Here is the general scheme I'm using on the current project:
Note: Depending on your keyboard shortcuts, you may have to change any special characters you use in your metadata.
Log Note:
Location (Kitchen, Bedroom, Automobile ...)
Time (Morning, Afternoon, Night ...)
Angle (Wide, Medium, Close-Up .....)
Comment:
List of Actors or Significant Objects (I use "$" before each item so that a search, say, for "Ed" does not turn up tons of clips with those same letters. Also helps denote where all the $ is going :-)
Description:
Free-form of anything I think I might want to search on later ("Green screen")
Tape name:
Rating. I use uppercase X (XXX for selects - not adult content!).
Name:
I change the clip or subclip Name to reflect the scene. For example: "Chase_scene..."
Job Ref:
Used for identifying clips qualifying for different film incentive tax credits
I admit it's a bit of a clunky system, but it's a lot better than bins for me.