Professional Pyrotechnic Rigging and Firing - Extra FX Fireworks Ltd - Stratford River Festival 2011

[@PeterMackett]

Fantastic video,Ed!,i was once allowed to help fire a big display just by chatting to the operators,they knew how interested i was and how much i knew so they let me fire the 4 and 5 inch shells by the old method with a portfire,i know exactly what you mean about the vibrations and noise that close up!,pleased to see they offered you a job so best of luck with it!,look forward to seeing more!

[@therealchayd]

Fan-bloody-tastic, I like the two camera setup. I helped fire the Cambridge display for a few years back in the early 90s. I still remember the black tarry mess left on my hands and clothes after clearing up all the spent pyro. Still, great fun!

[@captainuk001]

That was fantastic! you lucky thing getting a chance to be there in the thick of it and you must have learned a lot thanks for that nice one

[@pyr0ph1L]

Wow that must've been an awesome day :D .. Really nice show too, the cake with the whistles was sooo loud, that really caught my attention. (:

[@clarity2la]

haha i've been waiting for any move from you =) i mean you were inactive about 3 (maybe more months) glad to see you back!

[@shusune]

Very nice... The split-screen particularly well. ^.^

[@ExtraFxFireworks]

Great video mate, glad you enjoyed the day :)

[@murdoch2486]

@captainuk001 cheers Cap'n :) massively lucky to have go involved, and the show itself was awesome from we were at the firing line. The camera that was in the audience was a bit poor, so i'll get some actual footage of the display in the air from ground zero next time! Yeah, learned loads! although its suprising how much of the knowledge used for our amateur side of things still applied here! good to hear from you buddy hope youre well

[@0123legoman3210]

Nice I, bet every pyro would benefit from a trip like that. Hope its going well Sam

[@flyingfish555]

It depends on what you are fusing, but for passing fire between uncoated visco fuses, zip ties work better because they press the fuses together more forcefully.

[@JtagSheep]

nice video in a few years time im of to use for 3 weeks 1 week then the 2nd bonfire nigt then the 3rd and i will hopefully be having a huge fireworks display i soo cant wait lol

[@vh718]

looked like fun. did you have to wear one of those jump suite things haha.

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Pretty cool video, I liked the split screen. Thanks for sharing

[@DJuanHS]

This is so freaking cool. I've always wondered what behind the scenes looked. my stepdad was a firefighter who sometimes stood standby by the launch sites and he said it was basically just tubes like this but I always wondered more

[@AlexKalicinski]

Awesome video. Love this song

[@murdoch2486]

@ExtremePeppers thanks a lot buddy glad you enjoyed the show!

[@xBangergoosEx]

looks like a good experience man!

[@murdoch2486]

Cheers Chay, it was a proper fun day! brilliant! yeah i find you end up having black snot for the next couple of weeks after a display as well! good to hear from you bud, hope youre well

[@murdoch2486]

@clarity2la yeah its been a while! The only reason being is that ive moved house, and my workshop is still at the old house, waiting to be transported with all my gear! it is a work in progress, but its taking longer than expected! regular service will resume sooooon! good to hear from you matey

[@murdoch2486]

@xBangergoosEx It was brilliant! got more displays coming. cant wait!

[@3ccdmike]

Nice ! congratulations, I would have liked it if the camera looking at the guns was an insert on the lower right of full screen of the show but anyway.

[@mheyqu22]

Amazing fireworks 👍👍👍

[@murdoch2486]

@pyr0ph1L it was an amazing day! took so much away from the whole experience :) yeah, the display itself was fantastic, some really meaty stuff on the firing line, coupled with fact that we were about 15m away from ground zero! every pop and bang resonated through your body....felt like i was out in Afghanistan! :P

[@mondays89]

That is so cool! How much does it cost to put on a show like this? If I didn't have a license is there anything I could do to to help out at a show someone is putting on? I would enjoy simply operating the switchboard if nothing else. :-) Is getting a license basically like getting a college degree or is it not as intensive? I have wanted to do this kind of stuff for a while.

[@ThomasAntoniusOlsenJr.333]

About a $15k show must be in a small town!

[@joshuacomeau1689]

My OCD sky rocketed when I saw the yellow case full of wires.

[@DJuanHS]

Joshua Comeau I see what you did there

[@murdoch2486]

@petermackett37 cheers Pete, brilliant, theres nothing quite like the satisfaction of knowing that an audience of thousands is watching your every move! although its pitch black, it feels like theres a massive spot light on you! its awesome! haha, yeah, id love to give hand firing a go, im sure the only way to replicate the adrenaline rush from that is to run around in a minefield! thanks mate, much appreciated great to hear from you

[@murdoch2486]

@mondays89 This is a £2000 display, which includes the fireworks themselves, transport, rigging fees etc. Ofcourse you can! All you need to do is contact a firing company, and see if you can come down with them on a display. They will assess whether you are a valuable asset to them, and take it from there. You dont need any qualifications as such to rig, the licensing comes in when you start purchasing and transporting the pyro yourself. remember you dont get if you dont ask! good luck

[@murdoch2486]

@shusune cheers mate! yeah my first project using Sony Vegas Pro! love it!

[@Clarensee]

Is this exactly how the "governmental" fireworks look and work??? I gotta know - never saw one at the launch "pad". Or are those even more serious and are launched from cannons?

[@murdoch2486]

@alibabba2 cheers buddy, im a lucky guy! funny you should say that....ive been offered a job with the company! so let the games begin! :) all the best mate

[@neonpike]

painting the sky with fire , i thought i caught the smell of the smoke at one point

[@murdoch2486]

@neonpike love that saying! Pyrotechnics IS an art form :) we were that close to ground zero, we could taste the smoke!

[@murdoch2486]

@leon8285 cheers buddy! there will be more to come! :)

[@NaztyNate]

wow cool video

[@DjMiska]

They are called salutes. Only to make flash and a bang. Some salutes are so big that they can cause car alarm systems set off.

[@lrosal3z]

Which firework is the ones that just make a big bang called? Dont do anything but a flash and a bang?

[@littlefellahardcore]

salutes or maroons

[@marcussalinas6699]

Is there any way like a regular person like myself who likes to entertain people can get hands on the big fireworks like these can u plz let me know

[@Threatstodebts69]

Marcus Salinas you can however you are required to hold a proper license and most fireworks of this size are illegal in vast amounts of states for civilian use. Texas and some states like Indiana are exceptions.

[@ThomasAntoniusOlsenJr.333]

You have to have a pyrotech license to get your hands on any shells let alone get any work!

[@bendover11111]

@@ThomasAntoniusOlsenJr.333You don’t need a license to work on professional displays 😂

[@nickracingalice]

percaso avete fatto fuochi d'artificio ad altamura ?

[@pyroguy5766]

What about a finale???

[@SomethingEveryone]

Superb!

[@bepride123]

who else is on a random video streak??

[@murdoch2486]

@vh718 haha, yeah! had my own set of ninja like black overalls!.....just in case we caught fire! :P

[@azmagaref]

i liked what the heavy artillery was doing .

[@Nunezjorge38]

Awesome

[@Valyn66]

Not everyone has a half-million dollar budget for their show. You would expect the smallest shell to be 6-inches...? You do realize that decent 6" shells (like the ones you see in this video) run about $35-$45 PER SHELL, right? By the way, the "smaller shells" that "you can buy easily" are, in fact, cakes. As far as the actual individual shells go, it looks to range from 3" up to 6". No, you cannot "buy those easily."

[@essencee234]

hello, what is pyrotechnic flash bulb?

[@murdoch2486]

@0123legoman3210 cheers Sam, everythings going great! hope youre well. definitely! just get your self out there! someone will snap you up! :)

[@stephenoconnor1729]

who is the music by

[@corcon6976]

The Big Round Subs

[@macdonaldkl]

those wooden motor racks are unsafe, if you have an in motor explosion you get the type of accident that happened in simi valley. Those racks are illegal here in Canada

[@patrickrollings7991]

great

[@SteamBunneh]

ooooooooh aaaah.. xD love it

[@Maikylp1996]

Cool

[@alinfdfd]

top top top quero fazer aqui no brasil ,

[@Sadikul]

your name should be Gandalf FX , lmao AWESOME BTW

[@iProdigyGamerz]

The music scared the shit out of me

[@skaterman1112foru]

Wicked

[@murdoch2486]

@PyroDan1 As am i, danimal as am i! :)

[@nareshbolia436]

Nice

[@rivierafrank]

Never use scissors.

[@matisantillan1852]

likeeeeeeeeee genial

[@raya8085]

Ok ga

[@letter3able]

good for you some of us arnt so gunge ho about this china crap going off near us and like to have a little distance or maybe it needs to be set to music?

[@infera1]

12:40 pewwww pewwww

[@emanuelroda5284]

cuanto gastaron 50 pesos ? jaja

[@AlekseyDC]

такие хорошие позиции салюток и так хреново отстрелять!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! я в шоке!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MarcLloydZ]

trees are the worst

[@alexisllamasmedina1877]

si podrás tronar megatones y cherry boom

[@rosarioarellano2586]

The trees make us breath air

[@nareshkumare8180]

Nice fiwer

[@ayberkaydn7512]

5:05 :)

[@thewheeler231]

Me

[@lucasfiguera8912]

muy manijas

[@owncore2634]

IAM

[@ondrasurak2163]

:)

[@corcon6976]

Poor birds...

[@franksuact498]

Estos Son asesinos.

[@fernando73959]

rapaiz

[@svisser72]

😎 cool