Tech Support - Pyrotechnician Answers Fireworks Questions From Twitter

Pyrotechnician Patrick Cyrana joins WIRED to answer your burning questions about fireworks. How are fireworks designed? How do they get their color? What is the most dangerous firework statistically? Who invented fireworks? How do you become a professional pyrotechnician. Patrick answers all of these questions and more—it’s Fireworks Support.

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey

Director of Photography: Constantine Economides

Editor: Richard Trammell

Expert: Patrick Cyrana

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White

Production Manager: Peter Brunette

Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer

Camera Operator: Mar Alfonso

Sound Mixer: Rebecca ONeil

Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola

Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen

Additional Editor: Jason Malizia; JC Scruggs

Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds