Noah Winter's Artistry in Motion Orchestrates Super Bowl Confetti Drop
Artistry in Motion supplies 300 pounds of two-colored confetti per team and times launches to triple zero on the game clock.
Overview
Noah Winter executed his 30th consecutive Super Bowl confetti drop for his company Artistry in Motion, delivering 300 pounds (135 kilograms) of two-colored confetti for each team at the game's end.
Artistry in Motion times confetti cannons to fire only when the game clock shows triple zero to avoid premature launches, Noah Winter said.
Jane Gershovich, a photographer who covered the Seattle Seahawks' 2014 Super Bowl win, said players and their families "make confetti angels" and that the confetti "brings a lot of joy," she said.
Seaman Paper manufactures about 150,000 pounds (68,000 kilograms) of tissue paper daily and supplies the U.S.-sourced material Artistry in Motion turns into confetti, Jamie Jones, a Seaman owner, said.
Noah Winter said Artistry in Motion will continue customizing Super Bowl confetti for sponsors, including printed messages and trophy-shaped cuts for the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this as a neutral, human-interest piece that emphasizes process and craft rather than opinion. Editorial voice sticks to factual logistics (weights, timing, recycled paper) while positive language appears in quoted source content—e.g., Winter’s “iconic moment” and a photographer’s “wholesome”—so there’s little editorial framing or omitted viewpoints.
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FAQ
The losing team's confetti is not used and is recycled each year.
Noah Winter began with lighting design and pyrotechnics, then created confetti effects for Disney shows in the mid-1980s, leading to work with the Rolling Stones and eventually Super Bowls starting in 1997.
Seaman Paper, a Massachusetts company, manufactures the U.S.-sourced tissue paper that Artistry in Motion turns into confetti.
They use proprietary gas-powered confetti launchers called BigBlasters, which can propel confetti up to 110 feet in the air.
Artistry in Motion supplies confetti for rock concerts, movies, political conventions, Olympics, and various sporting events beyond the Super Bowl.
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