technical manual · ma-07 ma.media rev. 05 · q.2.2026 scale 1 : 48

unit no. ma-07 · documentary class stories that take their time.

editorial studio · documentary film · field-recorded sound · printed page.
operating envelope: long-form, kitchen-table reading, four drafts minimum, deliberate silence between cuts.

runtime38 : 14min
drafts4 / 4qty
frame.rate24.000fps
grain35 mmstock
silence+ 03 : 00keep
editionno. 005issue
fig. 02 · unit · subsystems callouts a — d
a · 01
long listen
input · field · interview · ambient · 96 khz
b · 02
slow structure
scaffold · index cards · margin marks
c · 03
deliberate cut
edit · subtract · keep the silence · 4th pass
d · 04
hand-off
master · color · print · ship · catalog

05.

we don't ship the first draft. we ship the fourth.

the one that survived the kitchen-table reading, the long walk, the producer's margin marks in red biro, and the editor who finally said: cut three minutes, keep the silence. every project moves through four quiet stations — a long listen, a slow structure, a deliberate cut, and a hand-off.

  • 01long-form documentary filmdoc
  • 02field-recorded sound · scoresnd
  • 03printed editions · zinesbk
  • 04audio essays · podcastsaud
  • 05identity · editorial systemsid
  • 06installation · gallery cutsinst