Far Out (2019)

Director: Jessica Eu & Daisy Stone
Writer: Daisy Stone
Director of Photography: Jessica Eu

FAR OUT is a transmedia narrative series developed for Instagram TV in collaboration with Instagram and Buzzfeed. It premiered successfully on Buzzfeed’s IGTV on May 2nd. The project emerged from Buzzfeed and Instagram’s incubator program, #VerticalU, and was also a part of my Senior Fall Media Studies project (for Honors). Among fifteen projects selected to receive funding from both companies, and of the fifteen, FAR OUT was one of three projects highlighted at Instagram’s New York #VerticalU premiere with industry leaders.


The series revolves around a college student navigating challenges in love and friendship, unfolding over five weeks in real time across seven different Instagram accounts and one Tumblr Blog. It blends traditional short films with Instagram content from each character, exploring the 9:16 aspect ratio's impact on narrative storytelling, the significance of handheld entertainment, and the performative nature of social media behavior. By depicting the story in real time through multiple character Instagrams, the series critiques how social media shapes personal narratives.


Using Instagram accounts to deepen character portrayal in the digital era, the web series featured authentic accounts posting scripted content weekly. Each character's aesthetic was meticulously curated across their feed and stories. Even seemingly minor details like the celebrities each account followed, how Instagram stories were stylized, and the emojis used in comments were carefully integrated into the narrative.

︎ Watch all episodes on Instagram

*best viewed on a phone

More details including
(1) Instagram Stories on the main account, @FarOut_TV, created in-app
(2) Stylized text messages between characters
(3) Announcement posts
(4) The character Nick’s Photography Tumblr account