History of the «Step to the Stars» project
The «Step to the Stars» project began in 1997 with Mykhailo Poplavsky's idea to create a national children's show to identify talented children and popularize Ukrainian culture.
The project was a joint effort:
- First National Television Channel
- Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts
- International Charitable Foundation «Gifted Children of Ukraine»
«Step to the Stars» was a free competition for all children that allowed them to realize their creative abilities. This gave the project great social significance. «Stars» came from different parts of Ukraine to shine on the stage of the National Palace of Arts «Ukraine» with their talent. The main condition was to perform songs in Ukrainian.
Mykhailo Poplavsky, the author of the idea, producer and chief director, is convinced that national consciousness should be formed from an early age. That's why he instilled a love of work and perseverance in achieving goals.
"For 15 years, we have found tens of thousands of talents from the largest cities and most remote villages of our country, discovered many new names that have conquered many peaks of artistic Olympus. «Step to the stars» — is an investment in the spiritual future of Ukraine"
After the launch of the competition on Ukrainian television, children's programs accounted for 3% of total broadcasting. However, the «Step to the Stars» project ensured the high quality of the filming process, involving novel approaches to set design and modern equipment.
Also, the emergence of new hits for children in the Ukrainian music space was a significant event.
Supporting children
The «Step to the Stars» project was a political, ideological and creative decision by Mikhail Poplavsky. It was support for Ukrainian culture, effective assistance to talented children and a significant contribution to the future of Ukraine.
The project «Shore of Hope — Step to the Stars» was aimed at children with disabilities, orphans, and children deprived of parental care. On the eve of St. Nicholas Day, the participants received nice gifts and sweets, as well as unique emotions from the performances.
Finals of the contest
Since September 2005, the final of the contest has been held on the big stage of the Artek International Children's Camp in Crimea. The gala concerts brought together thousands of fans of the talented girls and boys.
Artek also hosted the «Our Land is Ukraine» festival of young talents. It was organized by the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts and the famous children's health resort. The event lasted for a week and ended with a gala concert featuring the winners of the «Step to the Stars» national television children's competition.
Popularity
«Step to the Stars» has become a cult project all over Ukraine. In addition to being broadcast on the First Channel of Ukrainian Television, the program was aired on almost all regional TV companies.
Each city, town, and village considered it necessary to hold a contest with this name. This was supported by the organizers, because the main thing is that children should be able to express their creative talents.
The organizers of the «Step to the Stars» contest continued to take care of the talented children. The Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts invited them to study, which gave them a chance to get a prestigious education.
Achievements
The «Step to the Stars» television program has received numerous awards as the best project for children and youth. The contest attracted millions of viewers with its scale and entertainment.
Over the years, the contest has gained international recognition, and the program's popularity has spread beyond Ukraine. The contestants have represented Ukraine at the «Junior Eurovision Song Contest» and won at festivals in America, Finland, Italy, Poland and Bulgaria.
Thanks to the «Step to the Stars» project, the following people started their journey to success on the professional stage Mika Newton (Oksana Hrytsai), Eva Bushmina, Vitaliy Chyrva, Anton Klimik, Olga Shanis, Maria Yaremchuk, Anastasia Baginska, LAUD (Vlad Karashchuk), Vira Kekelia, Alina Grosu, Yulia Sanina (Yulia Golovan), TAIMANOVA (Diana Taimanova), DEMCHUK (Vasyl Demchuk), SKYLERR (Valeria Kudryavets), SKHOZHA (Anastasia Kalinova), Angelina Terennikova, Eduard Romanyuta, Oleksandr Ostanin and others.
The «Step to the Stars» project has become a pioneer in the search for gifted children in Ukraine! For many years, the show has not left the airwaves of the First National Channel and has been constantly topping the rating table of Ukrainian television.
«Step to the Stars» website
The task was to comprehensively develop and implement a modern website for the Ukrainian TV children's competition «Step to the stars» for the purpose of registering participants and obtaining all the necessary information about the competition. After a thorough analysis of the project's design concept and discussions with the client on all technical solutions, the main tasks for the website development were identified, including:
- design development of the interface, all sections and pages;
- implementation of the YouTube channel of the competition on the website;
- introduction of a registration system for collecting data on competition participants.
Result of the work
For the successful implementation of the project, the following was performed:
- Interface design. A convenient and intuitive interface was developed that meets the needs of the competition participants.
- Graphics optimization. The graphics on the site have been processed and optimized for fast loading.
- Filling with content. The site was filled with text information about the contest, terms of participation, rules, etc.
- Participant registration. A registration system for competition participants was developed.
- YouTube channel integration. The contest's YouTube channel has been integrated into the site so that participants can watch videos about the contest.
- Create a photo gallery. A photo gallery was created, which contains photos of the contest participants.
- Placement and Settings. The site was hosted and configured for work.