Blowdown is an internationally broadcast documentary television series that follows a team of explosive demolition experts as they prepare and implode iconic, complex and challenging structures around the world.
The series airs on National Geographic Channel International, History Television in Canada, DMAX in Germany and Five in the United Kingdom, and is produced by Parallax Film Productions Incorporated.
The hour-long shows focus on the dangers, challenges, and inside strategies of this high-risk[1] type of demolition by documenting the work of a specialized explosives team: Controlled Demolition Incorporated.
Using a combination of exclusive footage, high-concept visual effects and process-driven computer models[2], Blowdown explains the complex science behind CDI’s mission[3].
The series highlights obstacles the team encounters as they rely on experience and intuition to reverse engineer structures designed to be indestructible[4].
Episodes edit
Season One edit
Season One episodes include the explosive demolition of[5]:
Four cooling towers at an active nuclear power plant;
A rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral;
A landmark Vegas casino hotel on the city’s bustling main strip; and
A resort complex on Miami’s dense coastline
Season Two edit
Season Two episodes include the explosive demolition of:
A massive sports stadium in Indianapolis;
A former spy ship, the Hoyt S. Vandenberg;
A brand-new hurricane-proof tower on the South Padre Island; and
The largest sports facility in the world - Fonte Nova Stadium in Brazil, shot in 3D
References edit
- ^ Explosives Fact Sheet 13 Using Explosives for Demolition, New South Wales Government url: http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Publications/AlertsGuidesHazards/DangerousGoodsExplosivesFireworksPyrotechnics/explosives_factsheet_13_using_explosives_demolition%205279.pdf
- ^ Parallax Film Productions website trailers url: http://www.parallaxfilm.com/blowdown.htm
- ^ National Geographic's "Blowdown" Series - 2008, The Loizeaux Group, LLC url: http://www.controlled-demolition.com/default.asp?reqLocId=6&reqItemId=20080827122422
- ^ National Geographic Features url: http://www.nationalgeographic.ca/features/Blowdown.asp
- ^ National Geographic Features url: http://www.nationalgeographic.ca/features/Blowdown.asp