Fireworks were filmed at a summer festival in Japan using a Super 16 camera to obtain images in the optical soundtrack area of the film strip. The position of the photocell for reading the visual information in the optical soundtrack area on a 16mm film projector is 26 frames ahead of the position of the aperture for projecting the image. Each segment of 2 rolls of 16mm film was cut into shots of 26 frames each, and the shots were alternated from one roll to the next, which would further separate the sound and visuals while producing a distinct rhythm throughout the film.