Having never used Premiere before, there was a lot about the program I was unaware of, but I found that I easily picked up certain things.

Shortcuts that I had never come across before but found extremely useful included the shortcut tool to the razor in the tools panel (C)- Of course, clicking is no issue but it is extremely convenient to switch between selection (V) and razor (C) when you’re in the timeline.

The Enter key was something I wish i knew about before!!! When pressing enter after clicking on a gap between two clips in your timeline, the enter key snaps the two clips together, elimating the gap! I have spent SO long in my editing days selecting all the clips and dragging them over, getting them all lined up, etc. I’m kicking myself for this one!

My favourite discovery however, was the comma (,) key. The comma key inserts your clip from the preview window in to your selected part of the timeline according to your edited in and out points (I and O). Again, clicking and dragging isn’t hard, but it was just too convenient for a lazy person like me to pass up!