# Duolingo — Why kissing is so complicated

A vertical animated comedy short in which Lily, Duolingo's deadpan purple-haired character, explains the rules of cheek-kissing greetings in Spain. Her flat narration is cut against exaggerated cartoon vignettes, and the film ends on a dinner party she has to walk into.

- Code: SO-0067
- Kind: Social cut
- Format: 2D character animation
- Brand: Duolingo
- Length: 113.5s · 22 beats · 11.6 beats/min · 42 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Consumer apps, Translation and language
- Style: Flat 2D, Characters, Humorous, Voiceover, Dialogue, Playful, Kinetic type, Fast cutting
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30AAZpRPHDM
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/duolingo-why-kissing-is-so-complicated

## The breakdown

The full breakdown has eleven sheets: Snapshot, Opening, Structure, Timeline, Rhythm, Look, Movement, Sound & words, Why it works, Production, Build brief. It is available to Cutmap Pro members at https://cutmap.co/v/duolingo-why-kissing-is-so-complicated.