After Effects Pre compositions import into Premier

Hi
I'm trying to teach myself After effects and Premier so please be gentle if i'm asking a dumb question.
I created an after effects composition (lets call it Comp1) one of the layers in Comp1 is another Composition (lets call it Comp2). when i import the After effects project file into Premier it asks me which composition i want to import. I selected Comp1 and when i add that to my timeline it's blank. Am i doing something wrong? should i import both Comps?
Any help woudl be much appreciated.

You need to show us your composition by a screenshot and possibly include a flowchart. If nothing shows up when you dynamically link and AE comp to Premier Pro and nothing shows up there's something wrong in your comp or in your workflow.

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Complete name                            : \\10.8.1.212\media\DMNG\DMNG_06-04_18-37.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID                                 : mp42
File size                                : 253 MiB
Duration                                 : 9mn 44s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 3 631 Kbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2014-06-04 18:37:53
Tagged date                              : UTC 2014-06-05 03:48:51
Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=12
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 9mn 44s
Bit rate                                 : 3 499 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Standard                                 : PAL
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Interlaced
Scan order                               : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.338
Stream size                              : 244 MiB (96%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2014-06-04 18:37:53
Tagged date                              : UTC 2014-06-04 18:37:53
Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                           : LC
Codec ID                                 : 40
Duration                                 : 9mn 44s
Source duration                          : 9mn 44s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 125 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
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