Final checks for London New Year's Eve firework display
Final preparations take place on a portion of the 12,000 fireworks used in London's New Year's Eve display, before the barges housing them sail up the Thames into position. Darryl Fleming, Director of Titanium Fireworks, the company in charge of the show, describes the run-up as an "excruciating wait." "As soon as that first shell lifts, then I sort of go into show mode and that 11 minutes just flashes by," he adds.
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Final preparations take place on a portion of the 12,000 fireworks used in London's New Year's Eve display, before the barges housing them sail up the Thames into position. Darryl Fleming, Director of Titanium Fireworks, the company in charge of the show, describes the run-up as an "excruciating wait." "As soon as that first shell lifts, then I sort of go into show mode and that 11 minutes just flashes by," he adds.
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00:00Sorry, I think you need a bit more again.
00:23A little wider, sorry.
00:53I'll pre-do that so it looks nice.
01:23And we're just doing a continuity test to make sure that all the modules are working
01:38and testing that the igniters are all plugged in to the right circuits.
02:02Yeah I mean we're certainly proud to be involved in the biggest show, certainly in the country
02:06if not in Europe, and I've personally been working and planning on this since August
02:11this year with the creative team from the Mayor's office and Identity who we work with,
02:16the production company involved in delivering the event, coming up with the theme and creating
02:20the soundtrack.
02:23And ever since the 18th of November we've been busy in the factory, a team of 12 people
02:28at our facility putting together the 12,000 fireworks, fusing and prepping everything,
02:33unboxing it and getting everything ready, loading all the vehicles, a couple of days
02:38off for Christmas and then we're back here on the 27th to start loading on site.
02:43We've got that, then we just wait for the midnight moment and it's just that excruciating
02:48wait, it's a bit like being an expectant father waiting for the show to start.
02:52But as soon as that first shell lifts then I sort of go into show mode and that 11 minutes
02:58just flashes by and then it's just relief really that the show's over and then the realisation
03:03we've got to pack it all away.