Explosive 3D

Aug 26, 2011 19 Comments by

Premiering this Sunday on the Discovery, Sony and IMAX joint venture 3D channel 3net, Blowdown 3D is the first ever 3D documentary about structural implosions.

Blowdown 3D, which was originally commissioned by History Television and National Geographic Channels International but acquired by 3net, has been produced by Parallax Film Productions Inc who used 20 custom-rigged cameras to film the implosion of the 100,000 Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil.

“3net is trying to be the gold standard for 3D,” says Mark Ringwald, Director of Scheduling and Acquisitions for 3net. “We work really hard to make sure everything is the best it can be in terms of 3D convergence.”

“Blowdown 3D is a great story about collapsing a stadium, and all the 3D is really good. Blowdown was perfectly suited to 3D. We couldn’t think of a better subject to document in 3D, or a more difficult one,” says Ian Herring, President and Director, Parallax Film Productions. “You’re putting not one camera, but two cameras, in the midst of an explosion, and you have to line them up perfectly but the payoff is huge … Who doesn’t want to see explosions in your face like never before? It’s dangerous thrills, and the 3D makes it feel so much more real.” Herring says.