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A while back, I decided to make a WinTeam supercut for myself, and I made a post talking about why. I enjoyed the series overall, but I think there were some aspects that really suffered from the editing decisions, so I'll go through how this edit will differ from the main series.

Couples: This cut only has WinTeam, WanTul, and DeanPharm, since ManaowPruk and BeePrince are unrelated to the main storyline. Flashbacks: I'm a devoted enemy of the flashback, especially when the scene we're flashing back to was fourteen seconds ago. Flashbacks are shorter or removed entirely. Music: I've found an AI tool that separates the vocal and music tracks so I can either isolate the dialogue completely and make the scene quiet or replace the music with something different. Subtitles: I adjusted these only to make them more readable with some native English nuances – I tried to keep them mostly intact because I don't speak Thai, so these are mostly linguistically cosmetic adjustments.

Example: Below is a clip from episode one of the supercut. First, I edited the initial audio when Team approaches Pharm. In the original, when Team walks up, his voice is just as loud both times he calls Pharm's name, but since the scene begins from Pharm's perspective, I wanted to help the transition to Team's perspective by putting a fade-in effect over his first "Pharm?" so it shows how disconnected Pharm feels until Team shows up and calls him back. Also in the original, after Team gets the call from Pharm, there's a long stretch of Pharm having a breakdown intercut with flashbacks to InKorn. I removed all of this as well as the original background music. While searching for a different instrumental track to use, I realized that I'd shortened the scene enough that I could extend the previous scene's instrumental from Until We Meet Again throughout Team and Pharm's scene as well. I cut just enough from the top of the scene that the music swells just as Pharm puts his head on Team's shoulder, emphasizing this sweet moment early in their friendship. To me, the UWMA music felt more thematic than the music in BU, since the scene is about DeanPharm. Like this, it's a fond callback to the original series where most of us were first introduced to these characters. And as a bonus, I was able to place the track just right so that the music gets softer when the camera pans to Win, switching our attention to his perspective right before the scene ends. And that's it! A few simple edits and we have all four characters covered by one of the most iconic tracks from the series that launched them all!

Note: This project is above all a labor of love. I don't want to take views away from the original series, so please support the official versions where you can.

Enjoy! \o/

Episode List **updated when time permits**

I finally finished episode one of my WinTeam Supercut!

I’ll repeat all this later when I make the official post, but I’m planning to cut ManaowPruk and BeePrince because neither storyline really has anything to do with WinTeam, whereas the DeanPharm and WanTul storylines both intersect at some points. I’m also going to cut or substitute some flashbacks because I think the original series had too many that went on for a little too long. I cut some background music where it felt unnecessary (using a nifty AI program that separated the vocals from the music), leaving only the dialogue. In two scenes (Trio eating and Pharm’s breakdown) I cut the BU music and replaced it with tracks from UWMA to make more of a cohesive connection and bridge between the two series. But the biggest change is probably the spicy scene at the end: instead of the sad/ominous InKorn music, I found an entirely unrelated track that I thought fit the scene better. One of the most distracting things about BU for me was the number of scenes with multiple music cues that kept dragging me out of the story by my hair. (There’s one scene in particular I’m looking forward to editing.) I also edited the subtitles to the best of my ability, considering I don’t speak Thai. I just fixed up the nuances in English so they’d sound more natural. (Apologies if I made them less accurate as a result!)