Re: Premiere to AE. Where to begin!?

Fantastic! My timeline is there, and after watching some of the video co-pilot series, im not as disorientated as before.
As i said before, i want to apply a number of different effects to different shots, but with all the seperate layers, im having trouble finding the one my indicator is on. Is there an easy way to find the layer thats being used? If i turned them off one by one, id get there in the end, but i have a feeling theres an easier way to locate them. So seeing as each layer corresponds to one shot or effect, if i locate the correct layer, i can apply my effect to the shot, and it will still fade out as normal. The main reason for this question is i will be using a number of masks and i want to make sure they fade with the shots.
I havent used anything but basic transitions, some slowmotion, and 2 audio effects (reverb and multitap delay) in premiere pro, so hopefully i wont get any compatibility issues.

Thank you so much for your help Simon, your a lifesaver and i hope these questions arent taking up too much of your time.