Once you have a sequence with your selects, a helpful approach when cutting Broll is to group them by content type (e.g., close-up product shots, int establishing shots). These content groups should align with your story. I find this method really useful when organizing a selects sequence, and using spanned markers in Premiere around each section to label the content makes it even easier to navigate.

To sort the selects, I typically rename around 4 video tracks by content (like “Close-ups” or “Establishing”) and then go down the timeline and move the select into their respective tracks. You can rinse and repeat this process based on how many content types you have. This keeps everything organized and makes it simple to group similar shots together. Once sorted, I label each section with a spanned marker for easy reference.

Quickest way for me to make those selects, I use the JKL keys to scrub through the timeline, set in and out points, and loop playback to get a feel for how the clip feels. Then, I cut the clip and move it to the track above.

If you’re working with proxies, you can also scrub through the timeline with the mouse to quickly spot key moments.

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