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 EconomidesEditor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Patrick Cyrana
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon WhiteProduction Manager: Peter BrunetteCasting Producer: Nicholas SawyerCamera Operator: Mar Alfonso
Sound Mixer: Rebecca ONeil
Production Assistant: Ryan CoppolaPost Production Supervisor: Christian OlguinPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia; JC ScruggsAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds