# The Kiss (#bbvday2024)

> True Romance

- Canonical URL: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-kiss-algorithmic-filmmaking/
- Year: 2024
- Medium and tools: Algorithmic Filmmaking, AI, Moving Image, Video Art
- Pathways: [Computational Films](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/computational-films.md), [Valentine Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/valentine-machines.md)
- Media: 0 images, 1 video
- Artist: Derrick Schultz

## About this work

Looping Video, 2024

*The Kiss* is an algorithmic film compiled by applying multiple machine learning models to approximately 200 romance films, extracting only scenes featuring kisses. The top channel uses films from the *AFI’s 100 Films...100 Passions* (unveiled on CBS June 11, 2002). The bottom channel features films from Harper’s Bazaar’s ”The Most Romantic Movies of All Time” (written by Deanna Jones and published on April 11, 2023).

*The Kiss* is also available as a two channel experience.

## Media

Videos cannot be watched by text agents; each entry gives its alt text, caption, Vimeo title and duration, and a description of the video.

### 1. Video `the-kiss-bbvday2024`
- Description: Scenes of kissing from 200 romance films
- Caption: *The Kiss (#bbvday2024)*
- Source: Vimeo video 912844531
- Vimeo title: The Kiss (#bbvday2024), Single Channel Version
- Duration: 2 h 39 min 31 s
- Video description: A looping two-channel algorithmic film from 2024, made by running several machine learning models over about 200 romance films and keeping only the scenes with kisses. The top channel draws on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions list; the bottom channel on Harper's Bazaar's "The Most Romantic Movies of All Time".
- Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/912844531
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/the-kiss-algorithmic-filmmaking/?media=the-kiss-bbvday2024

## Related

### Pathways

- [Computational Films](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/computational-films.md): Films shaped by rules, sorting, procedural editing, and machine-guided montage.
- [Valentine Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/valentine-machines.md): Love songs, prints, collages, and computational romance from the recurring BBVDAY series.

### Tags

Algorithmic Filmmaking, AI, Moving Image, Video Art

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- [BBVDAY 2025½](https://artificial-images.com/project/bbvday2025-animation-film-collage.md) (2025): Another collage animation
- [Err Me Z](https://artificial-images.com/project/err-me-z.md) (2026): Undercover agent.
- [Love Song Sing-Along (BBVDAY2026)](https://artificial-images.com/project/love-song-sing-along-bbvday2026-karaoke.md) (2026): Tone poems
- [Middle C](https://artificial-images.com/project/middle-c-karaoke-sorted.md) (2026): A bang average, middle of the road video

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