Julianna Guill
TheStarScoop.Com talked to Julianna Guill about the Web series "Sweety High." The series follows four friends through high school, but this is not your average web series. It is interactive with its viewers! To find out more, you'll have to check it out at www.sweetyhigh.com.
The Star Scoop:
What is it like to be part of a web series?
Julianna Guill:
For me, I loved being a part of a web series. I'm lucky enough to have gotten to do two of them at this point. They're really wonderful experiences because they're very collaborative and everyone is on board there to make the best project they can. And that's not to say that's not how it is in film and television. It's almost like in Web series, everyone is on the same level, and we're all working toward this new media goal. That's a very exciting thing to be a part of.
The Star Scoop:
Tracey is a cheerleader. Who were you in high school?
Julianna Guill:
I don't think I was any one thing in particular. I was in theater but I also played field hockey and did dance. I was really into politics. Very into school and grades. I think that is how more kids are these days in high school. They aren't one thing.
The Star Scoop:
Can you tell us about Tracey and her role in the show?
Julianna Guill:
Tracey is my character. She's a cheerleader at Sweety High. Tracey loves her friends more than anything in the world, but sometimes her actions are a little misguided and she gets into trouble. Friendship is about trust and honesty and building those things, and that's what high school is all about. I really love this character because of the connection with really how high school feels and how it is for girls. When you get out of high school, there's really only a few people you'll be friends with, and for Tracey, it's these girls. They'll be friends forever. In terms of the show, each girl in the group is kind of representative of a different thing you can do in high school, like be an activist or be in theater or be into music or sports, or be a cheerleader. When I was in high school, I couldn't get enough of any of this. I really loved to do everything I could.
The Star Scoop:
Who will the show appeal to?
Julianna Guill:
The prime audience is definitely the tween 9-13 age range for girls. It's like a prepatory show for what to expect when you make it to high school, and how to deal with problems you'll face, and also the entire idea behind SweetyHigh.com is to have a safe place for girls in that 9-13 age range to participate on the Internet and be a part of this social networking website like the older kids get to do with Facebook and Myspace. It's a very protected environment for them, and I really think that's the most wonderful thing.
The Star Scoop:
Are you a role model now?
Julianna Guill:
As you grow up, you just become a role model for people that are younger than you, whether it's your little brother or sister or your little cousins or people on the street. It naturally becomes that situation.
The Star Scoop:
Have you seen a response since "Sweety High" started?
Julianna Guill:
I think that Veronica, who is the creator of "Sweety High" is very happy with how things are going thus far. They started with a group of 1000 girls to beta test the website with, and since the launch, that's expanded enormously.
The Star Scoop:
What drew you to being involved in this project?
Julianna Guill:
When this project came about, part of what drew me to it was that it was a web series.
The Star Scoop:
Do you have other projects coming up?
Julianna Guill:
I have a project coming up to go play a role in Joel Silver's new movie The Apparition starring Ashley Greene and Sebastian Stan. I'm really excited about that. I am really lucky to be able to do what I love on a daily basis and as a career. I hope to be able to continue to do that and also to be in a position where I can help others. I'm very into philanthropy and all the things that come along with that. I've recently started an organization called The Women's Fund of Los Angeles. We'll be focusing on that. It will eventually grow to benefit women and children's organizations throughout the Los Angeles area.