Re: Young editor needs advice from seasoned proffesionals

I just recently cut a lo-budget feature that was 98 minutes. We broke that up into 9 sequences, with the longest being 13 minutes.
That worked pretty well for me. I didn't use a master sequence, we stuck to each sequence being a major chapter in the film. I would avoid nesting your sequences into a master. Nesting looks good on paper, but on longer projects it was unreliable.
Once your project is finalized you can combine (without nesting) your sequences into one long one.
I'm sure others will chime in with some workflows that have worked well for them.
Good luck on your project.