Jonathan Daniel
Freelance Video Producer
I've been fascinated by filmmaking since I was little, studied it in college, and now I work as a freelancer while still trying to learn as much as I possibly can. I'm willing to learn from pretty much anybody, as I've found the newbies often have just as much to offer as the veterans.
In Premiere, the up and down arrows will jump the playhead to the next/previous cut, very useful for quickly navigating the timeline. Also, Q and W for ripple trim can be a lifesaver on certain projects.
Here's a NFS post from last year that goes a little more in depth into Premiere keyboard shortcuts.
http://nofilmschool.com/2015/02/premiere-pro-keyboard-shortcuts-save-time
This technique also works great on drone footage, I'm always surprised at how much it helps.
The Point-of-Interest and Waypoint modes have the potential to be very useful, I like anything that allows me to concentrate more on getting the perfect shot. I doubt many will use the "follow me" mode very often until there's some kind of viable obstacle avoidance built in. Still, pretty cool stuff. Updating tonight and hopefully testing in the morning (in a very large, unobstructed field).
Rather than shine light on the window, focus instead on trying to light the subject that you want in the reflection. The difficult part is flagging off all the areas you don't want in the reflection, including the camera crew depending on the angle.
Love the G-Drive SSD. I run a similar setup, and using proxies in FCPX condensed a 2TB project onto the 500GB version for portable editing. Super simple to reconnect the originals for export back in the office.
Thanks for sharing your workflow, Simon!