UPLOAD



Starring:
Reza Breakstone & Christine Hunt

director of photography
Mark Hensley

sound by
Jonathon Blood

music by
Kevin MacLeod

written, directed & edited by
George Dalphin

 

Upload is a short science-fiction/romance movie dealing with the notion of brain-upload via a young couple in the near future debating doing so. It was shot in Portland, ME on September 9 and will be submitted to film festivals throughout 2013.

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Bardo

BARDO



Starring:
Gregory Athans, Tadin Brown, Everett Bunker, Cate Carson, Stephen Conicelli, Denis Fontaine, Anna Gravel, Heather Guglielmo, Jessica Jacques, Erin Macey, Bill McLean, Michael McLean & Beth Somerville

director of photography
Mark Hensley

assistant director
Justin Plasse

sound by
Justin Plasse, Mark Hensley & Matt Fletcher

written, directed & edited by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Richard Decosta

Bardo is a short film shot with the organizational help of Portland's W.E.S.T. filmmaking group. It was shot in February and March 2012, at the Fore River Sound Stage and in Monument Square, Portland, ME. It will be released in Spring 2013, along with the rest of the movies shot with W.E.S.T.

In the meantime, check out stills and set pictures at our Facebook page!

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KRAMPUS



Starring:
Jenny Anastasoff, Dan Greenleaf, Maria Liebana, Justin Roig & Ben Severns

featuring artwork by
Robin Long-Jordan & Adam Robertson

produced by
Annie Dalphin, George Dalphin & Robin Long-Jordan

written, directed, shot & edited by
George Dalphin

music by
Kevin MacLeod

Krampus is Man-Like Machines' fourth 48 Hour Film Project movie, shot in August 2012 under the standard 48 hour constraints.

Our genre was Dark Comedy, our prop was a brush, our line of dialogue "I have no choice" and the character was Sherman or Sharon Shatternick, artist.

 
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BOB WACSZOWSKI, NECROMANCER
book trailer



 

Starring:
Erik Moody, Tim Acampora, Daniel Noel, Justin Roig, Marques Bostic, Chuck Muldoon

directed, shot & edited by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Kevin MacLeod

Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer is George Dalphin's second novel, and the first in a series.

We shot this book trailer in the West End cemetary in Portland, ME in the autumn of 2011. It was our first time trying to add CGI elements, and our first time shooting with our new 7D.

   
The Rejection

THE REJECTION



Starring:
Eileen Cronin & Chuck Muldoon

and featuring
Wil Dalphin, Travis Delano, Duncan Hanrahan & Kieran Hanrahan

makeup effects by
Conrad Maurais

sound by
Anne Dalphin & Julie Dalphin

written, directed, shot & cut by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Modest Mussorgsky

The Rejection is Man-Like Machines' third 48 Hour Film Project movie, shot in June 2011 under the standard 48 hour constraints.

Our genre was Film de Femme, meaning only that it had to have a strong female main character. Our prop was a kite, our line of dialogue "Don't believe him" and the character was Joe Carroll, municipal employee.

 
   
Manifest Destiny

MANIFEST DESTINY



Starring:
Peter Campbell, Heather Guglielmo, Duncan Hanrahan & Bill McLean

with still photography by
Abby Greslick

sound by
Anne Dalphin

written, directed, shot & cut by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Kevin MacLeod

Manifest Destiny is another 48 hour movie, though made for the 48 Go Green online competition, shot in March 2011 under the standard 48 hour constraints.

Our genre was Save Energy, meaning only that it had to deal with energy conservation in some way. We shot in the Portland Public Library.

   
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"PAYMENT"



Starring:
Anna Barnett,Sam Barksdale, Peter Campbell, Griffin Carpenter, Travis Delano, Duncan Hanrahan, Krystal Kenville, Grant McPherson

camerwork by
George Dalphin & Julie Dalphin

sound by
Anne Dalphin & Charlotte McPherson

written, directed, shot & cut by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Hector Berlioz, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaicovsky, Ludwig Van Beethoven & Anton Dvorak

"Payment" is Man-Like Machines' second 48 Hour Film Project movie, shot in August 2010 under the standard 48 hour constraints.

Our genre was Film Noir, our prop was a tomato, our line of dialogue "How are we going to do that?" and the character was Deb Chaucer, vacation rental employee.

   
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DOUBTING THOMAS



Starring:
George Dalphin, Krystal Kenville & Leo Lunser

sound by
Duncan Hanrahan

time devices created by
Tim Acampora & Galen Richmond

music by
Pump Control, featuring Christopher Keister

camerawork by
Julie Dalphin
& George Dalphin

written, directed & edited by
George Dalphin

Doubting Thomas is Man-Like Machines' second long, independent short film. It was shot entirely within George's house across the spring of 2010.

The movie premiered at the Nickelodeon Cinemas in downtown Portland, ME in August, 2010 and was featured in the 2011 Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival.

Watch the full movie here!

   
Don't Be

DON'T BE



Starring:
Sam Barksdale, Griffin Carpenter, Travis Delano, Joseph Foster, Duncan Hanrahan, Kieran Hanrahan, Robin Long-Jordan & Grant McPherson

sound by
Tim Acampora

written by
George Dalphin, Julie Dalphin, Joseph Foster & Robin Long-Jordan

directed, shot & cut by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Headphoneboy

Don't Be is Man-Like Machines' first attempt at the 48 Hour Film Project, shot in August 2009 under the standard 48 hour constraints.

Our genre was Ghost Movie, our prop was fire, our line of dialogue was "That was the best ever" and the character was Holly Baldwin, activist.

   
IWJAD

I WAS JESUS AND DRACULA

Starring:
Eileen Cronin, Brian Giles, Duncan Hanrahan, Grant McPherson, Madeline Micalizio, Justin Roig & Nicholas Stevens

and featuring
Wil Dalphin, Travis Delano, Duncan Hanrahan & Kieran Hanrahan

sound by
Anne Dalphin & Julie Dalphin

paintings by
Edie Horton

written, directed, shot & cut by
George Dalphin

featuring music by
Arcade Fire, Paul Anka, Bernard Herrmann, Murray Head, Pink Floyd, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Shire, The Smiths, The Cure & Aphex Twin, none of it sanctioned

I Was Jesus and Dracula is Man-Like Machines' first attempt at making a movie since college, when Joe and I shot about half of a ninja documentary.

The movie was shot in various locations around Portland, ME in the autumn of 2008, and is 40 minutes long.

Watch the full movie here!