A disorganized Premiere project is a tax you pay every single day of the edit. A good structure pays you back instead.
The bin hierarchy that works - 01_Footage - 02_Audio - 03_Music - 04_SFX - 05_Graphics - 06_Stock - 07_Sequences - 08_Exports
Numbers prefix because Premiere sorts alphabetically.
Naming conventions - Footage: Day_Scene_Take_Camera. For example D02_S04_T03_A. - Sequences: Project_Cut_Version. For example Promo_V3_FINAL_actuallyfinal. - Exports: ClientCode_Title_Aspect_Date.
Sequence templates Set up an empty sequence with the title safe overlay, your standard adjustment layer, audio track structure and Lumetri base. Save it as a template. Start every job from it.
Preset library Bake your most-used motion, color and audio settings into presets. Trigger them by name with FXSeeker — your organization stops being something you maintain and becomes something you use.
A clean project is not aesthetic. It is leverage.
