McTodd

I recently posted on the New Members thread, and mentioned that I have some documentaries originally taped from TV which I hoped to upload to a suitable site.

This I have now done, with the most relevant videos being found on Stage6. If you want to watch them online, you'll need to download and install Stage6's DivX player (for free!). Alternatively, right-click on the right-hand symbol (the narrow rectangle) in the centre of the still image and save the file to your HD - you'll see what I mean when you click on the links below. BTW, these aren't scrappy little YouTube videos, limited to ten minutes, but full-length, TV-quality videos.

Kaboom! is a documentary originally aired as part of Channel 4's Equinox strand, and is a thoroughly entertaining romp through the history and practice of explosives!
Kaboom!

Hollywood Mega Blasts is a Channel 5 doco on, well, special effects pyrotechnics:
Hollywood Mega Blasts

If you have any trouble with the links, go to my section of the site, here - you may even find other stuff worth downloading!
McTodd's Stage6 Videos

Finally, here is my attempt at DIY special effects pyrotechnics, made around 1985:
McTodd's SFX Pyro Thingy