You can probably find parts of this film on the web. The crimson background was artificial, so that the lightning flow would show up better.

NEW FILM OF A LIGHTNING STORM, 1994

Like silver snakes they danced in the crimson sky,
Shimmering and glowing, winding and weaving their light,
A ballet of flickering flashes; the human eye
Entranced by the sinuous chorus; electric delight:

The dance of the lightning, filmed far above the clouds,
Transmitted with all its mystery onto our screens;
Technology’s magic, sharing out to the crowds
The secrets of science, fantastical fairy-tale scenes.

Like wisps from a witch’s cauldron, this flickering brew
Entrances the seekers of knowledge, sets minds in a spin.
This blows the lid off their theories! All they knew
Is back into question. Which calculations will win

And capture these slithering flashes, as the magic of mind
Reached up beyond the clouds this new vision to find?