CMU School of Drama


Sunday, March 22, 2009

Making a Firework Star Pattern Shell

Confessions of a Fireworks Man: "A firework shell which bursts with a ring pattern, a smiley-face, or a star pattern can be a unique and creative addition to a fireworks display. Suddenly, after a procession of fairly typical full, spherical shell bursts, a simple ring of stars, or a display of four or five of them fired simultaneously, changes the focus of attention of the audience. 'Hey, here's something different,' they'll think to themselves."

1 comment:

Ethan Weil said...

This is a very interesting explanation. Firework workers must have a lot in common with theatre workers, but I don't know much about their world. I had no idea it was possible to make your own fireworks, let alone legal to do and write about.