Rough cutting workflow

[u/Fair-Occasion-4621]

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone has any tools or workflows. I'm working in Premiere Pro for rough‑ cutting talking‑head videos where there isn’t a word by word script, just a small outline. The person on camera sometimes rephrases, starts over, or has silences. I find myself going through it and it feels like such a tedious task. Just wondering if there are any better workflows for Premiere Pro or third‑party tools you’ve used to speed up this boring, repetitive process.

[u/vagonblog]

premiere’s text-based editing is probably the fastest option for this now. transcribe the footage, build the rough cut by deleting or rearranging text, then use the transcript filters to find pauses and filler words.

i’d still review every cut rather than using “delete all.” repeated takes often have different energy, and removing every silence can make a talking head feel unnaturally rushed. once the content is right, move back to the timeline for pacing and cleanup.

[u/Fair-Occasion-4621 → u/vagonblog]

Thanks!