Filmmaking Unpacked

By Ross Morin

A guide to the toughest psychological, philosophical, and practical questions we face as filmmakers and creators of any type.

Filmmaking Unpacked is part textbook, part self-help book, part p

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The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

Filmmaking Unpacked episodes:

May 05, 2025 Ch 14. Why Should I Make a Film?
It's so easy to forget.
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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29min
April 28, 2025 Ch 13. When is it a Good Thing to Leave Things Open Ended?
It’s good to ambiguous. … Or is it?
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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34min
April 21, 2025 Ch 12. How Can I Give Feedback More Effectively?
We don’t need to be jerks in order to be honest.
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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31min
April 14, 2025 Ch 11. Is Any Reaction a Good Reaction?
It’s no big deal to get a big reaction - if all you want to do is get a big reaction.
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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30min
April 07, 2025 Ch 10. How Do I Know If I Have a Good Idea?
As the seeds blow across the terrain, let's see if any take root.
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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34min
March 31, 2025 Ch 9. Should I Have a Brand or Production Company?
I mean, it certainly seems cool, right?
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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34min
March 24, 2025 Ch 8. Why Does My Film Have "Politics"?
Our choices leave us no other option.
Author’s note: This episode concludes a mini-arc of episodes starting with episode 4.
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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38min
March 10, 2025 Spring Break Hiatus
See you for Episode 8 on March 24.
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1min
March 03, 2025 Ch 7. Why is My Film Biased (Even if I Don’t Want it To Be)?
Description: One lens. One whiteboard marker. What’s objectivity anyway?
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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29min
February 24, 2025 Ch 6. What Do We Mean When We Talk About a Film’s “Politics”?
Let’s disentangle some controversial buzzwords.
Shownote: Oxford Languages defines “politics” as: “The assumptions or principles relating to or inherent in a sphere, theory, or thing, especially when concerned with power and status in a society.”
Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.
This entire first season © 2025 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can help support the project, check out www.rossmorinfilm.com/unpacked
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32min

FAQs about Filmmaking Unpacked:

How many episodes does Filmmaking Unpacked have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.