
Availability
[edit]On 26 July 2023, Alex Williams uploaded a complete-length version of War of Attrition to YouTube, providing a chapter guide to its tournament coverage.[2]
The film is also included in the DerDer classic paintball video collection hosted by BKi Paintball.[7]
See also
[edit]- DerDer Productions
- National Professional Paintball League
- Paintball Sports Promotions
- National Xball League
- Paintball films
References
[edit]- "DerDer: War of Attrition", PBHub Paintballforum, 12 February 2008. Reproduction of DerDer's original promotional announcement, including teams, featured players, bonus material and preorder details.
- Alex Williams, "Derder Productions - War of Attrition Full Paintball Video", YouTube, 26 July 2023. Includes event-by-event chapter timings and tournament locations.
- Magic Bullet Records, "This Will Destroy You", artist biography and media placement credits.
- PBHub Paintballforum, "DerDer: War of Attrition", discussion of the film's trailer soundtrack, 28 February 2008.
- VISIONS, "The Generators: The Great Divide", 2007. Album review confirming the band's recording of "Paint It Black".
- ANSgear, "Derder 6 Pack Paintball DVD", historical product description and collection contents.
- BKi Paintball, "DerDer Productions Classic Paintball Videos".