Practical

It was an absolute honor to be able to play a part of this project with a lot of talented people and an overwhelming amount of heart. Thank you to everyone who made the film possible, who were a part of it, and helped it find its much deserved broad release.

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Happy Birthday, Jake! You work too hard. Take it easy and leave some doing for the rest of us.

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How A TC Company Went From TV Commercials To Movie Magic JohnPaul Morris always knew he wanted to make movies in northern Michigan. His company becoming a special effects house, though? Well, that came as a bit of a surprise. Morris is the owner of Practical Films, a Traverse City-based film production studio he started in 2009. Back then, Practical’s b...

Practical has been doing more and more special effects work for different films around the country. Loose lips sink ships, so we can say that here Lake Michigan stands in for the Atlantic Ocean, and the year 2024 stands in for the 18th century.

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The Eavesdrop with Meena podcast invited director JohnPaul Morris for an episode to talk about about sneaking into the film industry, making movies Michigan, AI, and banana peels.
Link below:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4hi4mBWzAc6RkU99w6SHC9?si=ee4305c4906f4e32