Creating a written blueprint from interview transcripts maps the structure of your documentary before you start cutting footage on a timeline.  Sharing the PAPER EDIT among collaborators saves time and provides objectivity.

1.  TRANSCRIBE ALL FOOTAGE.  Fair warning:  By default, Adobe’s text-based editing fails to recognize or transcribe multi-camera source sequences directly if you try to edit them like a standard single-camera clip. You must open the multicam clip as a source or generate the transcript at the source level rather than working off a static or unlinked transcript. 

2.  REVIEW AND HIGHLIGHT.  I recommend a PHYSICAL PRINTOUT to mark compelling quotes, emotional turning points, and key narrative explanations.  You may soon see the wisdom of highlighting in different colors.

3.  ORGANIZE by theme and story beats.  Group highlighted quotes into logical buckets or themes.  Position a moment of friction or dissonance 2/3 of the way through the film.  Before that moment, arrange quotes to prepare audiences with the information they need to understand the conflict.  Position clips after that moment to resolve the tension.

3.  The Producer builds a WRITTEN SCRIPT.  Identify every line/block of dialogue with 

• Source file name
• Timecode (in and out)
• Speaker Name
• B-roll notes

4.  Now… and only now… should your editor TURN ON PREMIERE Pro.