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Hey Philip,

I'm of the opinion that there are substantially more Easter Eggs embedded into every element of the show than what most people would consider possible to achieve, and I'd say your work goes a long ways towards making that ambitious goal achievable.

With that in mind:

Would you say you feel a greater sense of responsibility and have a taller task as the editor of Mr. Robot, in contrast to other shows, in that there is a more thorough and meticulous method of filmmaking taking place that requires more attention to detail, particularly when it comes to Sam's propensity to spotlight details in what would normally be negative space? Do you find that there is more to keep track of and be cognizant of in terms of what qualifies a specific take as being 'ideal'?

Thanks for your time and keep up the great work, I look forward to working with you some day :)

This might seem like an oddball question, but have you developed/assigned any editing motifs within the show that you can share with us? Or even as a simple yes or no question, is there a certain technique you've used repeatedly, for example, if any character is about to die, or if a specific character is speaking, or if a certain faction is represented on screen? Thanks!

I've found that during the editing process there are inevitably some eureka moments where you shuffle certain elements around and BOOM, everything suddenly works perfectly and it's clear there's no better cut. Can you think of a Mr. Robot sequence or episode in which you had one of these moments, in which it took some time and experimentation but the unexpected results were incredibly rewarding?

It's definitely euphoric when it happens.

And as for that POV, that camera reminded me so much of HAL from 2001. I'm sure that's no accident.

I can answer this one for you...it's an actual short film that they produced and released.