Canal+

Credits

Descriptions by
The_Username_!5

Editions by
PintMar17

Background

Canal+ is a premium television channel in France, currently the owner of StudioCanal. Launched in 1984, it was the fourth French television station after TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. As of today, it has one of the biggest European television empires, having sister channels in France, Spain, Poland etc. Since 2013, Canal+ is exclusively owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi, who previously had ownership in such companies as Endemol, NBCUniversal, Activision and Ubisoft.

1st Logo (1983-1984)

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Logo: We see the "CANALPLUS" logo with a rainbow-colored "C" behind it that at the tail end has a shining star.

Variant: A variant can be seen instead of the still image. We see a woman walking towards a TV. She presses a button on it and a comet flies around her then goes in the TV. After that, many lines are seen like if we were witnessing something from the flying comet. The lines would eventually come together in order to make the "CANALPLUS" logo be seen. Then we see some teasers. After every teaser, the "CANALPLUS" logo appears with the techno theme.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A sort of techno theme with the still image, but TBA for the variant.

Availability: Long extinct. It was shown in the days before the channel's launch.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1984-1995)

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  White-lettered variant
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  10th anniversary variant
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  Air date
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  Arabic version
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  Russian version

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Logo: First we see a white screen with a black square in the middle. Then after the screen flashes we see a white square in the middle. Then it cuts to a white screen with a black rectangle in the middle, with a red square to the bottom left circling around the screen while bars pop up. Then we cut to a green rectangle flashing that later turns into a square while bars from all places pop up. Then we cut to black rectangle at the top with moving orange squares at the bottom that then move to all places of the screen. Then we cut to screen with a black rectangle at the bottom while at the top a blue square moves from left to right. Then we see flashing yellow squares. Then it cuts to a quickly flashing rectangle from the bottom left while black and gray squares move around the other places of the screen. Then we cut to a flashing screen. Then gray squares in the middle and finally to the company's name that first goes to the top, then the bottom and then the middle.

Variants:

• A later start-up variant starts with "CANAL+" covered in red stripes. After it it fills the screen full with orange lines. Later it does the same with green lines, red lines, gray squares, yellow squares and black squares. After it it cuts to the logo that first goes to the top, then the bottom and then the middle.
• There is a closedown variant where the logo first moves to the bottom, then to the top. Then the black screen fades to white, then a black stripe is put in the middle. After it we see a gray rectangle and then we cut to a yellow screen with a black rectangle in the middle. Then we see another gray rectangle followed by another black one. Then we cut to black and an orange screen and then a gray stripe. Then we see another black rectangle followed by yet another gray rectangle. Then we see a black rectangle, a green rectangle after which we see a green rectangle, then it cuts to a black rectangle and a red rectangle. Then we see a black rectangle with a white square in the middle fading to black. Then it cuts to full black.

FX/SFX: All done with computer animation. It's a quite creative concept.

Music/Sounds: Violin and a choir at the end. Also, flashing, bubbles, chirping birds and drinking.

Availability: Extinct. This ident was used for initial transmissions of Canal+.

Editor's Note: The visuals and music in this logo are quite difficult to stomach, but otherwise this is a nice logo.

4th Logo (2003-2006)

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Logo: We see the logo together with moving squares. First from both sides from left to right, then from top to bottom, then from all 4 directions, then it turns black.

Variants:

• Sometimes, different colors are used.
• There is also a longer variant in which you see the same scene repeated with different rectangles. Then it zooms-in and the rectangles start spinning around. Then it cuts to combinations of them moving from left to right. At the end, several rectangles are put upon each other. Then starts again the flashing. Then it cuts back to moving rectangles with a play symbol put in the design and then all the rectangles move normally. Then we cut to the logo.

FX/SFX: The rectangles moving, the logo appearing several times.

Music/Sounds: A theme with trumpet and clocks.

Availability: Extinct. This ident was used for initial transmissions of Canal+.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (2006-2009)

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Logo: "CANAL+", written in 3 different colors (blue to the left, red to the right and green to the bottom) get juxtaposed on each other, causing the logo to become white, then rectangles with "CANAL+" written on them (blue to the left, red to the right and green to the top) move from the logo to the borders of the screen. Then it fuses with the rectangles and the background turns white. "Merci Étienne" is sometimes written below the finished logo.

Trivia: This logo partially pays tribute to French graphic designer Étienne Robial, who created over 2000 different idents for Canal+ from 1984 to 2009.

Variant: Different colors may be used.

FX/SFX: The texts moving, several glitchy effects and "Merci Étienne" appearing below the logo.

Music/Sounds: A jazz-like theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: The flashing might catch some off-guard.

6th Logo (2009-)

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  Snow
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  Rain on the window
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  Washing machine
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  Water on web
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  Flashing

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Logo: We see several things with a split between 4 screens. Then the logo forms itself on the split, with "+" combining all 4 corners.

Variants: A lot of variants are used for all Canal+ channels.

FX/SFX: Live-action, the logo forming in the middle.

Music/Sounds: A sort of techno beat box theme for all the variants.

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: The logos here are rather strange, not to mention that one variant has quick flashing that could effect those prone to epilepsy.