Serena Segal

About Me!

Photography is where I started, and it still is still a big part of how I approach creative media. Being deaf makes me notice what doesn't get said, and an element of that runs through a lot of the work I have done this year.

This year my projects have followed a thread I didn't intentionally plan, but seems to work: a photography series about sound yet told without any, a film about a deaf character but told without dialogue, and a psychological thriller where subtext is the whole point.

I'm drawn to exploring what is being said between the lines, and the gap between the world we create for ourselves and how it actually is. I want to keep working on developing my skills as a screenwriter and learn more about story editing. Continuing to use photography as a tool to make me a better filmmaker, I plan to explore some of my script ideas in still image format.

Watch this space, y’all!


Further Links…


SHOWREEL - Year Two


Year 2 - Films and Projects


ICD Brief 1: Dining in Dissonance

A still photography series about misophonia, where ordinary sounds become unbearable. Told without sound, colour does the work instead, shifting from warm amber to cold green to show emotional deterioration in real time.

Exhibited at the Cube Cinema, May 2026.

 

ICD Brief 2: Scene Unheard

A short film about a deaf character, told without dialogue. What began as a technical constraint became a creative decision: wind made all location audio unusable, so it was removed entirely, pushing the film toward pure visual storytelling.

Screened at the Cube Cinema, May 2026.

 

ICD Brief 3: Project Amber Scene 0

A psychological thriller where what is not being said is the point. A plainclothes detective arrives home to find someone already waiting. Four lines of dialogue. None of them explain anything. Currently in production.

Scene 0 screened at the Cube Cinema, May 2026.

Year 1 - Films and Projects

Everyday Activity - Film Production Skills

A short film for the first brief of the year, ‘Everyday Activity’ where we had to make a short (at maximum running time of less than five minutes) film. I chose to base mine around a suspenseful scene of my husband hearing something outside.

Group short film project - the barrow curse

The Barrow Curse is a short horror film I wrote and directed as part of our first year group short film project. The film as written focuses on atmosphere and psychological tension, with an emphasis on visual storytelling. It deals with isolation, superstition, and the quiet build-up of dread. However, the film as edited ended up being really funny. Working on this project helped me develop my skills in scriptwriting, directing actors, and managing the moving pieces of a film shoot.

EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA ARTS PROJECT

Tesserae is a physical installation made up of repeated, individual parts of a landscape image, arranged into a larger form. It takes inspiration from mosaic art and looks at how small pieces can come together to create something more meaningful. The idea developed through my own research alongside workshops in our Experimental Media module, where we explored themes relating to structure, repetition, and using physical space as part of the work. Tesserae is about pattern, connection, and how the way things are placed can change how we see them.