II found this article, which I think will help any pyrotechnic newbie. If you have any ideas you want to share, please do!!!!! Join in our forum topics or create your own forum topic.

http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Create-Your-Own-Fireworks-Show/739880

                                                                                                                           Here's a model for you to use when designing your fireworks show. It's the "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, an award-winning night time show performed at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IllumiNations:_Reflections_of_Earth

                                                                                                                        Check this out!!!! It's the fireworks show over the statue of liberty.

http://home.aristotle.net/july4th/fireworks/

Use buckets full of sand or dirt to safely place your Roman candles, wire sparklers and bottle rockets.These same buckets of dirt or sand are great to hold lit punk sticks to light your fireworks AND to keep pesky bugs away.

                                                 Did you know that all fireworks should be lit at least 250 feet from any building structure and you should keep your audience separated from the fireworks display in the distances below for optimal viewing safety:

General Rule of Thumb: 100 ft per 1” of reloadable (artillery) shell. So if you have a 3” shell, you’ll have a fall out area of 300 ft.

• 150 Feet – All reloadable items, artillery, 500 gram & larger multi-tube items, and large stick sky rockets.
• 100 Feet – Medium-size multi-tube items and stick sky rockets and small reloadable artillery.
• 75 Feet – Roman candles, small multi-tube items, small sky rockets and flying wing items (sky flyers).
• 50 Feet - Firecrackers
• 25 Feet - Ground base fountains and ground spinners