Blowdown is an internationally broadcast documentarytelevision series that follows a team of explosive demolition experts as they prepare and implode iconic, complex and challenging structures around the world.
Blowdown
Directed by
Ian Herring Sean White
Country of origin
Canada
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
10
Production
Executive producer
Ian Herring
Producer
Maija Leivo
Production company
Parallax Film Productions
Original release
Release
June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25) – July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
Using a combination of exclusive footage, high-concept visual effects and process-driven computer models,[1] Blowdown explains the complex science behind CDI’s mission.[2]
The series highlights obstacles the team encounters as they rely on experience and intuition to reverse engineer structures designed to be indestructible.[3]
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External linksedit
Parallax Film Productions Inc.
Controlled Demolition, Inc.
January 01, 1970
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