This year, the Sydney New Year’s fireworks were watched by millions of people around the world, but have you ever wondered how it’s put together?

We speak to the man behind the fireworks, Fortunato Forti, a seventh generation pyrotechnician who has put on displays all over the world including in Hong Kong, Turkey, Canada, the US and the UK.

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