All Fired Up

Day and night, indoors and out, pyrotechnics have come a long way from the backyard firecracker

by Terah Shelton | Web Extra for May 2008

Pyrotecnico used gerb effects for this Christina Aguilera concert.

For the launch of the Ford Flex, executive produced by JGK Integrated Solutions, Pyrotek Special Effects utilized a cryogenic "cyro" effect in which 12 cryo jet heads shot upwards approximately 20 feet with red and white color transitions.

Pyrotek Special Effects used "gerb effects," sprays of sparks that can vary in duration, height, angle and spark density, to heat things up during this Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert.

Pyrotek Special Effects' "Dragon" units created these plumes of flame for a My Chemical Romance concert. The units can also create columns of flame up to 25 feet tall.

Special effects, by Pyrotek, for this Fall Out Boy concert include a chase of gerbs to create the sparkling effect as well as colored flame projectors.

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About the author: Terah Shelton

Terah Shelton is a freelance writer based in Atlanta.

Contact: terahs_46@yahoo.com

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