Podcast
Filmmaking Unpacked
Hosted by Ross Morin · EN
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 philosophical essay collection, and part memoir. It is written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin, delivered in 26 chapters (roughly the amount of classes in a college semester). It can be used for free, in high school, college, and graduate level courses. It is particularly designed for those who haven't gone to college, won't go to college, or, if they did go to college, they didn't get the film education that they really wanted.
Filmmaking Unpacked: A Guide to Navigating Creative Dilemmas © 2026 by Ross Morin, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Ch 17. Can I Make a Movie Just for Me?
Feb 900:27:19Tap to summarizeJust let me cook, baby!Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.Filmmaking Unpacked © 2026 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can support the project, check out FilmmakingUnpacked.com.
Transcribe →Ch 16. Should I Aim to Be a Perfectionist?
Feb 200:34:02Tap to summarizeWhy settle for anything less?Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.Filmmaking Unpacked © 2026 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can support the project, check out FilmmakingUnpacked.com.
Transcribe →Ch 15. Should I Listen to This Podcast? (Welcome to Season 2)
Jan 2600:32:02Tap to summarizeAfter all, there sure is a lot of content out there...Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.Filmmaking Unpacked © 2026 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can support the project, check out FilmmakingUnpacked.com.
Transcribe →Ch 14. Why Should I Make a Film?
May 5, 202500:28:53Tap to summarizeIt's so easy to forget.Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.Filmmaking Unpacked © 2026 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can support the project, check out FilmmakingUnpacked.com.
Transcribe →Ch 13. When is it a Good Thing to Leave Things Open Ended?
Apr 28, 202500:34:00Tap to summarizeIt’s good to ambiguous. … Or is it?Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.Filmmaking Unpacked © 2026 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can support the project, check out FilmmakingUnpacked.com.
Transcribe →Ch 12. How Can I Give Feedback More Effectively?
Apr 21, 202500:30:58Tap to summarizeWe don’t need to be jerks in order to be honest.Written, performed, and produced by Ross Morin. Music by Sean Morin.Filmmaking Unpacked © 2026 by Ross Morin is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 For more information, including how you can support the project, check out FilmmakingUnpacked.com.
Transcribe →What Do We Mean When We Talk About a Film’s “Politics”?
Feb 24, 202500:31:26Tap to summarizeLet’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
Transcribe →How Can I Better Respond to Critique?
Feb 17, 202500:29:32Tap to summarizeWe don't have to be monsters.
Transcribe →Why Am I So Defensive About a Critique of My Film's Values?
Feb 10, 202500:26:15Tap to summarizeLet's accept our emotional reactions first; then we can act rationally.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
Transcribe →Should I Write What I Know?
Feb 3, 202500:26:52Tap to summarizeLet's see what we can take away from this common piece of advice.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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