This display contained a few new effects which I haven’t seen before. One of these gives the impression that a cluster of stars is falling slower than it should do, but not as slow as stars on parachutes. The stars themselves appeared to be quite small so perhaps this was the reason why they didn’t fall as fast as “normal” stars.
Another interesting effect as a variation on the “twinkling” or “firefly” stars which have been described before. In this case, the flashing effect was much slower than the normal twinkling stars, and the stars themselves seemed much larger and brighter. Also, there were different colored flashing stars produced, red and green been the most noticeable.
Another interesting effect were the shells which burst into perhaps 50 or more small shells which then filled the sky with stars.
From an overall point of view, the display was not as well choreographed as it might have been. Some members of the crowd started to leave when it seemed as though the display was over. However, it was not and the finale was incredible. There must have been of the order of 1000 shells shot in the final two minutes, culminating in a tremendous barrage of salutes.
If it hadn’t have been for the finale, I would only have classified fied this display as mediocre, especially since earlier on in the display, a particular effect would be repeated to the point of tedium.